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Solar Expansion on the Tibetan Plateau Raises Questions About the Future of Pastoral Life
Tibet Rights Collective | November 5, 2026 China’s drive to blanket the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with solar farms is bringing income to some herders while raising serious concerns abo…
Read more →China’s Economic Assimilation of Tibet Greenwashing Displacement and the Battle for Global Climate Narratives
By Tibet Rights Collective Tibet Needs More Friends Especially Environmentalists For decades Tibetans have appealed to the world for solidarity and today a surprising group of pote…
Read more →Relocation of Tibetan Villagers in Tibet Raises Concerns Over Cultural Impact and Community Consent
The news report highlighted the resettlement of Tibetan villagers from Jigkyob village in Tibet to a lower altitude settlement, portraying the move as an initiative to provide impr…
Read more →China`s completion of Longest Tunnel in Occupied Tibet Raises Concerns
China recently celebrated the completion of the longest tunnel on the Lhasa-Shigatse Expressway project in occupied Tibet. The project, which is being undertaken in occupied Tibet,…
Read more →China`s Greenwashing Conceals Environmental Crisis and Cultural Displacement in Tibet`s Sanjiangyuan Area
In a concerning case of greenwashing, Chinese media has been touting the conservation efforts in the Sanjiangyuan area of Tibet while concealing the grim reality of ongoing ecosyst…
Read more →China`s New Ecological Law in Occupied Tibet to take effect from 1st September, Raises Concerns of Green-washing
China’s new law claims to addresses climate and biodiversity issues by providing detailed provisions for geographical surveys, risk assessment, monitoring and early warning, …
Read more →China eyeing the ample renewable energy potential that Tibet has
Recently, China has announced the commencement of construction on the world's largest photovoltaic (PV) power station project in Occupied Tibet. The project, located in Angduo …
Read more →China passes new ecological Law in occupied Tibet raising Concerns
In what it says is "a significant move aimed at addressing climate change and preserving the biodiversity of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau", China recently passed a national …
Read more →Germany voices concern over human rights violations in Tibet and calls on China to end compulsory boarding schools and forced relocations
The Federal government of Germany has expressed concern over the "increasingly deteriorating" situation in Tibet and has voiced its support for the UN experts' call t…
Read more →China interrupts Tibetan Speaker at UN while highlighting cultural rights violations in Tibet
Source: Tibet.net In a shocking incident at the 52nd UN Human Rights Council Session on March 15th, Representative Thinlay Chukki, Tibetan Speaker, was repeatedly interrupted by th…
Read more →China’s Draft Ecological law for Tibetan Plateau to displace Tibetan nomads in the name of ecological restoration
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, started its 38th session Tuesday to review multiple draft laws and law revisions. Am…
Read more →COP27: Tibetan environmentalist calls for inclusion in solutions for the climate crisis
Tibetan environmentalist Dr. Lobsang Yangtso, in a moving speech during COP27 'Putting people and real solutions at the heart of Climate Action' session, called for inclusi…
Read more →Greenwashing away its crimes, CCP continues to exploit occupied Tibet
Lhasa: In a new directive that can only be called greenwashing, Chinese Communist Party has listed half Tibet Autonomous Region’s land area under the scope of an “ecolo…
Read more →Video shows racist Chinese woman calling on Tibetans in Lhasa to “disappearâ€
Source: ICT A Chinese woman’s racist social media post on Saturday calling for the extermination of Tibetans in Tibet’s capital city led to her apprehension after the p…
Read more →China resettled Tibetan nomads in order to transform them into solar farms
Tso Nyi (Shuanghu; Twin Lakes) solar farm: highest district on the Tibetan plateau. At 4920m (16,142 ft), Tso Nyi, now called Shuanghu by China is the highest district centre. By r…
Read more →Conservation in Sanjiangyuan Area : Threats and Issues
In what can only be called greenwashing , Chinese media is highlighting the conservation activities underway in Sanjiangyuan area of Tibet, while in reality, concerns about the eco…
Read more →To strengthen regional control, China plans to forcibly relocate Tibetans along its borders
In an effort to put a stop to their traditional way of life and bolster its authority over border regions, especially those with India, the Chinese government has stated that it in…
Read more →Tibetan political prisoner in critical health from injuries sustained in prison
Dharamshala: A Tibetan political prisoner and a mother of three, Norzin Wangmo is reportedly in critical health condition following her release from prison in May 2022. According t…
Read more →China relocates 300 more TAR Tibetans; target over 26,300 by Aug 11
Lhasa: Chinese state-affiliated media reports suggest that China has dispatched on Jul 19 morning a second batch of residents of Tsonyi (Chinese: Shuanghu), the world’s highe…
Read more →China to relocate thousands of Tibetan people, claims to improve living conditions and protect environment
Lhasa: According to some reports , China is planning to relocate thousands of Tibetan people away from high-altitude places in Nagqu City, Southwest Tibet Autonomous Region under a…
Read more →Online Seminars : the latest tool in China's propaganda toolkit on Tibet
Beijing : An online seminar was hosted by the All-China Journalists Association Beijing on June 22 to discuss the changes in the "Tibet Autonomous Region" in the new era,…
Read more →The Washington Declaration adopted at 8th WPCT
Washington DC : The eighth World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet organised by the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) was held in Washington DC, with over 100 participants…
Read more →Why China’s national park building spree in Tibet is raising concerns
Lhasa: China will set up a new batch of national parks this year on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and in the basins of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, according to the Nationa…
Read more →Environment Disinformation: China media claims Tibet “still among world's best regions in environmentâ€
Lhasa : “ Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region remains one of the best environmental areas in the world, with local biodiversity and ecosystems remaining stable in 2…
Read more →China to electrify Qinghai-Tibet railway to enhance efficiency, raises Concern for Tibetans
China is to invest 14.84 billion yuan ($2.22 billion) to electrify the Golmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, “the world’s highest, longest and fastest plat…
Read more →China completes building a major tunnel for its Yunnan-Tibet Railway project, raises concern for Tibetans in Kham.
