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One million Tibetan children forced to live in Chinese government-run colonial boarding schools and preschools.
Children live apart from their families, are made to speak Chinese, and are blocked from accessing their own language and culture. Families are coerced into sending their children – both through threats by authorities, and lack of alternatives.
Can you imagine your 4-year old child, grandchild, niece or nephew living at a boarding school, let alone one that is aimed at erasing their identity?
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Vast Colonial Boarding School System Uncovered in Tibet
Over the last decade, Chinese authorities have systematically eliminated local schools in Tibet and replaced them with centralized boarding schools, including for elementary-aged children. Monastery schools and other privately-run Tibetan schools have also been forced to close, leaving parents with no choice but to send their children away. In cases where parents try to resist, authorities use threats and intimidation to ensure compliance.
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Why is China
Stealing
Tibetan Children?
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Eyewitness Report:
Dr. Gyal Lo, a Tibetan educationist who defected from China last year, has personally visited more than 50 such schools and estimates at least 100,000 Tibetan children living in these institutions. “It is outright cruelty to separate children from their parents, especially at this extremely young age,” Dr. Gyal Lo stated. “Not only is China tearing families apart, they are forcing these vulnerable children to become strangers to their own Tibetan culture, severing their spiritual, linguistic and cultural ties to their homes and communities. This is why I’m speaking out today. I appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to help protect Tibet’s children by openly and publicly demanding the Chinese government close these boarding preschools while she is in China.”
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A video posted on Chinese social media recently gives us one of the first glimpses into a colonial boarding school in Tibet that is not coming from official government propaganda. The woman questioning the children appears to be Tibetan though she speaks to the children in Chinese.
We are astonished how much is conveyed through one short video. We can see how worried the first little girl is about her mother’s health, and also the children’s sadness over the fact that they “rarely” see their parents. And we recognize the excitement of the two girls sitting on the bed when asked if they have a message for their parents. It is truly heartbreaking to witness.
Please watch and share this video and help us spread the word about the suffering of Tibetan children inside China’s colonial boarding school system.
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Dr Gyal Lo’s New York Times Essay
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We are Laser-Focused on Holding China Accountable
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Lhadon Tethong’s full testimony during Second U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing.
Sophie Richardson testifies during the Canadian Parliament hearing on Colonial Boarding Schools in Tibet.
Lhadon Tethong, Dr. Gyal Lo and Chemi Lhamo shared testimonies during Canadian House of Commons
BBC Coverage on China’s Colonial Boarding School in Tibet
How China forces parents to send their children to colonial boarding schools in Tibet
How similar are colonial boarding schools to residential school systems in Canada and the United States?
Read Groundbreaking Report from Tibet Action Institute
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