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New PRC Ethnic Unity and Progress Law enforces assimilation of Tibetans, contradicts national and international law

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New PRC Ethnic Unity and Progress Law enforces assimilation of Tibetans, contradicts national and international law

On 12 March 2026, China’s National People’s Congress adopted a new law on “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” which advances policies aimed at assimilating Tibetans. According to analysis by the International Campaign for Tibet, the law legitimizes long-standing Chinese Communist Party policies promoting demographic and cultural homogenization under the banner of “ethnic unity.” It also marks a significant legal shift by explicitly moving away from the principle of preferential protections for so-called “ethnic minorities” previously enshrined in Chinese law.

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ICT statement: China’s broken promises to Tibetans cloud the TAR’s 60th anniversary

9 September 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of an entity labeled as “Tibet Autonomous Region”, a province-level administrative division in the People’s Republic of China which encompasses merely roughly half of Tibet. While Chinese state media is striking a predictably upbeat tone on the anniversary, the reality is that Tibetans have little to celebrate.

China rolls out new leaders in Lhasa – indicating continued clampdown in Tibet

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China rolls out new leaders in Lhasa – indicating continued clampdown in Tibet

During the just concluded annual meetings of the People’s Congress and the Political Consultative Conference of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Chinese authorities announced the “election” of new leaders for the TAR government and the People’s Congress while vowing to strengthen work “for closer unity around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core” in the coming years.

China’s intensive hydropower dams threaten millions in Tibet and Asia

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China’s intensive hydropower dams threaten millions in Tibet and Asia

A new International Campaign for Tibet report finds China’s rapid hydropower dam scheme is causing irreparable damage to the Tibetan civilization, the environment, downstream nations, and the climate. Its agenda disregards the human impact, the science, and worsening climate change hydropower brings.

Chinese hydropower Damming Tibet’s culture, community and environment

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Chinese hydropower Damming Tibet’s culture, community and environment

The People’s Republic of China’s hydropower and dam projects are increasingly leading to massive human rights violations and environmental damage in Tibet. Since Asia’s largest rivers originate in the Tibetan plateau, the construction of hydroelectric dams in Tibet also threaten the water supply, livelihoods and health of up to 1.8 billion people across China, South and Southeast Asia.