According to reports, the construction of a major tunnel for its Yunnan-Tibet Railway project after more than eight years’ effort. The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain tunnel is loc…
Read more →Fears of removal of Tibetan nomads as China plans more national parks in Tibet
Lhasa: An announcement that China has made to mark Earth Day 2022 has raised concerns of more forceful removal and resettlement of Tibetans, especially nomads, from their own lands…
Read more →Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Passes Resolution on the Critical Situation of Environment in Tibet
Dharamshala: Citing the Tibetan Plateau as the ‘Third Pole’ of the world and being the source of rivers like Indus, Brahmaputra, Satluj, Ganges, Yangtze, Yellow River, …
Read more →China Plans to Invest $22bn in Tibet
Lhasa: Xinhua reports that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) plans to invest in Occupied Tibet, known as the Tibetan Autonomous Region, to the tune of $22bn (USD) in a spa…
Read more →An Open Letter to World Leaders
Dear world leaders, As you know, China is celebrating the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1st. While the Chinese Communist Party celebrates with pomp an…
Read more →China`s National Day: Examining Tibet`s Ongoing Struggles Under CCP Control
As China celebrates its National Day, it's crucial to shed light on the persisting issues faced by Tibetans, particularly the Tibetan Autonomous Region, under the rule of the C…
Read more →Tibet Climate Crisis
THIS IS THE STORY OF TIBET The story of how the Rooftop of the world, presently under unlawful Chinese occupation is being exploited and its pristine, fragile ecosystem is being de…
Read more →Big Brother is Watching You: Surveillance in Tibet
By Jyotsna Jayaram, Tenzin Tsetan and Tenzin Samphel Lately, there has been a lot of discussion about the use of surveillance by China in occupied Tibet. Thanks to reports by Human…
Read more →An Open Letter to World Leaders: Help raise the issue of Tibet Climate Crisis
By Tenzin Tseten "I often joke that the moon and stars look beautiful, but if any of us tried to live on them, we would be miserable. This planet of ours is a delightful habit…
Read more →From Colonial Schools to DNA Collection: Time for a Fact-Finding Mission to Tibet
Tenzin Tseten and Lakshmi P Two key events that transpired last week have brought the attention of the world, albeit for a short time, on Tibet again. One when Michelle Bachelet, t…
Read more →Why Should China Be Called Out for Green-Washing in Tibet
With a landscape of enormous glaciers, massive snow cover, mountains and uplands, Tibet is the world’s largest and highest plateau and a storehouse of freshwater. However, al…
Read more →The Return & the Rise of Self-Immolations: China’s Failed Policies & Propaganda in Tibet
“Someone who was a poster boy of assimilating with the Chinese system took his life in this overtly political protest. This makes Norbu’s self-immolation even more powe…
Read more →Relocation and Resettlement of Tibetan Nomads
“You are the first to uphold our plateau’s foundation You are the last to uphold our plateau’s foundation Ah…nomads” - “Nomads” (translat…
Read more →Education in Tibet: An Indoctrination Tool of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Introduction In the month of July 2021, without giving any official reason, the Chinese authorities in Golog, eastern Tibet, ordered [1] to shut down a private Tibetan school, Seng…
Read more →The Spirit of the Panchsheel Agreement & the Need for Its Revival
India was among the first countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as an authorized government. The tone of the relationship between the two sides has vari…
Read more →Tibet Brief 2021
Introduction “My message for the Chinese government is Free Tibet. Tibet belongs to Tibetans.” Enes Kanter Freedom is perhaps the one significant voice in 2021 that mad…
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