A staged car crash in Taiwan shows how far Beijing goes to punish laughter and how fragile the ruler’s public image has become.
Xi Jinping’s War on Humor: Taiwanese Comedian Hit for a Joke
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Former Ragya Abbot Sentenced to Five Years
Lobsang Tenpa had already spent months in custody in 2025. He was accused of encouraging devotees to pray for the Dalai Lama.
Repression Without Borders: China Detains Taiwanese Yiguandao Followers
A rising tally of detentions exposes escalating risks for cross‑strait believers.
Yunnan: 100,000 Farmers Guard Their Dead Against Forced Cremation
For two weeks in September, crowds in Zhenxiong County protected funerals and graves, defending ancestral rites the CCP has tried to erase since the 1950s.
A Moral Signal in The Hague Against China’s Transnational Repression
The mayor’s reception of the “lonely Uyghur” exposes the political meaning of Chinese violence inside a city of international justice.
“Bitter Winter” Hero of the Week: Palau’s President Sends China Packing
The leader of an island nation of 18,000 people answered Chinese threats over Taiwan with a courage many larger governments seem to have misplaced.
Salmons and Uyghur Labor: Traceable Fish, Unanswered Questions
An article defending the Uyghur region’s salmon industry cites higher incomes and modern technology. Official documents raise a different question: can workers refuse the jobs—or leave them?
Golog: Tibetan Girls’ School Shut Down by Authorities
Daughters of Amdo nomads learned their language, Buddhism, and modern subjects there for twenty-one years. Today the institution bears a different name and is under government control.
A Fire in the Night: The Dalai Lama’s Representative in South Africa Targeted Again
A night attack in Centurion leaves the Tibetan envoy fleeing through shattered glass. The second assault in three months deepens fears of a political message delivered through fire.
When Culture Becomes Command: Xi Jinping’s Latest Ideological Manifesto
It is October and the “People’s Daily” presents the Party’s renewed promise of total guidance over thought, spirit, and culture.