U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Hearing Technological Surveillance of Religion in China Speaker: Lobsang Gyatso Sither, Digital Security Program Director, Tibet Action Institute I would like to thank the commission for giving me the opportunity to testify on behalf of Tibetans inside Tibet whose voices are censored and surveilled. I am honored to be...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 22, 2020 CONTACT: Lobsang Gyatso, Tibet Action Institute |+91 98824 07365 | [email protected] Technology Analysts, Developers, Journalists, and Activists Challenge Apple’s Complicity with Chinese Government Censorship The first-ever Worldwide Developers Against Apple Censorship Conference (WWDAACC) kicked off this morning, hacking questions on human rights & censorship for China’s App Store...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 18, 2020 CONTACT: Lobsang Gyatso, Tibet Action Institute |+91 98824 07365 | [email protected] Pema Doma, Students for a Free Tibet | +1 617-792-3606 | [email protected] “Freedom of Expression Concert” & “Worldwide Developers Against Apple Censorship Conference” to Coincide with Apple’s Famed Developers Conference [New York / Dharamsala] – As Apple...
Host: Sonam Wangdue, Actor and Comedian Speakers: Lobsang Gyatso Sither, Digital Security Program Director Tenzin Choedon, Manager of Educational Initiatives
In early April, schools in Ngaba, eastern Tibet reopened following the Covid-19 outbreak. However, schools were told the use of Tibetan language in classes would be scrapped as of September, when the next academic year begins. Human Rights Watch detailed that threat in primary schools in Tibet: the gradual replacement of Tibetan-language instruction with the...
For Immediate Release: 8 April, 2020 Contacts: John Jones, Free Tibet, UK | +44 (0)777 068 1938 | [email protected] Mandie McKeown, Tibet Network | +44 (0)7748 158 618 | [email protected] Dorjee Tseten, Students for a Free Tibet, [Tibetan, English] +1 (646) 753 3889 | [email protected] Uncover Beijing’s Coronavirus Agenda: Tibetans, Uyghurs and Chinese rights experts...
With so many of us now working from home, a key question we cover in this post is how to practice good security and best practices around privacy at home. At Tibet Action, our team works remotely, so we’ve learned a thing or two about building a foundation of security that relies on individuals rather...
