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China Separating 4-year-old Kids From Parents For Indoctrination In Tibet: Report
December 21, 2021January 21, 2022
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China Separating 4-year-old Kids From Parents For Indoctrination In Tibet: Report

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Original Article: https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/rest-of-the-world-news/china-separating-4-year-old-kids-from-parents-for-indoctrination-in-tibet-report.html A recent report by the Tibet Action Institute has revealed China’s vast system of ‘colonial boarding schools’ inside Tibet, where children as young as four are separated from their parents. As per the report titled, ‘Separated from their families, hidden from the world- China’s vast system of colonial boarding schools inside Tibet’, Chinese government policies are...

Full-blown boycott pushed for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
May 17, 2021October 15, 2021
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Full-blown boycott pushed for 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

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ESPN (Associated Press): https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/31459936/full-blown-boycott-pushed-2022-winter-olympics-beijing Groups alleging human rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely to ratchet up pressure on the International Olympic Committee, athletes, sponsors and sports federations. A coalition representing Uyghurs, Tibetans, residents of Hong Kong and others issued a...

Beijing 2022: Boycott is the Only Option
April 8, 2021January 16, 2024
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Beijing 2022: Boycott is the Only Option

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We are Uyghur and Tibetan activists. We call on the United States, Canada and like-minded countries to coordinate a global boycott of the 2022 Olympics in China. By Zumretay Arkin and Lhadon Tethong Article link: https://zumretay.medium.com/beijing-2022-boycott-is-the-only-option-23de017b579b A movement calling for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics is gaining momentum. State Department officials have recently...

Tibet TV: “China’s Weapons of Mass-Subjugation: Surveillance, Camps and Cultural Genocide” virtual side-event paralleling the 45th UNHRC Session
September 29, 2020October 8, 2020
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Tibet TV: “China’s Weapons of Mass-Subjugation: Surveillance, Camps and Cultural Genocide” virtual side-event paralleling the 45th UNHRC Session

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Tibet Action Director, Lhadon Tethong, joined a panel with Southern Mongolian, Uyghur, and Chinese human rights activists hosted by The Tibet Bureau Geneva. “China’s Weapons of Mass-Subjugation: Surveillance, Camps and Cultural Genocide” was a virtual side-event at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Full panel discussion:

Lhadon Tethong interview with Gravitas: China is running a campaign to destroy ‘Free Tibet’
September 25, 2020October 8, 2020
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Lhadon Tethong interview with Gravitas: China is running a campaign to destroy ‘Free Tibet’

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The disturbing news of China’s mass forced labor scheme in Tibet caught the world by surprise this week. In this interview on Gravitas with Palki Sharm (WION TV), Tibet Action Director, talks about China’s true intention with this program, why Chinese leaders are terrified of Tibetan resistance, and what India can do to support Tibetans...

Confucius Institutes push back against Pompeo’s assertion they should close
September 10, 2020October 8, 2020
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Confucius Institutes push back against Pompeo’s assertion they should close

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Many countries have centers in the US that promote their cultures and languages. But the Confucius Institutes, launched by China in 2004, are embedded within US universities. The Chinese government provides funding for at least 67 Confucious Institutes in the US — and in some cases, it has a say in appointing teachers and choosing curriculum. Some activists and...

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