India, its people done a lot: Tibetans
July 17, 2019Vishal Gulati, The Quint. Read the article here. Dharamsala, July 16 (IANS) For Tibetans in exile, the Indian government and people of India have done a lot for Tibet. Even Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama calls himself a “son … Continued The post India, its people done a lot: read more →
North Korea, Syria and Myanmar among countries defending China’s actions in Xinjiang
July 16, 2019By Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 15 July 2019 Read article here (CNN)Ambassadors representing 37 countries praised China for its “remarkable achievements in the field of human rights,” just a day after a group of 22 other countries formally condemned Beijing for the mass detention … Continued The post North Korea, Syria and Myanmar among read more →
Sinicization poses new threats to the survival of Tibetan Buddhist culture and values in Tibet
July 16, 2019By International Campaign for Tibet|July 12, 2019 The second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, being hosted by the State Department in Washington, DC from July 16 to 18, 2019, comes at a time when the International Campaign for Tibet has obtained … Continued The post Sinicization poses new threats to the read more →
Hong Kong Protesters’ New Target: A News Station Seen as China’s Friend
July 15, 2019By Mike Ives and Katherine Li, The New York Times. Read the article here. HONG KONG — As a television journalist was trying to record video of a protest in Hong Kong last week, the protest suddenly became about him … Continued The post Hong Kong Protesters’ New Target: A read more →
‘Dalai Lama’s successor to be chosen within China, India should not interfere’, say Chinese authorities
July 15, 2019Times Now. Read the article here Beijing/Lhasa: Chinese authorities on Sunday asserted that the successor of spiritual leader Dalai Lama will be chosen within China and warned India that any interference from its side could hamper bilateral ties. Commenting on the sensitive … Continued The post ‘Dalai Lama’s successor to be chosen read more →
China slams UN letter on Xinjiang human rights as ‘slander’
July 12, 2019Hong Kong Fress Press, Link to the article here. China on Thursday labeled as “slander” a letter sent to top United Nations officials by more than 20 countries condemning Beijing’s treatment of ethnic minorities. An estimated one million mostly Muslim ethnic … Continued The post China slams UN letter on Xinjiang read more →
Tibetan Nuns Beaten by Chinese Guards For ‘Weeping’ in Detention
July 12, 2019Reported by Sonam Lhamo for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Dorjee Damdul. Written in English by Richard Finney. Link to the article here. Tibetan nuns evicted by Chinese authorities from a Tibetan Buddhist study center in Sichuan have been singled … Continued The post Tibetan Nuns Beaten by Chinese Guards read more →
China Rebuked by 22 Nations Over Xinjiang Repression
July 11, 2019GENEVA — A group of 22 countries has issued a statement urging China to stop the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in its western Xinjiang region, the first concerted international challenge to a policy China has vigorously … Continued The post China Rebuked by 22 Nations Over read more →
UN: Unprecedented Joint Call for China to End Xinjiang Abuses
July 11, 2019Human Rights Watch, 10 July 2019 Read the report here. 22 Countries Decry Mass Detention, Seek Monitoring China’s Xinjiang region’s Vice-Governor Erkin Tuniyaz attends the Human Rights Council meeting at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2019. © … Continued The post UN: Unprecedented Joint Call for China read more →
The Extraordinary Power of Hong Kongers’ Solidarity
July 10, 2019By Stéphanie Giry, Ms. Giry is an editor in the Opinion section, based in Hong Kong. Read the article here. HONG KONG — The battle between the government and this city’s protest movement couldn’t have been on starker display last Monday, July 1 — a … Continued The post The Extraordinary Power of Hong Kongers’ read more →