Recent reports detail ways in which the Chinese government has instrumentalized digital connectivity to enhance its repression of Tibetans on the plateau and in the diaspora. On Wednesday, Turquoise Roof and Tibet Watch...
Last week, Chinese state media reported that Wu Yingjie, the former Party chief of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), pleaded guilty to bribery charges during a trial in Beijing. Wu joins a long and growing list of officials...
An acidic waste spill by a Chinese company in Zambia has created a massive environmental crisis that threatens a river on which millions of Zambians rely. The incident occurred last month at a facility owned by Sino-Metals Leach...
Last week, a Chinese PhD student at University College London was found guilty by a British court of raping ten women, and detectives suspect there may be dozens more victims. The incident highlights the ongoing barriers to...
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central...
Convening next week for its annual gathering, the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will mark 30 years since the famous Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, also known as the “Beijing conference.” CSW will assess...
Thailand’s government deported 40 Uyghur asylum seekers to China in a secretive overnight operation last week. The group was carried to Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport in trucks with covered windows several hours after midnight on...
Following increased attention to Southeast Asia’s online scam industry, especially since the high-profile abduction and rescue of Chinese actor Wang Xing from a compound on the Myanmar-Thailand border in January, the Chinese...
Friday marked the 25th International Mother Language Day, a UNESCO observance for promoting the preservation and protection of linguistic diversity. For Tibetan communities on the Tibetan plateau and in the diaspora, the issue...
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020...
Steadily growing over the past few years, the Chinese government’s Sinicization campaigns have targeted a number of Muslim minority groups. These campaigns are perhaps most visible through the transformation of mosques, which...
An investigation by French outlet Disclose, in partnership with France 2’s documentary program Cash Investigation, revealed evidence of Uyghur forced labor in the supply chain of French multinational sporting goods company...
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020...
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020...
Earlier this month, a massive earthquake struck Tibet and severely damaged numerous monasteries and nunneries. Recent media articles since then have highlighted other ongoing threats to Tibetan culture from the Chinese...
On Sunday, researcher Nyrola Elimä reported that authorities in Thailand’s immigration detention center have separated 48 Uyghurs from other prisoners and prepared the former group for possible deportation to China. Thousands of...
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020...
The high-profile kidnapping and rescue of 31-year-old actor Wang Xing from a telecom-scam compound on the border of Myanmar and Thailand has incited heated discussion on the Chinese internet. Wang was found last week, just two...
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