Episode-4:Exposing China's Colonial Boarding Schools in Tibet
In December 2021, Tibet Action Institute released a groundbreaking report uncovering China's massive Colonial Boarding School system in Tibet. In order to eliminate Tibetan resistance to Chinese rule, Beijing has now separated nearly 80% of all Tibetan children (ages of six - 18) from their families and communities. In this episode we discuss the key findings and story behind the writing of the report.
Episode-3:What does the invasion of Ukraine and the global response mean for China and the Tibetan people’s ongoing struggle for freedom?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has outraged the free world. For Tibetans, this event of military aggression brought back memories of the Chinese invasion of Tibet, prompting reflections on the past and speculation on the future. What does the invasion of Ukraine and the global response mean for China and the Tibetan people’s ongoing struggle for freedom? How will this event impact the trajectory of great power politics and the arc of international conflict in Asia? What opportunities might emerge in the near future for Tibetans, Uyghurs, and other nations seeking independence from the Chinese empire?
Episode-2:Fighting China's Genocide Games (part-2)
In the final countdown to the opening of China's Winter Olympic Games, Lhadon talks through the highlights and the lowlights of the #NoBeijing2022 campaign with two key leaders of the global coalition, Mandie McKeown of the International Tibet Network and Zumretay Arkin of the World Uyghur Congress.
Episode-2:Fighting China's Genocide Games (part-1)
In the final countdown to the opening of China's Winter Olympic Games, Lhadon talks through the highlights and the lowlights of the #NoBeijing2022 campaign with two key leaders of the global coalition, Mandie McKeown of the International Tibet Network and Zumretay Arkin of the World Uyghur Congress.
Episode-1: The Blackout
Long-time Tibetan activists, campaigners and technologists, Lhadon Tethong, Tenzin Dorjee, Nathan Freitas and Kate Woznow, discuss the many ways the Chinese authorities enforces their near and total information blackout on Tibet, and what it means for Tibetans everywhere, and for the Sino-Tibetan conflict.