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‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help
The New York Times – by Vivian Wang China’s ever-tightening Covid rules have prompted public complaints from residents of areas usually intimidated into keeping quiet. BEIJING — Infected patients quarantined alongside those who tested negative. No food for hours,...
Rights group condemns China’s collection of DNA samples in Tibet as a “serious human rights violation”
Kindergarten DNA sample collection. Dharamshala: The Chinese officials across the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have been collecting DNA samples from Tibetans, including kindergarten children, without their parent’s consent as part of a “crime detection”...
Representative Ngodup Dorjee visits Durban region to meet Political leaders, Tibet Supporters and other civil society leaders
Representative Ngodup Dorjee visited Durban region between 1 to 3 September to meet His Excellency Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, President Emeritus and founder of Inkatha Freedom Party, IFP at his office on 1 September and in the afternoon, attended the launch of the...
“Tibetan Struggle is Inspiring and Encouraging”, says US Senator Jon Ossoff During his Visit to Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
Dharamsala: US delegation led by Senator Jon Ossoff paid a visit to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile earlier today. The delegation was received by Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang led members of the Standing Committee and Parliamentary Secretariat staff. Members...
Statement of the Kashag on the Sixty-second Anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day
Statement of the Kashag on the Sixty-second Anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day On this momentous occasion of the sixty-second anniversary of the Tibetan democracy day, the Kashag extends its greetings to Tibetan brethren in and outside Tibet and friends who...
CTA marks 62nd Anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day
Hoisting of the Tibetan flag at Tsuglagkhang. Photo/CTA/Tenzin Phende Dharamshala: On the occasion of the 62nd Tibetan Democracy Day, the Central Tibetan Administration organised a brief ceremony at the Tsuglakhang today at 10 am. Presided by the chief guest MLA Shri...
Slowing down of China
Manoj Joshi Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation This has not been a happy year for the Chinese leadership. The Ukraine war, economic headaches arising from the mortgage crisis compounded by the difficulties of adopting a ‘zero Covid’ policy have hobbled...
Chinese tourists suspected cause of COVID outbreak in Tibetan cities
By International Campaign for Tibet The reported COVID-19 outbreaks in Tibet may be the result of Chinese tourism encouraged by the Chinese government, according to observers inside Tibet. Commenters have also been complaining about inadequate infrastructure to...
UN Rapporteur Finds Evidence of Forced Labor in Xinjiang, Tibet
Voice of America – by Asim Kashgarian WASHINGTON – Coerced labor among Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic groups has been taking place in China’s Xinjiang and Tibet, according to a report released by Tomoya Obokata, the U.N. special rapporteur on contemporary forms of...
Solid Alliance of all Chinese Colonies and Threatened Countries is Needed to End Chinese Colonialism
New Delhi: On 13th August Leaders of China’s major colonies like Tibet, East Turkistan (Xinjiang), Southern Mongolia, and Hong Kong and experts belonging to Taiwan, democracy movement of China and the European Parliament expressed opinion that international unity and...
Sense of universal responsibility is biggest contribution of Tibetan culture to world: Hollywood star Richard Gere
The Print. Lhasa [Tibet], August 11 (ANI): The 14th Dalai Lama’s idea of Universal Responsibility is that of a global responsibility that every human being should carry within and it is the biggest contribution of Tibetan culture to the world today, said Hollywood...
CTA Led Tibetans in Dharamshala Celebrate India’s 76th Independence Day
Dharamshala: Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) led Tibetan Community in Dharamshala celebrated the 76th Indian Independence Day at Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence. The celebration organised by Tibetan...