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Weekly Tibet News and Information Digest 2021

29 January 2020 1. Tibet Specific 2. Human Rights Related [including Opinion] 3. China: Manipulation, Soft Power, Propaganda & Counter Reports [including Opinion] 4. Digital Security 5. Bigger Picture, Solidarity and Sanity; Blogs, Books and Resources to help activists Tibet... Read More

Tibetan rights activist Tashi Wangchuk released after five years in prison

Campaigners express concern for his safety and the five years deprivation of political rights that begins now Chinese lawyer Liang Xiaojun today tweeted news that Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk was taken to his family in Trindu county in Kham... Read More

Hong Kong: Human Rights Groups Condemn Mass Arrests

We, the undersigned 35* groups and organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights, condemn the arrests of over 50 pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong. The arrests symbolize the ongoing weaponization of law to undermine the democratic aspirations and rights... Read More

Apple Suppressing Human Rights Critics, Shareholders Warn

MEDIA RELEASE: 18 December 2020 Apple has failed to enact the human rights policy it introduced in August, and has suppressed a shareholder proposal raising human rights concerns, according to a coalition of shareholders, campaigners and Tibetan, Uyghur and Hongkonger... Read More

Wall Street Journal: Campaigners hail “long-awaited victory for press freedoms”

Campaigners hail “long-awaited victory for press freedoms” as Wall Street Journal and Australia media ditch their partnerships with Chinese State media Attention continues to grow on other media outlets including Handelsblatt and the Los Angeles Times The Wall Street Journal... Read More

Global Call for Release of 12 Hong Kong Activists and Action from World Governments

‘Hong Kong 12’ detained for over 60 days for allegedly attempting to escape from Hong Kong   We, the undersigned, condemn the arrest and detention of the 12 Hongkonger activists who are currently being held in incommunicado detention in mainland... Read More

Votes in favour of China’s seat on the UN Human Rights Council down by 30%

Tibet Activists call for more UN Member States to join the growing move to hold China accountable Tibet rights activists have slammed UN Members for electing China to the UN Human Rights Council today in light of its ruthless crackdown... Read More

VoteNoChina: Tibet groups urge UN Member States to “Take a Stand”

Over 100 Tibet groups urge UN States to “take a stand” and ensure China is not elected to the top human rights body next week The catalogue of evidence of China’s brutal assault on human rights in Tibet, East Turkestan,... Read More

Open Letter to UN Member States – VoteNoChina

8 October 2020 To: The Member States of the UN General Assembly We the undersigned 115 global Tibet related groups – all committed to promoting and protecting the human rights of those living under Chinese rule – urge you to... Read More