Host: Sonam Wangdue, Actor and Comedian Speakers: Lobsang Gyatso Sither, Digital Security Program Director Tenzin Choedon, Manager of Educational Initiatives
June 18, 2020June 18, 2020
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Category: Blog
May 6, 2020May 6, 2020
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May 4, 2020May 4, 2020
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Tibetan netizens express the need for their mother-tongue
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...
April 7, 2020April 7, 2020
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Tech Tips for Navigating a Pandemic
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...
March 26, 2020April 30, 2020
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Misinformation in the Tibetan Community in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic
A few weeks ago, I was driving from Dharamsala to McLeod and gave a lift to an old Tibetan Amala. During the ride, she told me that she was going to Mcleod Ganj to buy a facemask for Coronavirus as she was unable to buy any in Gangkyi. I was curious to know what prompted...
February 27, 2020April 3, 2020
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40.6% of Apple Shareholders want Apple to do better on freedom of expression
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Dorjee Tseten | [email protected] | +1 (646) 753-3889 Sondhya Gupta [email protected] / Jon Date [email protected] +447533011983 40.6% of shareholders defy Apple management in vote on China cyber surveillance Today, 40.6% of Apple shareholders voted in favour of policies to uphold and promote freedom of expression at the company’s shareholder meeting. The...
February 19, 2020February 19, 2020
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Our Joint Letter to Apple’s App Store Head
Read and share the letter to Phil Schiller—sent by a coalition of human rights, corporate accountability, and digital security organizations—calling on Apple to live up to its brand and stop enabling the Chinese government's censorship and surveillance.
December 10, 2019December 10, 2019
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November 21, 2019November 21, 2019
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10 Years! Video Message from Lhadon
Most of our work over the past decade has taken place outside the spotlight, for important reasons. But we have made groundbreaking progress,
September 24, 2019September 24, 2019
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