In the latest of China’s celebrity bannings over support of Tibet and the Dalai Lama, Maroon 5 has had two upcoming Chinese shows cancelled following a Tweet by the band’s guitarist well-wishing Tibet’s exiled leader, who is considered a separatist terrorist by the Chinese government. China has banned many notable celebrities and musicians for their support … Read more
In China, Christian citizens sentenced for their faith increased 10,517 percent between 2007 and 2014, according to rights watch group China Aid, which also speculated that the trend towards greater persecution could continue for some time. “All aspects of Chinese society will continue to be subjected to increased suppression, including the denial of religious freedom … Read more
Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama made a speech in Japan this week in which he said that he expects to finalize his decision in 2025 about who his reincarnated successor will be. The Dalai Lama will be 90 years old at that time. However, China has reiterated its claim that the government has the … Read more
Red prince of my heart That quenches my thirst for the history of a thousand years, In your presence sprouts the life force of knowledge In the garden of my consciousness. The eternal flame of the butter lamp that flickers in my eyes Is stoked by my sweat and blood. The land of snows has … Read more
Over 1.5 million people a month — almost 195 million people to date — have renounced their links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since the Tuidang Movement (in mandarin Chinese Tuidang means ‘withdraw from the party’) was founded in January 2005, spurred by the publication of the ‘Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party’, an editorial … Read more
“The Self Immolators,” written in 2013 under the pen-name Day Blakely Donaldson. Rights and permissions to use material in this book: the text, including translations, can be used under the Creative Commons licence. You can reprint sections of this book, but include a line noting the source and link the text “The Self Immolators” back … Read more
Freedom House, a prominent US-based human rights organization which monitors and rates various global freedoms, has found that under President Xi Jinping repression has increased in China. Of the 17 categories assessed by Freedom House in their China Report, repression has increased in 11 since 2012 when Xi took power, indicating an overall intensification of … Read more
Southeastern Asia’s rivers and lakes will be dramatically affected if China builds the dozens of dams already planned for construction. These dams would divert the water that supplies its countries with much of its population of fish, the regions primary source of food. With it’s population of over 1.2 billion, China’s energy needs are constantly … Read more
China has announced that it will cease the controversial practice of harvesting organs from executed prisoners. China, which harvests over half of all its donated organs from executed prisoners, has set a new deadline for the policy change–the beginning of 2015. Chinese officials have promised to end organ harvesting from prisoners by Jan.1. China “will completely stop” using … Read more
Forgetting about blog writing, there are still various types of writing published on a news site. These commonly include opinion, analysis, commentary and editorial. * Opinion writing What does it look like when someone expresses an opinion? Tibet should be free. The Senkaku Islands are the territory of Japan. Police should wear body cameras. Politics … Read more
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Chinese authorities have expelled 26 nuns from a nunnery in Pekar Township, Driru County, Tibet Autonomous Region. The nuns were expelled for refusing to defame their highest spiritual leader. Chinese authorities used a new law regulating religious institutions to expel the nuns legally. The nuns were expelled from Jhada Gon Palden Khachoe Nunnery by a large … Read more