Tibetan Sikyong (President) Meets US Leaders in Washington
October 27, 2023-By International Campaign for Tibet The Tibetan Sikyong (President) met with US Congressional leaders, Biden administration officials, local Tibetan Americans, Washington, DC journalists and more during a productive and busy trip to the US capital last week. Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of the exile-based Central Tibetan read more →
Tashi Wangchuk Beaten by Police Head, Refused Business Registration for New Shop
October 26, 2023-by Tibet Watch Former Tibetan political prisoner and language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk was detained and beaten by Chinese police personnel on 17 October after he posted a video of government staff refusing his request for business license registration. Tashi Wangchuk opened a car wash shop on 17 October in read more →
Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Wangchen Beaten and Hospitalized in Lhasa
October 25, 2023-by Tibet Rights Collective Former Tibetan political prisoner Wangchen, who had recently been released from prison, found himself in a distressing situation in Lhasa, Occupied Tibet. He was reportedly beaten and hospitalized by Lhasa police officials, sparking concerns regarding his safety and well-being, reported Tibet Times. Wangchen, who had served read more →
The dilemma over the next Dalai Lama and the tenuous lives of Tibetans in Dharamshala
October 20, 2023SUHASINI HAIDAR for The Hindu The line begins at the base of the hill every morning, as tourists, devotees and disciples wait to see the Dalai Lama, after crossing rigorous security checks and leaving bags, belongings and everything except a silk scarf or khata as an offering to him. At 88, read more →
China Bans Tibetan Language in Schools in Sichuan Province
October 19, 2023Step could lead to eventual extinction of Tibetan in the region, activists fear. -by Radio Free Asia China has banned the teaching and use of the Tibetan language at elementary and middle schools in two Tibetan-populated regions in southwestern China, sources inside the country said, requiring all instruction to be read more →
Replace ‘Tibet’ with ‘Xizang’ on Product Translations, Chinese E-Commerce Platform Warns its Online Retailers
October 17, 2023Weidian advises millions of merchants to stop using ‘Tibet’ in English product descriptions, or face removal Notice follows a foreign ministry readout which used ‘Xizang’ as the official Chinese translation for the autonomous region -By Alyssa Chen A Chinese e-commerce service provider has advised its platform merchants to replace “Tibet” read more →
China Replaces ‘Tibet’ with ‘Xizang’ in Latest Diplomatic Documents
October 14, 2023The move is seen as ‘completely politically-driven, to legitimize the occupation and rule of Tibet,’ say experts. -by Radio Free Asia China has replaced the use of the term “Tibet” with “Xizang” as the romanized Chinese name on official diplomatic documents, a recent speech by the Foreign Minister Wang Yi read more →
China’s Latest White Paper for a ‘Global Community of Shared Future’: Another Sugar-Coated Saber
October 13, 2023The white paper is all about what China is not. But if China truly embraces this vision instead of hiding its dirty hands behind it, the world could have peace. By Tsewang Gyalpo Arya China under the CCP regime is perhaps among the countries who had issued the largest number read more →
Tibetan Language Classes Banned in Kardze
October 13, 2023Notification circulated by Education Bureau in September bans Tibetan language classes from primary to high secondary schools. -by Tibet Watch The Bureau of Education of Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture issued a notification in early September this year forbidding Tibetan language classes from primary to high secondary schools in the prefecture. read more →
China’s Repressive New Law on Religious Activity Venues: A Tibetan View
October 11, 2023Order No. 19 that came into force on September 1 negatively affects all Chinese territory and all religions. But it is even worse for Tibet and other occupied regions. by Arya Tsewang Gyalpo The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership has announced that “Order No.19,” “Administrative Measures for Religious Activity Venues,” has read more →