Human rights battle: German Bundestag calls on China to allow MPs visit
August 6, 2019AFP, Read the original article here. Germany’s parliament said Monday it had appealed to Chinese authorities after a delegation which included a politician outspoken on Uighur issues was threatened with a travel ban. At the centre of the controversy is … Continued The post Human rights battle: German Bundestag calls read more →
Howard lashes rise of ‘authoritarian’ China
August 6, 2019By Brad Thompson, Read the original article here. Former prime minister John Howard has lashed out at the rise of authoritarianism in China and warned Australia not to be mesmerised by Beijing, saying the protests in Hong Kong were a … Continued The post Howard lashes rise of ‘authoritarian’ China read more →
‘Climate change dramatically affecting Tibetan plateau’
August 6, 2019THE ASIAN AGE, Read the original article here. The conference was organised on the subject of “Climate change on the third pole and its impacts” last week in New Delhi. New Delhi: The growing impact of climate change has accelerated the … Continued The post ‘Climate change dramatically affecting Tibetan plateau’ read more →
The world in the panda’s lap
August 5, 2019Vinod Saighal, The Statesman. Read the article here. China’s white paper on defense 2019 has said that it is striving to promote security and stability along the India-China border and has created what it termed ‘favorable conditions’ to resolve the … Continued The post The world in the panda’s lap read more →
Jailed Tibetan Language Rights Advocate is Refused Visits From His Lawyers
August 3, 2019Reported by Sonam Lhamo for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Read the article here. Jailed Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk was denied a visit from his lawyers this week, with Chinese prison officials saying Wangchuk is being punished for being “uncooperative” … Continued The post Jailed Tibetan Language Rights Advocate is read more →
China’s army just released a video showing soldiers practicing shooting protesters
August 3, 2019By -Anna Fifield, The Washington Post. Read the article here. BEIJING — The top Chinese military official in Hong Kong has called the violent protests of recent weeks “absolutely intolerable,” in a threatening speech that coincides with the release of an … Continued The post China’s army just released a video read more →
Uighurs challenge China to prove missing relatives are free
August 1, 2019The Guardian. Read the article here. Diaspora sceptical over claim most inmates released from Xinjiang detainment centres. Most inmates have been released from mass detention centres in Xinjiang region has been met with scepticism by the Uighur diaspora, which has … Continued The post Uighurs challenge China to prove missing read more →
Tibet: Chinese Authorities Keep Demolishing Buddhist Religious Centres
August 1, 2019UNPO. Read the article here. Chinese authorities have recently started the demolition of the Yachen Gar Tibetan Buddhist Centre, where Buddhist ethics and spiritual teachings have traditionally been practised. Many of those expelled from this temple is now being held in detention … Continued The post Tibet: Chinese Authorities Keep Demolishing Buddhist read more →
How China Is Bullying and Blocking the UN Human Rights Mechanisms
July 31, 2019by Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter. Read the article here. A detailed UNPO report documents how Beijing (and other illiberal regimes) is preventing – legally and illegally – the voice of the persecuted from being heard internationally. What if the UN … Continued The post How China Is Bullying and Blocking read more →
Tibet: China’s Oppression of Minority Groups Goes Beyond Its Own Borders
July 31, 2019This article was originally published by OpenCanada. Link to the article here. China’s oppression of its minority groups has spilled beyond its own borders, targeting Tibetans and Uyghurs living overseas. Recently, members of Tibetan and Uyghur minority groups settled in Canada … Continued The post Tibet: China’s Oppression of Minority Groups read more →