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China’s attack on Uighurs isn’t counterterrorism. It’s ugly repression.
By Nathan Sales and Sam Brownback, Read the original article here. Nathan Sales is the ambassador at large for counterterrorism and Sam Brownback is the ambassador at large for international religious freedom at the State Department. The Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of Muslims … Continued
Mysterious spike of ozone-destroying chemical is traced to east China
The Washington Post, 22 May 2019 Read original article here A troubling spike in emissions of a globally banned chemical that damages the Earth’s protective ozone layer has been traced to two provinces in eastern China, according to a study … Continued
Statement by the Spokesperson on the trial of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng
European Union, 21 May 2019 Read original statement here. Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Mr Yu Wensheng, who for a number of years has defended human rights and promoted the rule of law in China and represented human rights activists … Continued
The tumultuous history of Tibet
US ambassador to China ‘unsettles’ Beijing by announcing state visit to the disputed region The US ambassador to China is to visit the disputed region of Tibet this week, further stoking tensions between Washington and Beijing amid an ongoing trade … Continued
UK to appoint first human rights ambassador
Patrick Wintour, For original article,Click here. The British government is appointing an international ambassador dedicated to the promotion of human rights, in a move that is likely to put the UK’s patchy approach to autocratic regimes under greater scrutiny. The … Continued
China’s Digital Wall Around Tibet
Coda Story, Read original article here. Echoing methods which have already been used to control Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the Chinese government has tightened its grip around Tibet by securing an already nearly impassable border with drones, facial recognition and radar. … Continued
As Trump escalates China trade dispute, economic ties lose stabilizing force in matters of national security
The Washington Post, 19 May 2019, Read original article here. The United States for years relied on economic interdependence with China as a stabilizing force in relations with Beijing, with business between the two nations forming what former treasury secretary … Continued
U.S. Ambassador to China visiting Tibet this week
Reuters, 20 May 2019, Read original article here BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad was scheduled to visit Tibet this week, a U.S. embassy spokesperson said, the first visit to the region by a U.S. ambassador since … Continued
Human Rights in Tibet Took Downward Turn in 2018: Report
The human rights situation in Tibet took a sharp downward turn last year with tightened restrictions on travel by Tibetans and the introduction by China of a campaign against “organized crime” targeting Tibetan civil society and cultural practices, an India-based … Continued
60th Year of Suppression Marked with More Clampdowns
Aiming to stop the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in mainland China, CCP is tightening its grip over any religious activities or expression of traditional culture. Over the past decade, while the number of practicing Buddhists among ethnic Tibetans in China … Continued
China’s Effort to Silence the Sound of Uyghur
By Rustem Shir, For original article,Click here. A key part of China’s campaign against Uyghur identity is a crackdown on the Uyghur language. Abduweli Ayup fled Xinjiang (also known as East Turkestan) in August 2015 to escape persecution from the Chinese Communist … Continued
China’s Digital Wall Around Tibet
By Nithin Coca, For original article, Click here. For right-wing and populist governments around the world, border walls are both a solution and symbol. In the United States, President Donald Trump shut down the government in 2018 after he was … Continued
China blocks Wikipedia in all languages
Articles on pro-democracy protests had long been inaccessible but it is a total shutdown now Authorities in China have blocked Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia’s owner said on Wednesday. “In April, the Wikimedia Foundation determined that Wikipedia was no longer accessible … Continued
Dr Lobsang Sangay: ‘The human rights situation in Tibet has gone from bad to worse
By Theodoros Benakis, For the original article,Click here. “The EU and the other nations must take a strong position against such attempts of undermining the fundamental values that their countries are founded upon,” says Dr Lobsang Sangay, the president of … Continued
President Xi agreed to meet Dalai Lama in Delhi in 2014: Book
SOURCE: PTI, For original article, Click here. New Delhi, May 15 Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to India in 2014 had agreed to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama but the meeting didn’t happen as New Delhi … Continued