Rare protests against the construction of a new hydropower dam in Tibet that risks catastrophic impacts on the world’s highest and largest plateau and downstream in China have been met with violent paramilitary reprisals.
SPYWARE-AS-A-SERVICE: What the i-Soon files reveal about China’s targeting of the Tibetan diaspora
In February 2024 a leak of documents from i-Soon, a Chinese cybersecurity firm tied to the nation’s security apparatus, gave new evidence of People’s Republic of China’s (China or PRC) large-scale and shadowy cyber espionage activities.
Weaponising Big Data: Decoding China’s digital surveillance in Tibet
This report uncovers the Chinese government’s escalated digital surveillance in Tibet, marked by the compulsory installation of the ‘National Anti-Fraud Centre’ app on smartphones.
Leading Tibetan businessman fights for life in prison as siblings seek to secure release
A leading Tibetan businessman serving a sentence of life imprisonment in Tibet was repeatedly tortured whilst in custody in Tibet due to charges that were reportedly fabricated against him and his brother by a top official in the Chinese Communist Party.
Tibet a new frontline of ‘white gold rush’ in global race for renewable energy
A lithium boom is underway in eastern Tibet as China’s geologists have established that at least 85% of the PRC’s reserves of the critical mineral are to be found on the plateau.
Cartographies of coercion in Tibet
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is rapidly transforming the physical, digital, and social landscapes of Tibet.