Inaction, or Complicity? Chinese Authorities Turn a Blind Eye Towards Restrictions on Tibetan Language
July 26, 2024-by International Campaign for Tibet Tibetans inside Tibet are circulating videos objecting to the fact that Douyin, one of the most important streaming and social media platforms in China, is blocking Tibetan-language broadcasts. Chinese authorities have not responded to these objections, revealing a new aspect of the PRC’s efforts to read more →
S.138 – Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act (Overview)
July 25, 2024* Click here to access the overview of the bill on official website congress.gov Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (Introduced 01/30/2023) Committees: Senate – Foreign Relations Committee Meetings: 04/16/24 10:00AM Latest Action: House – 06/12/2024 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Roll Call read more →
China’s Top Leaders Visit Tibet, Seeking to Assimilate Tibet’s Religion and Children
July 12, 2024-International Campaign for Tibet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chair of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning, China’s two highest decision-makers on Tibet, visited the Tibetan regions of Amdo and Kham. Xi and Wang called for the full implementation of the Party’s policy to Sinify Tibetan Buddhism read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Undergoes Successful Knee Replacement Surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City
June 30, 2024-Sourced by Hospital for Special Surgery, 29 June 2024 “His Holiness the Dalai Lama underwent successful knee replacement surgery on Friday, June 28, at Hospital for Special Surgery,” said David J. Mayman, MD, Chief of the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Service at HSS. “He is expected to make a full recovery and read more →
US Report Highlights China’s Policy of Controlling All Aspects of Tibetan Buddhism
June 28, 2024-by International Campaign for Tibet A US State Department report on religious freedom in Tibet says, “CCP [Communist Party of China] regulations stipulate official control of all aspects of Tibetan Buddhism, including the recognition of lamas, religious venues, groups, personnel, and schools.” The State Department’s 2023 Report on International Religious read more →
What is the Resolve Tibet Act?
June 22, 2024The Resolve Tibet Act passed by Congress on June 12 is a bold successor to the two acts preceding it. We explain. -by Anagha Jayakumar for The Indian Express, 21 June 2024 The United States Congress on June 12 passed the Promoting a Resolution to Tibet-China Dispute Act, better known read more →
EXCLUSIVE: Teen Tibetan Monk Takes Own Life After Being Forced to Leave Monastery
May 30, 2024The 17-year-old became depressed after being sent to government-run school instead. -by Radio Free Asia A 17-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monk who was forced to leave his monastery and join a government-run school committed suicide after authorities said he could no longer wear his maroon robes, three sources with direct knowledge read more →
The importance of being Tibet’s 14th Dalai Lama
May 21, 2024By Mohan Guruswamy, Deccan Chronicle Read here The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name: Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso), who was born on July 6, 1935, has been resident in India since 1959, and is the highest spiritual leader and most revered head of Tibetan Buddhism. When I had read more →
Press Statement: Marking 29 Years Since the Panchen Lama’s Disappearance
May 18, 2024Press Statement Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson 17 May 2024 Today marks 29 years since the People’s Republic of China (PRC) abducted the 11th Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, as a six-year-old child. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima remains missing and has not appeared in public since read more →
Tibetan Singer Arrested for Song Lamenting Dalai Lama’s Absence
May 16, 2024Blasting Beijing for ‘false’ leadership, the lyrics yearn for freedom for the Tibetans. -by Radio Free Asia “In this land where the Victorious One is absent, Leaders exist, but false ones. The Tibetans are bereft of direction, Like a deer lost in the midst of a fog…” A Tibetan performer read more →