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Tibet rights activist dies after self-immolation outside UN in NYC
world17 days ago

Tibet rights activist dies after self-immolation outside UN in NYC

A 52-year-old Tibetan campaigner named Lobga Rangzen died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York while holding a Tibetan flag. He was taken to hospital where he died; authorities are investigating. The UN secretary-general expressed condolences. Campaigners say Rangzen was a tireless advocate for Tibet amid global concerns about Beijing's ethnic policies, including a new law on ethnic unity, and against a backdrop of a long history of Tibetan self-immolations and the Dalai Lama's exile.

via Al Jazeera|
#china#human-rights#self-immolation
Tibetan man dies after self-immolation protest near UN headquarters in NYC
world18 days ago

Tibetan man dies after self-immolation protest near UN headquarters in NYC

A Tibetan activist identified as Logba Rangzen reportedly self-immolated outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, later dying from severe burns; police are investigating. Exiled Tibetan media linked the act to protests against Beijing’s policies and China’s new ethnic unity law promoting a shared national identity among minority groups.

via NBC News|
#china#ethnic-unity-law#self-immolation
Tibetan Activist Dies After Self-Immolation Outside UN Headquarters in New York
world18 days ago

Tibetan Activist Dies After Self-Immolation Outside UN Headquarters in New York

A 52-year-old man holding a Tibetan flag self-immolated outside the United Nations headquarters in New York and died later at a hospital. Videos circulating online show him calling for Tibetan independence and criticizing Chinese policies. Tibetan exile leaders mourned him, while China reaffirmed its sovereignty over Tibet; the incident followed tensions over China’s recent ethnic-unity measures and prompted vigils near the UN.

via CNN|
#china#self-immolation#tibet
Beijing’s Westward Push: Power, Tourism and Control
world1 month ago

Beijing’s Westward Push: Power, Tourism and Control

China is rolling out a sweeping plan to knit Xinjiang and Tibet into the mainstream economy, building massive energy, infrastructure and tourism projects that could turn the region into a major power hub and strategic gateway to Europe, while expanding state security and surveillance. Key elements include a colossal hydropower scheme on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet with long-duty power exports, a multi‑billion‑dollar grid link to Guangdong, and extensive transport and hotel investments in Xinjiang. Analysts say the push strengthens Beijing’s geopolitical and economic clout but critics warn it intensifies repression of Uyghur and Tibetan communities and deepens reliance on state-controlled labor and resources, amid sanctions and global scrutiny of supply chains.

via Financial Times|
#hydropower#tibet#uyghurs
Drying Tibetan lakes may awaken faults and fuel earthquakes
science5 months ago

Drying Tibetan lakes may awaken faults and fuel earthquakes

A new study links the drying of southern Tibet’s ancient lakes, including Nam Co, to earthquakes by unloading crustal weight and reactivating long-dormant faults. Using shoreline reconstructions and computer models, researchers estimate that water loss between about 115,000 and 30,000 years ago caused tens of meters of crustal rise near Nam Co (and even more near other lakes), potentially triggering fault slip. Published in Geophysical Research Letters, the work strengthens the idea that climate-driven surface changes can modulate, rather than cause, tectonic activity deep underground.

via Live Science|
#climate-change#crustal-tectonics#earthquakes