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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · 11d

Tibet stands at the frontlines of climate change and colonial exploitation disguised as sustainability. True climate justice means Tibetans - experts on their own land - must have the power to decide what development looks like. Green energy without justice isn’t progress.

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · 11d

In Tibet, environmental policy is enforced through repression. There’s no space for dissent. Tibetan land defenders and activists like A-Nya Sengdra, Karma Samdrup and Tsongon Tsering have been jailed for exposing local corruption or protecting the environment.

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · 11d

The NYT described Tibet as “sparsely inhabited” and “optimal” for solar power, erasing the people who live there. Tibet’s grasslands are ancestral grazing lands, not empty space. Since 2000, nearly 930,000 Tibetans have been forcibly relocated under the banner of “development.”

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · 11d

round the world, solar and wind infrastructure projects are driving what experts call a “green grab” - seizing land from rural and Indigenous communities for profit. China’s green projects in Tibet fit the same pattern: land loss, forced relocation, and crackdown on dissent.

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · 11d

What the NYT missed about China’s green energy projects in Tibet: they’re being hailed as a triumph but what’s left out is the human and ecological cost, displacement, and repression.

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · 25d

As she toured Eastern Tibet, Zhang Yadi saw signs only in Mandarin, shops run by Chinese owners & streets draped in Chinese communist flags. She felt Tibet’s identity was being erased. Speaking out about it would later lead to her arrest & disappearance.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘She didn’t realise how dangerous it was’: London-bound student held in China over Tibet support

Zhang Yadi was due to begin a degree in the UK but the activist vanished on holiday amid tensions over Dalai Lama

www.theguardian.com

Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · 26d

“Tibetans, Uyghurs, and others who speak out for minority populations can expect even greater government repression,” said Maya Wang, associate Asia director at
@hrw.org

www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

China: Draft ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Tightens Ideological Control

A newly proposed law in China would provide a broad legal framework to justify existing repression and force assimilation of minority populations throughout the country and abroad.

www.hrw.org

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Sep 23

When Xi Jinping visited Tibet, fireworks lit the sky, but many shared a quieter story of resilience. Hear Tenzin Dorjee on China Global Podcast on Tibet’s struggle to preserve its culture under Chinese control.

Full podcast: youtu.be/M647x3tazlQ?...

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · Sep 16

What are Beijing’s interests in Tibet, and how has Xi Jinping pursued them since coming to power?

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Sep 16

In this episode, we explore China’s ‘visa as bait’ strategy, using family ties to silence dissent. Hear first-hand stories of heartbreak, resilience, and impossible choices Tibetans face just to reunite with family.
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/46gq...
Non-Spotify Users: podcast.tibetaction.net

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Sep 15

We’re grateful to Ahha Moments for interviewing our team. They discuss the realities of digital security, from authoritarian surveillance to everyday hacks and scams, and share practical tips to protect yourself while building community-wide resilience.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGQP...

Understanding Cybersecurity: Hacks, Scams, & Shields #173 @tibetactioninstitute @TibCERT

YouTube video by Bhuchung Kata བོད་ཁྱིམ།

www.youtube.com

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Sep 14

Dictators are deploying high-tech tools to silence dissent & restrict free speech.

Join us on Sept.18 to learn how civic leaders are resisting modern authoritarian censorship, and what we can do to defend free expression around the world.

www.ned.org/events/break...

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Sep 11

Join us & help keep our websites and critical TibCERT infrastructure secure, reliable, and resilient. You’ll work alongside our Senior SysAdmin and TibCERT Response Coordinator, building systems, strengthening security, and tackling digital threats head-on.
tibetaction.net/junior-devel...

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Sep 8

Phayul: China opens boarding school in eastern Tibet amid assimilation concerns

www.phayul.com/2025/09/05/5...

China opens boarding school in eastern Tibet amid assimilation concerns - Phayul

Phayul.com is one of the most popular & successful Tibetan news website in English. With daily readers touching over 12,500 and still growing. It features news and views on Tibet.

www.phayul.com

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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · Sep 1

“Any blatant move by Beijing to try to control the process of selecting the next Dalai Lama may backfire by driving Tibetan resentment into rage,” write Tenzin Dorjee and Gyal Lo. “For the Chinese, the issue is strategic; for Tibetans, it is existential.”

Beijing’s Dangerous Game in Tibet

How controlling the Dalai Lama’s succession could backfire.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Sophie Beach @sophiebeach.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you to Dr. Gyal Lo for speaking with me about the impact of colonial boarding schools on Tibetan children and society, and about the new report on this topic by @tibetaction.bsky.social. I learned a lot from our conversation and you will too.

