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Press Release: ‘Eyes Above the Plateau: Drones, DJI, and the Aerial Architecture of Control in Tibet’

Policing the skies on the roof of the world: how China took control of the air over Tibet

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Op-Ed: The Flame at the Gate of the United Nations

Lobga Rangzen’s Final Call and the Message He Left for the World

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‘Like a hunter preparing to kill an animal’: new wave of demolitions at Larung Gar

Chinese authorities are implementing a new wave of demolitions at one of the world’s largest Buddhist institutes, Larung Gar in eastern Tibet

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Tibetan Buddhist landmark transformed into racecourse named after Chinese Red Army

Once home to a 99-foot Buddha statue in Sengdeng Village, the sacred site has been converted since 2023 into a racecourse.

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Chinese rights defender detained at monastery in Lhasa

Zhang Yi, a former student leader at Tiananmen Square who was later imprisoned and tortured, is being held at the Lhasa Detention Centre.

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‘I am a little border patrol guard’: military training for Tibetan toddlers in frontier kindergartens

The developments are part of a broader context of indoctrination of children in schools and intensified militarisation as part of China’s ‘Sinicisation’ policy.