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Authorities Collect DNA Samples in Tibet for Policing Campaign
Posted by Arthur Kaufman | Sep 8, 2022
This week, Human Rights Watch reported that Chinese government authorities have conducted a mass collection of DNA samples from local populations across numerous towns in Tibet. The measure ostensibly aims to improve crime...
Read MorePhoto: Canola fields, Motorbike Trip Tibet, by Matt Ming
Posted by Cindy Carter | May 27, 2022
L.A. Times – China streamers scrub Keanu Reeves titles over his support for Tibet
Posted by Cindy Carter | Mar 31, 2022
Repression in Tibet Remains Shrouded in Opacity
Posted by Alexander Boyd | Mar 25, 2022
In recent weeks, Tibet-focused media outlets have reported that Tsewang Norbu, a popular young singer, died after self-immolating in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. CDT was unable to independently confirm the reports and...
Read MoreLanguage Learning App Emphasizing Linguistic Diversity Deletes Tibetan and Uyghur Languages
Posted by Oliver Young | Nov 2, 2021
Minority languages in China are increasingly under threat. Over the past week, the language learning app Talkmate and the online video streaming site Bilibili appeared to remove Tibetan and Uyghur languages from their platforms...
Read MoreNBA Star Enes Kanter Speaks Out on Tibet and Xinjiang, and is Promptly Censored in China
Posted by Oliver Young | Oct 22, 2021
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter made shockwaves this week when he called out “brutal dictator” Chinese President Xi Jinping for human-rights abuses in Tibet and Xinjiang. His forceful denouncement led to the censorship of his...
Read MoreDraconian Sentences For Tibetan Monks After Monastery Raid
Posted by Alexander Boyd | Jul 8, 2021
A new Human Rights Watch Report on the secret trials of four Tibetan monks has shed light on repression in Tibet. At The Guardian, Helen Davidson summarized HRW’s report on the raid against a small monastery in the foothills of...
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