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A Tale of Two Hostage-Takings: Maduro and the Uyghurs
Who, in fact, set the example for hostage‑taking—Donald Trump or Xi Jinping? A Uyghur journalist’s opinion. The post A Tale of Two Hostage-Takings: Maduro and the Uyghurs first appeared on Bitter Winter.
Reflect on 2025 with SFT’s End of Year
In December of 2022, I sat down to write my first End of Year Letter, a tradition passed down from Executive Directors before me. I was sitting at the same desk I am at now, writing to you all,...
Keir Starmer opens door to UK visit by Xi Jinping after bilateral talks
PM says trip to China has put relationship in stronger place, but possible return visit angers British criticsUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has taken a major step towards rapprochement with China, opening the door to a UK...
Climate crisis depopulating Nepal’s ethnically Tibetan Limi Valley in face of gov’t apathy
(TibetanReview.net, Jan29’26) – Humla, Nepal’s northern-most district sharing border with Tibet, suffers from climate change-induced livelihood breakdown and the increasing outmigration of communities in the face of government apathy to the residents’ worsening plight, reported kathmandupost.com Jan 25. In...
Forced relocation of Tibetan nomads in Amdo raises legal and rights concerns
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 29: A legal team led by Beijing-based Chinese lawyer Dong Peng recently travelled to nomadic regions of Qinghai, the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo, to provide legal assistance to affected communities. The team’s visit followed...
CFU marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, urges global action on ongoing Uyghur genocide
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) commemorated the millions of innocent people killed during the Holocaust and paid respect to the survivors whose resilience and testimony have ensured that history is remembered. The day marked the...
Inside the Hong Kong newsrooms stifled by fear after Jimmy Lai’s conviction
As Keir Starmer faces huge pressure to secure Jimmy Lai’s release during his visit to China, journalists in Hong Kong tell Shweta Sharma how the British media mogul’s conviction has all but declawed the city’s press
Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash review – clever comedy for our conspiracy theory age
This tender satire of a dysfunctional American family’s search for moral guidance is precisely what our times needMaking the comic novel succeed is a rich, tricky project in our age of desperate, sometimes weirdly eager apocalypticism. Madeline Cash has...
Support for Issues of Forced Relocation and Lack of Adequate Compensation Faced By Tibetan Nomadic Communities
Reported By Palden Edited By Pema Tso Translated By TenGyal A team of lawyers, led by the Beijing based advocate Dong Peng has reached the Tibetan nomadic regions in Tsongon (Qinghai Province) to help address issues faced by the...
Does Antarctica really have the bluest sky in the world?
Light scattering creates the shade we see when we look skyward, and studies show the process varies around the worldOn holiday the sky may look a deeper shade of blue than even the clearest summer day at home. Some...















