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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · Jun 18
As the Dalai Lama approaches his 90th birthday, Tibetans worldwide prepare for a ‘Year of Compassion’ celebration. Our new report w/ @sinopsis.cz reveals the global stakes involved in a complex geopolitical struggle that extends beyond Tibet’s borders turquoiseroof.org/sacred-autho...
Sacred Authority and State Power
China is intensifying its campaign to eliminate the spiritual leader’s influence and control his succession
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The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Feb 13 declared elected Mr Penpa Tsering as the Sikyong of the CTA on the basis of his margin of victory in the preliminary poll.
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Sikyong Penpa Tsering declared re-elected on basis of preliminary poll vote count - Tibetan Review
(TibetanReview.net, Feb13’26) – The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Feb 13 declared elected Mr Penpa Tsering as the Sikyong of the CTA on the basis of his margin of ...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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China’s state radio has expanded #Tibetan language broadcasts from 1 to 17 programmes, pushing state narratives deeper into Tibet amid the suspension of Radio Free Asia and VOA Tibetan services leaving almost no independent voice inside Tibet @rsf.org warns on #worldradioday

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China is expanding its state-run propaganda with 16 new Tibetan-language radio programmes
This World Radio Day, 13 February 2026, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that China’s state-owned broadcaster China National Radio (CNR) has rapidly expanded its Tibetan-language programming, pus...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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CTA @tibetnet.bsky.social says its monitoring analysts reviewed Chinese-language sites linked to the smear targeting the Dalai Lama and condemned it as China-originated fake news. It warns the #Tibetan community to brace for increased use of AI in such #disinformation ops. tibet.net/central-tibe...
Central Tibetan Administration Condemns China’s Use of ‘Epstein Files’ to Tarnish His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Reputation – Central Tibetan Administration
Dharamshala: State-run and affiliated media outlets in the People’s Republic of China have recently intensified their recurring smear campaigns against His Holiness the Dalai Lama following references...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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A cybersecurity company in the U.S. edited out attribution to China from a cyberespionage report because Beijing ordered its products replaced … www.reuters.com/world/china/... @reuters.com exclusive
jamyang.net Greg @jamyang.net · 16h
… but they left in that hackers targeted Czechia after its president met the Dalai Lama.

#Attribution matters. (That’s exactly why it was softened.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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China’s state radio has expanded #Tibetan language broadcasts from 1 to 17 programmes, pushing state narratives deeper into Tibet amid the suspension of Radio Free Asia and VOA Tibetan services leaving almost no independent voice inside Tibet @rsf.org warns on #worldradioday

rsf.org/en/china-exp...
China is expanding its state-run propaganda with 16 new Tibetan-language radio programmes
This World Radio Day, 13 February 2026, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that China’s state-owned broadcaster China National Radio (CNR) has rapidly expanded its Tibetan-language programming, pus...
rsf.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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FIDH @fidh-official.bsky.social: #Tibetan rights defender Ms Zhang Yadi 张雅笛 is being held incommunicado in Hunan after her July arrest & may face sentencing. Denied access to family, independent legal counsel, case highlights opaque national security procedure #华语青年挺藏会

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China: Incommunicado detention and possible sentencing of Ms Zhang Yadi, young defender of Tibetan rights
CHN 001 / 0226 / OBS 010 Arbitrary detention / Incommunicado detention / Judicial harassment / China 12 February 2026 The Observatory for the (…)
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February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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mtacalendar.bsky.social
New event!
📆14th Feb - 27th Sept

@nationaltrust.org.uk host exhibition "How did we get here?" of Tibetan artefacts from the collection and screenings of "Encounters" a new film by British-Tibetan artist, Nyima Murry

Details:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-d...
New exhibition for 2026: How Did We Get Here? How Did We Get Here? is an exhibition running from 14 February to 27 September 2026. It is free to enter with admission to Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, UK
February 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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A cybersecurity company in the U.S. edited out attribution to China from a cyberespionage report because Beijing ordered its products replaced … www.reuters.com/world/china/... @reuters.com exclusive
jamyang.net Greg @jamyang.net · 16h
… but they left in that hackers targeted Czechia after its president met the Dalai Lama.

#Attribution matters. (That’s exactly why it was softened.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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FIDH @fidh-official.bsky.social: #Tibetan rights defender Ms Zhang Yadi 张雅笛 is being held incommunicado in Hunan after her July arrest & may face sentencing. Denied access to family, independent legal counsel, case highlights opaque national security procedure #华语青年挺藏会

www.fidh.org/en/issues/hu...
China: Incommunicado detention and possible sentencing of Ms Zhang Yadi, young defender of Tibetan rights
CHN 001 / 0226 / OBS 010 Arbitrary detention / Incommunicado detention / Judicial harassment / China 12 February 2026 The Observatory for the (…)
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February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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The pattern points to coordinated inauthentic behaviour (CIB): fabricated artefact, networked dissemination, rapid spread.

