‘They have built a machine that pulls out their mother tongue’: why Tibet’s children ‘think they are Chinese’Parents say the insistence on Mandarin in schools is eroding the Tibetan language and culture right from early childhood By Kris Cheng Weeks after a Tibetan-speaking five-year-old started preschool, she had “completely stopped speaking Tibetan”, according to her...
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:...
Tibet Action’s Institute Director Lhadon Tethong was interviewed on the BBC World Service’s programme Newshour on September 1, 2025 about the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the “Tibet Autonomous Region” and Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Lhasa. Listen to the show on the BBC website here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zss7tbck5cv (Starting at minute 40:28 in the US/Canada...
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...
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...
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 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:
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...
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...
