#tibetans — Public Fediverse posts

From a Hungarian choir in Budapest to EU diplomacy in Brussels, the fate of minority languages reveals how states define themselves — and whom they protect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/11/world/fate-of-minority-languages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #languages #nationalism #hungary #ukraine #miyako #taiwan #yaeyama #yonaguni #okinawan #unesco #eu #transcarpathia #china #tibetans #uyghurs #mongolians #russia #crimea #ryukyukingdom

#TNI #TransnationalInstitute is a group that mostly releases great reports, analysis, etc, on #techgiants, #capitalism #resourcecolonialism #labor etc

But when it comes to #China, they'll somehow willingly publish pro-CCP propaganda-lite, factually dubious BS like this, romanticizing the #Mao era, regurgitating South-South solidarity talk points & of course, ignoring the #CCP's glaring similarities to Israel in its treatment of #Uyghurs #Tibetans & #HongKongers

https://www.tni.org/en/article/from-global-anti-imperialism-to-the-dandelion-fighters

#ChineseGovernment says #relocations are poverty alleviation measures & new locations are ecologically sound, so that affected #Tibetans can improve their livelihoods by relocating, Pearson said.

“But in reality, that hasn’t been the case because many of the people are #pastoralists, and they live off the land, but when they move to more urban-like areas, the work options are different & they would need to speak #Chinese rather than Tibetan,” she added

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/forced-relocations-report-05212024160518.html

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Mass Iris Scan Collection in Qinghai
2019–2022

Excellent new report from @citizenlab (Emile Dirks) on intelligence-led policing, #surveillance, and #biometrics, in #Qinghai (49.4% non-Han, including #Tibetans and #Hui) https://citizenlab.ca/2022/12/mass-iris-scan-collection-in-qinghai/

ILP strategy targeting “suspicious people” (可疑人员) and target personnel, (重点人员): "Through mass iris scan collection, Qinghai’s police are effectively treating entire communities as populated by potential threats to social stability"