Southern Mongolian activist Hada has been nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. Known for his decades-long resistance to Chinese repression, Hada has become a powerful symbol of peaceful struggle for the rights and identity of Mongolians in Southern Mongolia. This nomination brings global attention to a cause long ignored.

More than 100 human rights organisations from across the globe have issued an urgent appeal for the immediate release of Mr Hada, a prominent Southern Mongolian dissident who disappeared under suspicious circumstances following hospitalisation by Chinese authorities.

Mr Hada, who has endured over 30 years of persecution, was last seen on 6 February 2025 when he was taken to hospital for an alleged “urgent medical condition.” His current whereabouts and condition remain unknown, prompting serious concerns about enforced disappearance and state abuse.

As Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong faces life in prison under Beijing’s national security law, this piece explores what his case signals for Southern Mongolians. Drawing clear parallels between the CCP’s tactics in Hong Kong and Southern Mongolia, it highlights a shared struggle against repression, cultural erasure, and the criminalisation of dissent.

🇺🇸 U.S. Senate Finally Speaks Out: Southern Mongolian Lives Matter

For too long, the world ignored our pain. Now, the U.S. Senate has taken action.
In January 2025, they introduced the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act (S.288) — a bill that exposes the truth of what’s happening to us under Chinese rule.

Silent Erasure: The CCP's Assimilation Tactics in Southern Mongolia

Unlike Tibet or East Turkestan, Southern Mongolia rarely makes global headlines. Instead of mass detentions and visible repression, the Chinese Communist Party employs subtle tactics—bureaucratic policies, economic incentives, and slogans promoting unity and prosperity—to quietly erode Southern Mongolian identity. This gradual cultural suffocation is a form of ethnic cleansing disguised as progress, known as assimilation by stealth, under the CCP's ideology of "中华民族共同体意识" (sense of a unified Chinese national identity).

🇪🇺 In a 2020 joint motion for resolution, the European Parliament expressed serious concern about China’s policy to eliminate Mongolian-language education in Southern Mongolia. This blog explores how the EU publicly condemned these measures as part of a broader suppression of minority cultures, aligning with global calls for human rights accountability.