About Us
Southern Mongolian News (sonin.org) is an online news and information platform published in Traditional Mongolian script, operated by the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center (SMHRIC) and the Inner Mongolian People's Party (IMPP), U.S. Branch. The website is dedicated to providing Mongolian readers in Southern Mongolia and abroad with independent, factual news coverage, commentary, and cultural content, offering independent reporting that challenges state-dominated media narratives in China, and giving voice to Mongolians.
Our Mission
Southern Mongolian News is committed to using Traditional Mongolian script as the medium for recording , preserving , and promoting the Mongolian language , history , and culture. We focus on the realities facing Mongolians in Southern Mongolia , including issues of ethnic identity , historical memory , grassland preservation , social justice , and human rights. Our work is dedicated to:
- Defending the right to use Traditional Mongolian script and resisting linguistic and cultural assimilation ;
- Documenting and sharing the historical truths and collective memory of Southern Mongolia ;
- Reporting on the lived realities and human rights conditions of Mongolians in Southern Mongolia ;
- Providing a platform where Southern Mongolians can speak freely and exchange ideas ;
- Fostering communication and cultural connection between Mongolians inside and outside China.
On Traditional Mongolian Script
Traditional Mongolian script has a history of nearly 800 years and is a key carrier of Mongolian cultural and historical memory, as well as a core symbol of Mongolian identity. Yet as Mongolian-language instruction has been removed from formal education, an increasing number of young people are losing the ability to read and write in the traditional script.
Southern Mongolian News remains committed to publishing in Traditional Mongolian script with the aim of sustaining its use and vitality, helping readers reconnect with and value the written form of their mother tongue through everyday reading.
Our Position
Amid the gradual erosion of the mother tongue and the threat of cultural disappearance, Southern Mongolian News bears witness to Southern Mongolia and gives voice to its people. We believe that the loss of any language is a loss to human civilization, and that every suppressed history deserves to be retold. As a chronicler of our time, we are committed to presenting an accurate account of life in Southern Mongolia with integrity and responsibility.
Voice for the Silenced , Guardian of the Script.
关于我们
南蒙古新闻网 ( sonin.org ) 是一个以传统蒙古文出版的在线新闻与信息平台 , 由南蒙古人权信息中心 ( SMHRIC ) 和内蒙古人民党 ( IMPP ) 美国分部共同主办。 本网站致力于为南蒙古及海外的蒙古族读者提供独立、 真实的新闻报道、 时事评论与文化内容 , 打破中国官方媒体的信息垄断 , 让蒙古人的声音得以自由传播。
我们的使命
南蒙古新闻网坚持以传统蒙古文字为载体 , 记录、 传承并弘扬蒙古民族的语言、 历史与文化。 我们关注南蒙古地区蒙古人面临的现实处境 , 包括民族认同、 历史记忆、 草原保护、 社会公正与人权状况等议题 , 致力于:
- 守护传统蒙古文字的使用权利 , 抵制语言文化的同化与消亡 ;
- 记录并传播南蒙古的历史真相与集体记忆 ;
- 报道南蒙古蒙古人的真实生存状况与人权议题 ;
- 为南蒙古蒙古人提供一个能够自由发声、 交流思想的平台 ;
- 促进境内外蒙古人之间的信息互通与文化连接。
关于传统蒙古文字
传统蒙古文字已有近八百年的历史 , 是蒙古民族文化与历史记忆的重要载体 , 更是蒙古人身份认同的核心象征。 然而 , 随着教育体系中蒙古语授课被取消 , 越来越多年轻一代正逐渐失去使用与阅读传统蒙古文的能力。
南蒙古新闻网始终坚持以传统蒙古文字发布内容 , 希望以实际行动延续这套文字的生命力 , 让更多读者在日常阅读中重新接触并珍视自己的母语文字。
我们的立场
在母语逐渐消亡、 传统文化面临消失的危机之下 , 南蒙古新闻网选择站在见证者与发声者的位置。 我们相信 , 每一种语言的消失都是人类文明的损失 , 每一段被掩盖的历史都应该被重新讲述。 南蒙古新闻网秉持时代记录者的角色 , 以负责任的态度呈现南蒙古的真实面貌。
为沉默的牧民发声 , 为消逝的文字守望。