Author: Tibet Action Institute (Tibet Action Institute)

European Parliament Calls for Abolition of China’s Colonial Boarding School System in Tibet
December 14, 2023September 11, 2024
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European Parliament Calls for Abolition of China’s Colonial Boarding School System in Tibet

The abduction of Tibetan children and forced assimilation practices through Chinese boarding schools in Tibet December 14, 2023 Parliament strongly condemns the repressive assimilation policies in place throughout China, especially the boarding school system in Tibet that seeks to eliminate the distinct linguistic, cultural, and religious traditions among Tibetans and other minorities, such as Uyghurs....

Erasing Tibet
November 28, 2023June 17, 2024
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Erasing Tibet

Chinese Boarding Schools and the Indoctrination of a Generation Orginal article: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/tibet/erasing-tibet Image above: At a state-run boarding school in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, June 2021 Martin Pollard / Reuters November 28, 2023 By Tenzin Dorjee and Gyal Lo November 28, 2023 China’s brutal treatment of Uyghur Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang has...

Washington Post: Opinion | China is getting away with cultural genocide in Tibet
November 1, 2023January 11, 2024
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Washington Post: Opinion | China is getting away with cultural genocide in Tibet

By Josh Rogin Original article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/01/china-tibet-identity-cultural-genocide/ “Genocide” is a powerful charge, often leveled at repressive regimes and warring states when they are openly mass murdering civilians. But some genocides take place slowly and methodically, without large-scale killing and outside the public’s view. Tibetans are making a strong case that the Chinese government is attempting to wipe...

China shows off a Tibetan boarding school that’s part of a system some see as forced assimilation
October 27, 2023November 2, 2023
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China shows off a Tibetan boarding school that’s part of a system some see as forced assimilation

By Ken Moritsugu Original article: https://apnews.com/article/tibet-china-boarding-schools-6881277c7f22dd97a2e3459067756297 SHANGRI-LA TOWN, China (AP) — First-grade students, hands folded on their desks, watch a teacher write a brush-like stroke on a blackboard in their Tibetan alphabet. Outside, craggy mountains climb toward the brightest of blue skies. The air is clean and crisp at 2,800 meters (9,100 feet), if a...

US calls on China to open Tibet for investigation
September 29, 2023January 11, 2024
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US calls on China to open Tibet for investigation

Item 4 General Debate Right of Reply to the People’s Republic of China As delivered by Deputy Permanent Representative Kelly Billingsley September 27, 2023 Original post: https://twitter.com/USAmbHRC/status/1707066575163887647 •Thank you, Mr. Vice President.  This Right of Reply is in response to the statement by the delegate from the People’s Republic of China. •The PRC suggests the...

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