Zhang Yi is a former leader of the 1989 students’ movement who has continued to defend civic rights despite repeated punishment and torture.
Tibet
Reactions Mount Against the New Chinese Law on Ethnic Unity
The title of the new law, which came into force on July 1, 2026, invokes unity and progress, but it is just another form of crackdown.
What Lobga Rangzen’s Self-Immolation in New York Tells the Uyghurs
A Tibetan offered his life for freedom. Uyghurs and Tibetans stand together against the same colonial machinery of oppression.
After a Tibetan Set Himself on Fire in New York: How Tibetans React
The self-immolation is viewed very differently by Tibetans than by Western observers, who often miss the context.
China Will Use AI to Shape the International Narrative on Tibet
A “communication conference” on “Xizang” in Lhasa proposed using new technologies to influence Western perceptions of Tibet.
China’s Ethnic Unity Law: Diaspora Minorities Unite to Protest
Coalition of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Mongolians, and Hongkongers urges Dutch Parliament to act against the law.
Tibet Scholars Urged to Use Marxism to Promote Beijing’s Agenda
Beijing gathers Tibet experts to reaffirm that research must serve ideology and shape global narratives.
The Denial Has Collapsed: UN Confirms Forced Labor in Tibet and Xinjiang
Even the usually cautious United Nations has now issued an official statement suggesting Beijing may be guilty of “enslavement as a crime against humanity.”
Three Centuries After His Death, China Is Still Afraid of the Sixth Dalai Lama
After an international conference celebrating the wisdom and poetry of Tsangyang Gyatso, Beijing repeats its falsehoods about Tibetan history.
Golog Prefecture, Qinghai Province: Beijing’s Bonfire of Tibetan Prayer Flags
With the pretext of “fire security,” the Chinese desecrate Buddhist sacred symbols.