China Digital Times @chinadigitaltimes.net · Aug 28

Interview with Dr. Gyal Lo: Tibetan Children Are Becoming "Strangers in Their Own Homes"
"What China is providing is not even a formal education. It's assimilation. It’s indoctrination."

Interview with Dr. Gyal Lo: Tibetan Children Are Becoming "Strangers in Their Own Homes"

In 2021, Tibet Action Institute (TAI) published a groundbreaking report exposing the extensive use of colonial boarding schools to indoctrinate and forcibly assimilate Tibetan children into Han Chines...

chinadigitaltimes.net

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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · Sep 3

🇨🇳 This resistance story both gave me chills and I found it breathtakingly ingenious: "Technology has strengthened the Chinese government’s ability to control its people. Mr. Qi illustrated how the same tools can enable resistance." He read 1984 and Brave New World. By @liyuan6.bsky.social:

A Hidden Camera Protest Turned the Tables on China’s Surveillance State

www.nytimes.com

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Tibetan loyalty to the Tibetan government in exile, to the Dalai Lama, is still strong, and that’s exactly why Xi Jinping was there". @lhadon.bsky.social on BBC Newshour on the 60th anniversary of "Tibet Autonomous Region" and Xi Jinping's recent surprise visit.

tibetaction.net/lhadon-tetho...

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Sep 2

On this day in 1960, His Holiness the Dalai Lama founded Tibet’s Parliament-in-Exile, making democracy an act of resistance. Tibetans in Tibet are denied this freedom.

Today is a call to strengthen our democracy, raise our voices, and continue the struggle for justice.

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Sep 1

In 2021, we exposed China’s colonial boarding schools separating Tibetan children from their families. Our new report uncovers even worse abuses, including targeting children as young as four. Read @chinadigitaltimes.net interview with Dr Gyal Lo
chinadigitaltimes.net/2025/08/inte...

Interview with Dr. Gyal Lo: Tibetan Children Are Becoming "Strangers in Their Own Homes"

In 2021, Tibet Action Institute (TAI) published a groundbreaking report exposing the extensive use of colonial boarding schools to indoctrinate and forcibly assimilate Tibetan children into Han Chines...

chinadigitaltimes.net

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Sophie Richardson @sophiedrich.bsky.social · Aug 20

I'm sure the global attention and good wishes directed to #Tibet #DalaiLama on his milestone birthday in July had nothing to do with this trip by #China govt #CCP leaders #XiJinping and #WangHuning to the region, nothing at all...
www.nbcnews.com/world/china/...

China's Xi makes second-ever visit to Tibet as president

Xi’s arrival in Tibet coincided with a rare trip by China’s top diplomat Wang Yi to India, where both countries pledged to rebuild ties damaged by a deadly 2020 border skirmish.

www.nbcnews.com

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Aug 21

“For Tibetans, the anniversary of the People’s Republic of China’s creation of the Tibet Autonomous Region is no cause of celebration, but a painful reminder of China’s colonial occupation,” said Dorjee Tseten, Asia Program Manager at Tibet Action & Tibetan MP (TGIE)

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w...

With the Dalai Lama’s Succession Looming, Xi Jinping Visits Tibet

www.nytimes.com

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Aug 7

As the Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday, China-linked hackers have carried out two cyberattacks targeting the Tibetan community.

cybernews.com/cybercrime/c...

Hackers exploit Dalai Lama’s birthday to target Tibetan community

Chinese hackers Use fake Dalai Lama apps to spy on Tibetans, use Gh0st RAT and PhantomNet

cybernews.com

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Aug 6

“This is an existential threat for Tibetans. Within two generations, if the situation does not improve, the language and much of the cultural identity will be lost. I'm not afraid to use the term cultural genocide.”

- Mr. Fernand de Varennes, Former UN Special Rapporteur

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Tibet Action Institute @tibetaction.bsky.social · Aug 4

"We don't want [the embassy] there because of demonstrations, because of the security risks, because of our privacy."

Opponents of the embassy - Hong Kongers, Tibetans, Uighurs, and opposition politicians - have already staged protests involving up to 6,000 people.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why an explosive fight erupted over the UK's new Chinese embassy

It will be the biggest embassy in Europe, if approved. But its opponents fear it brings with it certain risks and dangers

www.bbc.co.uk