@tibetnet.bsky.social response: public attribution, takedown coordination, #disinformation reporting channel:
February 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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China’s big push into controversial cloud seeding tech isn’t just about making rain, it’s part of wider weather modification goals that reach the #Tibetan Plateau:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
How China became fixated on cloud seeding
China hopes to increasingly control when and where it rains. Ally Hirschlag examines why its ambitious cloud seeding plan is so controversial – and whether it actually works.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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How Did We Get Here? is a collaboration between the @NationalTrust.org.uk & the #Tibetan community living in Britain. The exhibition explores the journeys of carefully selected objects & features a newly created film that includes powerful personal stories. www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/arts-and-cul...
February 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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tibetanreview.bsky.social
The Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu, has adopted a statement condemning #China for its coercive, colonial‑style boarding school system for Tibetan children in #Tibet, which is designed to Sinicize them.
#Estonia
www.tibetanreview.net/estonian-par...
Estonian parliament adopts motion condemning China’s coercive assimilation boarding school system in Tibet - Tibetan Review
(TibetanReview.net, Feb12’26) – The Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu, has on Feb 11 adopted a statement condemning China for its coercive colonial style boarding school system for Tibetan children t...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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savetibet.bsky.social
Tibetan environmental activist Anya Sengdra has been released from prison after serving an extended 7-year sentence.

A community leader and advocate for #Tibet’s fragile ecosystem, Sengdra still faces the oppression of the Chinese government. #savetibet

Read more: savetibet.org/anya-sengdra...
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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China’s big push into controversial cloud seeding tech isn’t just about making rain, it’s part of wider weather modification goals that reach the #Tibetan Plateau:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
How China became fixated on cloud seeding
China hopes to increasingly control when and where it rains. Ally Hirschlag examines why its ambitious cloud seeding plan is so controversial – and whether it actually works.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Ms. Tenzin Choekyi, Senior researcher @tibetwatch.org, spoke at the 6th Geneva Forum on #surveillance, #censorship, & #transnationalrepression youtu.be/WjKye1dgjp0?...
Panel Session- 3: Breaking the Silence: Surveillance, Censorship,and Transnational Repression
YouTube video by TibetTV
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February 11, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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This #Tibetan commentary calls out RT as the apparent seed of the bizarre narrative; arguing that the real story here isn’t incidental, essentially random name mentions - it’s how those mentions were (re)framed, amplified and propagated, by & through, two authoritarian state media networks at scale:
February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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CTA’s alert is a solid #disinformation model for countering forged documents

-> name the tactic, map the vector, coordinate with #Tibetan group admins to halt spread, & publish a reporting channel:
February 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Ms. Tenzin Choekyi, Senior researcher @tibetwatch.org, spoke at the 6th Geneva Forum on #surveillance, #censorship, & #transnationalrepression youtu.be/WjKye1dgjp0?...
Panel Session- 3: Breaking the Silence: Surveillance, Censorship,and Transnational Repression
YouTube video by TibetTV
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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"In the West, Woeser has been widely known and appreciated as a poet and “activist.” However, I have always seen her primarily as a “witness”, a survivor providing testimony [...]

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“Ocean, As Much As Rain – Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” By Tsering Woeser: Book Review by Kamila Hladíková
Today, February 10, 2026, marks the official publication day of “Ocean, As Much As Rain – Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” by Tsering Woeser, published by Duke University Press, …
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February 10, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Renewables expansion in Tibet is primarily energy & development policy, but it carries clear dual use affordances: solar + storage sited near key routes, airports, & bases can power sensors/comms and improve endurance in remote border areas.

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China’s Green Surge in Tibet: Expert Flags Dual-Use Strategy
China’s massive hydropower and renewable energy projects in Tibet are transforming the region’s infrastructure and settlements, with potential dual-use implications for military mobility near the Indi...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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wwborders.bsky.social
Read Tsering Woeser’s poem “Only This Useless Poem—For Lobsang Tsepak” (tr. Fiona Sze-Lorrain). Woeser’s poem is an elegy to the Tibetan monks and nuns protesting Chinese rule since 2011. . Read here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
An image of a stone hut with a red door on a mountainside, overlaid is white text that reads: Only This Useless Poem—For Lobsang Tsepak, by Tsering Woeser, translated from Chinese by Fiona Sze-Lorrain, Poetry, “If you gaze at hell for too long you risk being eaten bit by bit Are you willing to negotiate? If so, we’ll listen in exchange for his safe return”
February 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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thediplomat.com
The massive Medog project exemplifies Beijing’s broader drive to harness Tibet’s immense hydropower potential while advancing economic, technological, and geopolitical ambitions.
What’s Driving China’s Mega Medog Hydropower Project?
Energy security, frontier development, technological ambition, and geopolitical calculation are increasingly intertwined in China’s infrastructure strategy.
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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This isn’t about the Epstein Files, argues the Tibet Policy Institute. It’s a case study in PRC information operations: seeding a manufactured claim, then state media amplification at scale to erode the Dalai Lama’s moral authority & wear down trust through repetition tibetpolicy.net/the-epstein-...
The Epstein Files and China’s Information War Against the Dalai Lama – Tibet Policy Institute
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February 10, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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financialtimes.com
UK universities told to step up defences against intimidation by China ft.trib.al/fxHgZmH
UK universities told to step up defences against intimidation by China
Security services to launch advisory scheme for threatened academics in wake of Sheffield Hallam row
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February 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM