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Dr. Gyal Lo’s courage - despite direct pressure on him & his family in Tibet - inspires us all.
Watch him & Lhadon Tethong reflect on this critical year for Tibet.
Thank you for standing with us. Year-end gifts keep this work alive: tibetaction.net/support/
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Watch him & Lhadon Tethong reflect on this critical year for Tibet.
Thank you for standing with us. Year-end gifts keep this work alive: tibetaction.net/support/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfe5...
2025 End of Year Message from Tibet Action Institute
YouTube video by tibetactioninstitute
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December 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Dr. Gyal Lo’s courage - despite direct pressure on him & his family in Tibet - inspires us all.
Watch him & Lhadon Tethong reflect on this critical year for Tibet.
Thank you for standing with us. Year-end gifts keep this work alive: tibetaction.net/support/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfe5...
Watch him & Lhadon Tethong reflect on this critical year for Tibet.
Thank you for standing with us. Year-end gifts keep this work alive: tibetaction.net/support/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfe5...
At the 18th UN Forum on Minority Issues, Dr. Tenzin Dorjee (UNPO Advisory Board) delivered powerful testimony on the vital contributions of minority communities and confronted China at the UN, warning of “colonial assimilation” in Tibet.
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UNPO Advisory Board Member at UN Minority Forum Highlights the “Superpower” of Minority Perspectives -
At the 18th Session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues, Dr. Tenzin Dorjee, member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)
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December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
At the 18th UN Forum on Minority Issues, Dr. Tenzin Dorjee (UNPO Advisory Board) delivered powerful testimony on the vital contributions of minority communities and confronted China at the UN, warning of “colonial assimilation” in Tibet.
unpo.org/un-forum-pan...
unpo.org/un-forum-pan...
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At the 18th Session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues, UNPO Advisory Board member Dr. Tenzin Dorjee delivered a powerful intervention on the “superpower” of minority perspectives in shaping stronger, more resilient societies.
Read the full statement here: unpo.org/un-forum-pan...
Read the full statement here: unpo.org/un-forum-pan...
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
At the 18th Session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues, UNPO Advisory Board member Dr. Tenzin Dorjee delivered a powerful intervention on the “superpower” of minority perspectives in shaping stronger, more resilient societies.
Read the full statement here: unpo.org/un-forum-pan...
Read the full statement here: unpo.org/un-forum-pan...
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Pro-Tibet activist Zhang Yadi (張雅笛) wanted to see her family, and traveled home to China this summer...she disappeared. Relatives told reporters that the 22-year-old was detained by Chinese authorities and has been in solitary confinement for more than 3 months. www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/a...
Loved ones fear for pro-Tibet student detained while visiting family in China - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Pro-Tibet activist Zhang Yadi (張雅笛) wanted to see her family, and traveled home to China this summer...she disappeared. Relatives told reporters that the 22-year-old was detained by Chinese authorities and has been in solitary confinement for more than 3 months. www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/a...
In a deeply personal address at the United Nations’ 18th Forum on Minority Issues, Tibet Action Institute’s Senior Researcher and Strategist, Dr Tenzin Dorjee delivered one of the most forceful interventions of the session -
www.phayul.com/2025/12/01/5...
www.phayul.com/2025/12/01/5...
Tibet activist at UN Forum exposes China’s colonial boarding schools, urges immediate shutdown - 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
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In a deeply personal address at the United Nations’ 18th Forum on Minority Issues, Tibet Action Institute’s Senior Researcher and Strategist, Dr Tenzin Dorjee delivered one of the most forceful interventions of the session -
www.phayul.com/2025/12/01/5...
www.phayul.com/2025/12/01/5...
'Called my Indian passport invalid' Arunachal woman alleges harassment at Chinese airport
www.firstpost.com/world/called...
www.firstpost.com/world/called...
www.firstpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
'Called my Indian passport invalid' Arunachal woman alleges harassment at Chinese airport
www.firstpost.com/world/called...
www.firstpost.com/world/called...
The indoctrination of Tibetan elementary students: how the Communist Party enforces “Red” re-education with Mao worship and military training.
savetibet.org/the-indoctri...
savetibet.org/the-indoctri...
The indoctrination of Tibetan elementary students: how the Communist Party enforces “Red” re-education with Mao worship and military training
November 13, 2025 The Chinese Communist Party is making enormous
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November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The indoctrination of Tibetan elementary students: how the Communist Party enforces “Red” re-education with Mao worship and military training.
savetibet.org/the-indoctri...
savetibet.org/the-indoctri...
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🔺IN DEPTH: How a hunt for ‘Himalayan viagra’ laid bare China’s iron grip on Tibet
A man detained for months after being found searching for a valuable fungus tells of his harrowing experience at the hands of Beijing’s ruthless security forces
A man detained for months after being found searching for a valuable fungus tells of his harrowing experience at the hands of Beijing’s ruthless security forces
How a hunt for ‘Himalayan viagra’ laid bare China’s iron grip on Tibet
How a hunt for ‘Himalayan viagra’ laid bare China’s iron grip on Tibet
www.thetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🔺IN DEPTH: How a hunt for ‘Himalayan viagra’ laid bare China’s iron grip on Tibet
A man detained for months after being found searching for a valuable fungus tells of his harrowing experience at the hands of Beijing’s ruthless security forces
A man detained for months after being found searching for a valuable fungus tells of his harrowing experience at the hands of Beijing’s ruthless security forces
We urge media to foreground Tibet, Tibetan and Tibetans when reporting on #Tibet.
