There's "a fragile but emerging global coalition that joins far-right elements in the United States, Russia, and China". New piece by @masonwrong and me on rising far-right in China + cross-fertilization between them & those elements in Russia, US

RT @frances_hui: #HongKong govt today proposes prison rule amendments, giving the correctional services dept (CSD) power to curb inmates’ l….

RT @Yaqiu: Over the years, I’ve made a habit of reading China Digital Times before doing my own research on the Chinese internet. CDT is re….

With the opportunity of his Holiness' 90th birthday on July 6, concerned governments, such as the US, UK, Canada, Australia, India, should speaking out publicly asserting the rights of Tibetans to exercise their religious freedom.

3) Since 2018, Chinese authorities have required all monastics to meet the “Four Standards,” including “political reliability” and “being dependable at critical moments.”.

2) In 2012, the government placed nearly all Tibetan monasteries under the direct control of Chinese government officials who are permanently stationed in Tibet.

2) High-ranking incarnations must be selected using the “Golden Urn,” an 18th century Chinese lottery system that had scarcely been used by Tibetans until 2007, when the Chinese Communist Party mandated it as the only legal way to select top-ranking lamas.

Other means of control include: 1) Since 2007, Chinese authorities have imposed regulations limiting the recognition of reincarnate lamas. These provisions specify that reincarnations may not be recognized without state approval and must be born within China’s borders.

The Chinese govt has been preparing to control the selection of the next Dalai Lama, including by kidnapping and disappearing the 6-year-old Panchen Lama 30 years ago, who traditionally participates in the selection of the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, given his followers' wishes, he has decided that the traditions of the Dalai Lama's reincarnation will continue, and that "no one should interfere."

RT @frances_hui: I rmb telling ppl that it's in Hongkongers' culture to march on the streets to express their sentiments on different socio….

RT @hkladyliberty: 1/5 Yesterday marked 5 years since the imposition of the #NationalSecurityLaw. Lady Liberty HK co-hosted a panel and pre….

RT @hkladyliberty: 5/5 Human Rights Watch’s @TeppeiKasai urged allied governments to act:.“Freeze the assets. Ban the visas. Hold HK & Chin….

RT @hkdc_us: #HongKongers gather this evening outside the HK Economic & Trade Office in #London to protest & mourn Leung Kin-fai who 4 year….

RT @PearsonElaine: Today marks 5 years since the passage of the draconian National Security Law in Hong Kong. In just 5 years, the Chines….

See and for background.

On July 6, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will turn 90 🎂. Govts should press the Chinese govt to: 1) Stop repressing Tibetans, 2) Free the Panchen Lama (the 6-year-old was kidnapped w/ family 30 years ago) 3) Allow journalists/researchers unfettered access to Tibet.

RT @hrw: NEW: China’s government has erased Hong Kong’s freedoms since imposing the draconian National Security Law on June 30, 2020. In j….

RT @hrw_chinese: 香港 #國安法 實施五年以來，中國和香港當局嚴懲批評政府人士，建立高壓的國家安全體制，並對香港居民實施思想控制。. 中國政府設立了一個不透明的國家安全法律體制和官僚系統，將法院改造為重判異議人士的武器，並對騷擾和監控境內外香港人。. ■ 中共直….

5 years ago today, Beijing imposed the National Security Law on Hong Kong that has "extinguished" the city's "political and civil vibrancy". "Increasingly, only Chinese Communist Party loyalists. can occupy key positions in society." Read @hrw's report

RT @hkdc_us: At the end of the press con, they handed out red roses, the symbol of the party. The full press con can be seen here: https://….