[London] Chinese, Tibetan and Uyghur rights activists [1] have joined together to call on the Chinese government to immediately end its secrecy and repression around the COVID-19 pandemic. In a live online briefing, the group urged governments and international institutions to press...

THE LEGISLATION WOULD REQUIRE GREATER TRANSPARENCY FROM AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES THAT HOST CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES On Thursday, March 12, 2020, US Senator Marsha Blackburn, along with four Co-sponsors (Senators Hawley, Cotton, R. Scott, and Lankford) introduced the ‘‘Transparency for Confucius Institutes’’ Act. This legislation,...

TO COMMEMORATE THE 61ST ANNIVERSARY OF TIBETAN NATIONAL UPRISING DAY, TIBETANS AND ALLIES PROTESTED AT THE UN AND CHINESE CONSULATE On Tuesday, March 10th, Over a thousand Tibetans and Tibet-allies gathered at the United Nations to commemorate the 61st anniversary of March...

Today, 40.6% of Apple shareholders voted in favour of policies to uphold and promote freedom of expression at the company’s shareholder meeting. The proposal was put forward by shareholders on behalf of consumer advocacy group SumOfUs. If it had passed, it would...

[New York] Ahead of Apple’s annual shareholder meeting, seven Tibet activists—including a Tibetan monk—staged a dramatic “ALARM: Stop Apple Censorship” protest at Apple’s flagship store in New York. The action was in solidarity with human rights and freedom of expression advocates urging...

Tibetans in New York were celebrating Saturday after it was announced an exhibit sponsored by the Chinese Consulate was being shut down in the Queens borough of the city. Two weeks ago, Tibetan activists in New York noticed the Queens Public Library...