@TibetWatch

Tibet Watch works to promote the human rights of the Tibetan people through monitoring, research and advocacy. We are partner organisation to @freetibetorg

 Dharamsala, India
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Joined January 2016
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Tibet Watch researchers collect information from a network of brave individuals committed to ensuring that the world hears the truth about China's repression, and Tibetan resistance. #Tibet #China #CCP #HumanRights tibetwatch.org/news
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'A breathtaking torrent of storytelling as if, after decades of contained silence, the dam walls have burst' - LA Review of Books on Tsering Dondrup's 'The Red Wind Howls', a courageous retelling of #Tibet under Mao tribuneindia.com/news/book-r… @TheTribuneIndia

‘The Red Wind Howls’ by Tsering Dondrup is a courageous retelling of Tibet under Mao - The Tribune

For multiple centuries, people living on the ‘Roof of the World’ were allowed to carry on with their way of life, barring a few odd skirmishes with their neighbours. Various Chinese imperial dynast...

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First edition of @ForFnva TransHimalaya Journal explores how devts in #Tibet shape wider regional and international dynamics, with a contribution from @TibetWatch transhimalaya.fnvaworld.org/…
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'What the fire knew': a powerful essay on the last words of #Tibetan self-immolators by @bdsonam in new @ForFnva Trans-Himalaya journal: transhimalaya.fnvaworld.org/…
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#Tibetans have travelled from across the region to assist those struck by the magnitude-7 earthquake in Nagchu, #Tibet on Friday, killing 16 people and injuring 76
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China has jailed Tenpa Gyatso, ex-abbot of Ragya Monastery who led long life prayers for the Dalai Lama, for 5 years. In the same week news emerged of the closure of 3 #Tibetan schools also in Golog, Amdo: tibetwatch.org/former-ragya-…

Former Ragya abbot jailed for five years after long life prayers for Dalai Lama

Tenpa Gyatso, also known as Lobsang Tenpa, was jailed after security forces searched his quarters and found recordings of the Dalai Lama’s teachings

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In August, one of the most prestigious conferences in Tibetan studies was cancelled in #Nepal after #China’s ambassador urged 'vigilance' over pro-Tibet voices. @Openthemag on Beijing’s campaign to control #Buddhism openthemagazine.com/world/th… 1/3 1/3

The Battle for the Buddha

India is leveraging its heritage to counter China in a geopolitical contest over Buddhism

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#Beijing is pouring money into Buddhism abroad: a $3bn plan for Lumbini to rival Bodh Gaya, promotion of a CCP-installed Panchen Lama + relic loans across #Asia. India is answering with relic diplomacy of its own, which comes to Tawang close to Tibet's border later this month 2/3
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Citing @TibetWatch, @lennyspeaks explores the geopolitical contest over Buddhism, why it matters, and what is at stake for #India openthemagazine.com/world/th…

The Battle for the Buddha

India is leveraging its heritage to counter China in a geopolitical contest over Buddhism

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Beijing’s efforts to dominate #Buddhist discourse globally emerge from harsh CCP policies inside #Tibet. In @Openthemag, Tibet Watch’s Kate Saunders explains why India is central to the coming fight over the Dalai Lama’s succession openthemagazine.com/india/wh… 1/3

Why India Will Play A Crucial Role In Coming Fight Over The Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation

New Delhi may not have revealed its stance over the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation, but as the geopolitical contest between India and China over Buddhism intensifies, this will be a critical issue

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The CCP’s campaign runs from the World Buddhist Forum to a 'Sinicised' rival to Nalanda, funding for loyalty and pressure on governments to deny the Dalai Lama visas. The stakes go beyond religion to geopolitics: Tibet’s borders, resources and the headwaters of Asia’s rivers 2/3
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India’s relic diplomacy reminds #Asia where Buddhism came from. But the succession will unfold on #Indian soil + Delhi has yet to take a strong posn. India should say that the choice belongs to the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhists alone. @Openthemag 3/3
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'#China’s state-managed #Buddhism remains a tool of political utility rather than living faith, while #India’s connection rests on the irreplaceable sacred geography that first gave the world the Dharma': iview with Sriparna Pathak by @lennyspeaks openthemagazine.com/world/ch…

China’s Use Of Buddhism Has Created A Challenge India Cannot Ignore Anymore

How India and China are caught up in a geopolitical battle over Buddhism and why the US is an unreliable partner when it comes to the issue of the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation

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China shuts 3 more #Tibetan schools in Golog, Amdo. All 3 placed Tibetan language, culture + #Buddhist identity at the heart of their teaching, while meeting requirements of China’s 9-year compulsory education curriculum inc teaching in #Chinese tibetwatch.org/china-shuts-t… 1/4

China shuts three more Tibetan schools in Golog: ‘Our lifeline is lost forever’

Gangjong Grassland Girls’ School, Jasag Village Boarding School, and Golog Tadra Orphan School have all been forced to close.

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A former student told us of profound fear for the future, saying: 'Most kindergarteners + elementary school students in #Tibetan areas cannot now speak Tibetan, only Mandarin. Their future situation is unimaginable.' 3/4
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This education reached beyond the classroom: it underpinned a sustainable future for #Tibet. The CCP’s extractivist agenda works against it, removing nomads from their land and severing the knowledge that has sustained the plateau’s fragile ecology for generations. 4/4
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The Karmapa's upcoming visit to Bhutan, and the longing to see him in Sikkim:
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Great piece by @benedictrogers unpacking the CCP’s new tactics to control religion and culture in #Tibet, including the promotion of the fake Panchen Lama in those efforts Citing @TibetWatch, @SaveTibetOrg, @sinopsiscz ucanews.com/news/beijing-is-…

Beijing is stepping up efforts to erase Tibetan culture and identity- UCA News

Concerns grow over China's policies in Tibet as Beijing faces criticism over restrictions on Tibetan language, religion, cultural identity and human rights.

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While #China continues to suppress information about deaths + impacts of catastrophic floods at #Tibet-#Nepal border area just weeks ago, state media announces new round of military training for middle school students in #Kyirong. tibetwatch.org/a-damocles-sw…
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India reiterates importance of stable border for #China ties, as #China rejects #India’s assignment of standardised names to 28 locations in #Ladakh on its official map. Within hours, India reaffirmed its position on the Union territory’s boundaries tibetanreview.net/india-reit…

India reiterates border stability condition for normal ties as China rejects its Ladakh map...

(TibetanReview.net, Oct14’26) – India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar has on Oct 13 made an emphatic reiteration of New Delhi’s position that if China wanted a normal bilateral relationship,...

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