This isn't "south-west China", it's Tibet.
The bridge's name "Hongqi" translates as Red Flag, political propaganda asserting CCP control over Tibet.
Our decolonial reporting guide: tibetaction.net/resource-gui...
This isn't "south-west China", it's Tibet.
The bridge's name "Hongqi" translates as Red Flag, political propaganda asserting CCP control over Tibet.
Our decolonial reporting guide: tibetaction.net/resource-gui...
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We urge media to foreground Tibet, Tibetan and Tibetans when reporting on #Tibet.
This isn't "south-west China", it's Tibet.
The bridge's name "Hongqi" translates as Red Flag, political propaganda asserting CCP control over Tibet.
Our decolonial reporting guide: tibetaction.net/resource-gui...
This isn't "south-west China", it's Tibet.
The bridge's name "Hongqi" translates as Red Flag, political propaganda asserting CCP control over Tibet.
Our decolonial reporting guide: tibetaction.net/resource-gui...
In October, the democratically elected leader of the Tibetan govt. in exile made his second official visit to Mexico, a powerful moment for Tibet advocacy in Latin America.
As China’s influence grows across Mexico, Sikyong’s visit brought Tibet’s story to the forefront.
tibet.net/sikyong-penp...
As China’s influence grows across Mexico, Sikyong’s visit brought Tibet’s story to the forefront.
tibet.net/sikyong-penp...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Makes Second Visit to Mexico to Highlight Tibet’s Political, Environmental, and Human Rights Challenges – Central Tibetan Administration
Mexico City: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of Central Tibetan Administration, undertook his second official visit to Mexico this October. The visit was of great significance...
tibet.net
November 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
In October, the democratically elected leader of the Tibetan govt. in exile made his second official visit to Mexico, a powerful moment for Tibet advocacy in Latin America.
As China’s influence grows across Mexico, Sikyong’s visit brought Tibet’s story to the forefront.
tibet.net/sikyong-penp...
As China’s influence grows across Mexico, Sikyong’s visit brought Tibet’s story to the forefront.
tibet.net/sikyong-penp...
Beyond NPR’s fatalistic headline lies a story of Tibetan resilience. While numbers in India may decline, Tibetans worldwide are growing, our culture, language, and struggle remain alive. Exile is a challenge, but we’re still here, passing the torch to new generations.
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
The Dalai Lama created a Tibetan capital in exile in India. It's shrinking
For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala, India, and sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai Lama. That's now changing.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Beyond NPR’s fatalistic headline lies a story of Tibetan resilience. While numbers in India may decline, Tibetans worldwide are growing, our culture, language, and struggle remain alive. Exile is a challenge, but we’re still here, passing the torch to new generations.
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...
Beijing’s ‘international symposium’ defending colonial boarding schools in Tibet shows how threatened it is by the truth. Instead of granting independent access to Tibet, it stages academic theater to mask the harm being done to Tibetan children.
www.phayul.com/2025/10/30/5...
www.phayul.com/2025/10/30/5...
China hosts academic symposium to defend colonial boarding schools in Tibet - 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
October 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Beijing’s ‘international symposium’ defending colonial boarding schools in Tibet shows how threatened it is by the truth. Instead of granting independent access to Tibet, it stages academic theater to mask the harm being done to Tibetan children.
www.phayul.com/2025/10/30/5...
www.phayul.com/2025/10/30/5...
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.
October 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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.
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...
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
September 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
“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
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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
September 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“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...
@hrw.org
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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?...
Full podcast: youtu.be/M647x3tazlQ?...
September 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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?...
Full podcast: youtu.be/M647x3tazlQ?...
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What are Beijing’s interests in Tibet, and how has Xi Jinping pursued them since coming to power?
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September 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
What are Beijing’s interests in Tibet, and how has Xi Jinping pursued them since coming to power?
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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...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/46gq...
Non-Spotify Users: podcast.tibetaction.net
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGQP...
Understanding Cybersecurity: Hacks, Scams, & Shields #173 @tibetactioninstitute @TibCERT
YouTube video by Bhuchung Kata བོད་ཁྱིམ།
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September 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGQP...
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...
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...
September 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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...
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...
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.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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...
tibetaction.net/junior-devel...
Phayul: China opens boarding school in eastern Tibet amid assimilation concerns
www.phayul.com/2025/09/05/5...
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
September 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Phayul: China opens boarding school in eastern Tibet amid assimilation concerns
www.phayul.com/2025/09/05/5...
www.phayul.com/2025/09/05/5...
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“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
September 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“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.”
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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.
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."
"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
August 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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.