Rethinking the politics of poverty and development in Tibet

THREAD: Source who recently visited Ürümchi says there are now ZERO Uyghur- and other minority-lang books on the shelves of Yan’an Lu Xinhua

— Elise Anderson (@AndersonEliseM) 14. Januar 2019

Senators Rubio and Menendez reintroduced the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which urges Global #Magnitsky sanctions and other measures in response to „gross human rights violations“ in #China. https://t.co/JhCzpCG0wD

— Magnitsky Law & Sanctions (@GlobalMagnitsky) 18. Januar 2019

Good news : #US universities shut down #ConfuciusInstitutes

— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 17. Januar 2019

#China : Students and Teachers Feel Pressure to Abandon Faith . In an expanded push to strangle religious faith, schools in Shandong Province move to pressure students and teachers to pledge to reject God or face consequences.

— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 17. Januar 2019

In case anyone is in the neighbourhood and with nothing to do because of the shutdown, here is the lecture I’ll be giving at GWU on Friday, followed by book launch. @TibetGovLab#tibeteconomy#povertyasideologypic.twitter.com/nW6MEe2upC

— Andrew M. Fischer (@AndrewM_Fischer) 16. Januar 2019

#Tibet : #Tibetan public officials of #Lhasa have been banned from participating in any kind of religious activities. The violators of the order have been threatened of dire consequences including depriving them of their lifetime welfare benefits.

— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 16. Januar 2019

„There is no significant legal argument from the company’s side“ says top #Thai court in dismissing #Thammakaset Farm’s legally questionable tactics to oppose compensation to #Myanmar migrant workers. Precisely. Why does #Thailand gov’t allow SLAPP suits? https://t.co/BKKN6yx9BHpic.twitter.com/D1keraWt2y

— Phil Robertson (@Reaproy) 15. Januar 2019

Take action to support union leaders in #Thailand sacked and fined for demanding rail safety! Send a message to the #Thai gov’t demanding charges and fines to be dropped:
https://t.co/Y47iLEr9G0#SRUT

— Labor Rights Forum (@ILRF) 16. Januar 2019

Automated and detailed surveillance systems enable increasingly more fine-grained punishment and reward mechanisms: „A woman in China’s Wenzhou was fined 10 yuan for staring at her phone when crossing road. Toys will be given to those who obey the traffic rules.“ https://t.co/STh9Q1h6s2

— Adrian Zenz (@adrianzenz) 16. Januar 2019

#YellowVests#Macron’s policy summarized in one photo.#GiletsJaunes#ActeX#Ric#MacronMustGo OUT pic.twitter.com/znZooHXdEZ

— TPMPA (@TPMPA1) 15. Januar 2019

What you think about the French gov under #Macron leaves the way of democratic rules in #France?

Why you silent to brutal #regime in which peaceful elderly women were sirousley injured from a shot with #flashball? #RegimeChange in France? #GiletsJaunes pic.twitter.com/9jnVO7cODP

— Jahid Rahman (জাহিদ) 🇧🇩 (@JahidRahman) 15. Januar 2019

Some of the images of the injuries that #GiletsJaunes protesters have suffered since the protests began in mid November. 2200 overall injured & over 300 with serious head injuries by getting hit with a flash ball on the head or being attacked by a baton. #MacronDemissionpic.twitter.com/wu7r6EMxOG

— Jordan.🌹 (@Jordan_SP1) 15. Januar 2019

An ITF mission is in #Thailand calling for justice for the rail & aviation workers unjustly fined and forced into poverty just for calling for safe working conditions. #WeAreITF. Show your support – join the campaign here: https://t.co/GgcPMbUqLJpic.twitter.com/YAtRrZQ7Hn

— International Transport Workers‘ Federation (ITF) (@ITFglobalunion) 16. Januar 2019

Symposium: The Interplay Between IAC and NIAC–Questions and Consequences https://t.co/bgbSqm0iSapic.twitter.com/VAxCmo7he5

— Opinio Juris (@opiniojuris) 16. Januar 2019

What does Javanka mean for the World Bank? @worldbankpres new post on (J)Ivanka’s role in the nomination of the next @WorldBank president. Read the post here and stay in touch if you want to collaborate with the blog https://t.co/5kknS3jZMu

— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 16. Januar 2019

Pretty astonishing that the job qualifications don’t require knowledge of developing countries or poverty. In fact, the US’s lexicon of officialdom erased the word ‘poverty’. We only hear about the middle class (and not that it is being demolished).

— Nancy Alexander (@NanCAlexander) 16. Januar 2019

.@WorldBank president Jim Kim is an ex-leftist who claims that in the mid-1990s he wanted to shut down the Bank….

Check out the new post „@JimYongKim’s mixed messages to the World Bank, and the world“ ➡️https://t.co/jntNIzE0cj#PrezForPeoplesDev#PrezWithaCV

— World Bank president (@worldbankpres) 15. Januar 2019

#Tibet : #Tibetans are required to put up framed pictures depicting #MaoZedong, #DengXiaoping, #JiangZemin, #HuJintao and #XiJinping in their homes as well as at religious and other public places. https://t.co/kg35vzgjtf

— claudio tecchio (@DossierTibet) 16. Januar 2019

I’m looking forward to @msattorova1 guest lecture @UWELaw on 6 Feb 2019! https://t.co/YgQvZl3DD8

— Amy Man (@_Amy_Man) 13. Januar 2019