The World Hannah Chanatry A new law in China will promote “ethnic unity,” making it compulsory to use Mandarin in schools, government and other public-facing activities. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Lhadon Tethong, director of the Tibetan Action Institute, about what this means for the ethnic minority groups in China. Article Link:...
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Statement on the Passage of China’s “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress”
March 12, 2026 Contact: Lhadon Tethong I [email protected] Statement on the Passage of China’s “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” Boston – Today the Chinese government’s rubber-stamp parliament approved the new “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” which codifies policies and practices already being carried out in Tibet that a UN expert recently described as...
Letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer: Demand Closure of Residential Boarding Schools in Tibet on Visit to China
The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer, KCB KC MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A United Kingdom Dear Prime Minister, On the eve of your first official visit to China, I am writing to urge you to uphold the UK’s moral and diplomatic principles as you navigate a crucial moment in UK-China...
On China Visit, Carney Must Call for Closure of Tibet’s Residential Schools
Contact: Lhadon Tethong I [email protected] Nearly One Million Tibetan Children Forcibly Separated from Families, Language, Culture Boston – As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares for his first official visit to China next week – the first visit by a Canadian Prime Minister since 2017– Tibet Action Institute urges him to raise directly with President Xi...
UN rights experts question Vietnam and China on the suspicious death of senior Tibetan lama
For Immediate Release7 October 2025 [Geneva/ London] A group of UN human rights experts have issued two strong joint communications to both Vietnam and China [1] concerning the suspicious death, subsequent cremation and obstruction of justice in the case of the revered senior Tibetan Buddhist leader, Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche. Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, the highly respected Tibetan Buddhist...
तिब्बत में चीन के आवासीय विद्यालय : बच्चों के साथ दुर्व्यवहार और जबरन शिक्षा की सूचना देने वाली नई रिपोर्ट का दिल्ली में लोकार्पण
तत्काल प्रकाशन के लिए दिनांक: 11/07/2025 संपर्क: दोरजी सेतेन, तिब्बत एक्शन इंस्टीट्यूट, +91 7807885951ताशी देकि, समन्वयक, भारत तिब्बत समन्वय कार्यालय, +91 7018588677 तिब्बत में चीन के आवासीय विद्यालय : बच्चों के साथ दुर्व्यवहार और जबरन शिक्षा की सूचना देने वाली नई रिपोर्ट का दिल्ली में लोकार्पण नई दिल्ली, भारत। परम पावन दलाई लामा के 90वें...
China Steals Language and Home Life From Tibetan Kids as Young as 4
Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2025By Josh Chin and Niharika Mandhana Original link: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/tibet-dalai-lama-china-schools-4733d519?st=W4ZNAX&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink China has for at least two decades directed children in Tibet to state-run boarding schools at ever-younger ages, trying to gut Tibetan culture and blunt generations of opposition to Communist Party rule. It didn’t work as well as Chinese leaders hoped. Authorities frustrated...









