BLUE GOLD FROM THE HIGHEST PLATEAU: TIBET’S WATER AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
A roadmap is provided for preserving the vital environment of the Tibetan plateau and pushing back against China’s massive water grab.
“A POLICY ALIENATING TIBETANS”: THE DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO TIBETANS AS CHINA INTENSIFIES CONTROL
China is denying Tibetans the ability to travel abroad and even to move around inside Tibet, discriminating against them in their own land.
“THE TEETH OF THE STORM”: LACK OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND CULTURAL RESILIENCE IN TIBET
Read the stories of young Tibetan artists and intellectuals who have been imprisoned and tortured for expressing their views.
TORTURE AND IMPUNITY: 29 CASES OF TIBETAN POLITICAL PRISONERS
Fourteen died as a result of torture while in custody. The other 15 survived but are still suffering from their time in prison.
“ACTS OF SIGNIFICANT EVIL”: THE CRIMINALIZATION OF TIBETAN SELF-IMMOLATIONS
The Chinese government has responded to self-immolations by punishing self-immolators’ families, friends and communities through forms of collective punishment that recall the worst regimes of the last century.
“HAS LIFE HERE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS?”: CHINESE MICROBLOGGERS REVEAL SYSTEMATIC MILITARIZATION IN TIBET
Chinese microbloggers who travel to Tibet are exposing a smothering level of militarization that Chinese authorities try to hide.
STORM IN THE GRASSLANDS: SELF-IMMOLATIONS IN TIBET AND CHINESE POLICY
An increasing rate of self-immolations in Tibet shows that China needs to address the oppression that leads to these tragic acts.
DANGEROUS CROSSING: CONDITIONS IMPACTING THE FLIGHT OF TIBETAN REFUGEES, 2011 UPDATE
The situation for Tibetans living in Nepal—and those trying to flee there—has worsened dramatically since 2008.
60 YEARS OF CHINESE MISRULE: ARGUING CULTURAL GENOCIDE IN TIBET
The impact of Chinese oppression on Tibetan culture requires a new response from the international community.
DANGEROUS CROSSING: CONDITIONS IMPACTING THE FLIGHT OF TIBETAN REFUGEES, 2010 UPDATE
Tibetans’ status in Nepal remained precarious in 2010 as China stepped up bilateral initiatives targeting “anti-China” activities.
DANGEROUS CROSSING: CONDITIONS IMPACTING THE FLIGHT OF TIBETAN REFUGEES, 2009 UPDATE
In 2009, conditions for Tibetans in Nepal further deteriorated as China sought to block protests against repression in Tibet.
A ‘RAGING STORM’: THE CRACKDOWN ON TIBETAN WRITERS AND ARTISTS AFTER TIBET’S SPRING 2008 PROTESTS
Tibet’s vibrant literary and cultural resurgence after the 2008 protests faces a severe crackdown from Chinese authorities.