Another Chinese media campaign to smash the image of the Dalai Lama
May 12, 2023Rigzin Genkhang, Representative of Office of Tibet Brussels for La Libre Back to this controversy about the Dalai Lama asking a child to “eat his tongue”. The manipulated video and its misinterpretation of facts taken out of context is yet another example of the communication war against a spiritual and political read more →
Renowned Tibetan Filmmaker Pema Tseden Dies at 53
May 10, 2023-Radio Free Asia Award-winning Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden, best-known for “Jinpa” and “Balloon” and admired by both Chinese and Tibetans for his work showing the living conditions of Tibetans, died in Lhasa on Monday, several sources told Radio Free Asia. He was 53. He died of heart failure, a source read more →
China is Blocking Tibetan Monks and Writers from Spreading Religious Content Online
May 5, 2023The move is part of China’s effort to destroy influence of prominent thinkers and religious figures. -by Sangyal Kunchok, Radio Free Asia China has been rigorously barring Tibetan writers, Buddhist monks and other influential people from spreading religious content online without prior approval, sources told Radio Free Asia. The clampdown, read more →
Chinese Medium Education Imposed in Schools Across Ngaba Despite Criticisms from Tibetan Scholars and Educators
May 5, 2023-by TCHRD Early this year, Chinese authorities quietly began enforcing an assimilationist education system in Tibetan primary schools in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, in the Tibetan province of Amdo. The Model 2 education system has been introduced in primary and middle schools across Ngaba read more →
Recentering Tibet in India’s Approach to China
May 4, 2023-by Tenzin Lhadon, Tibet Policy Institute Abstract India and China have transitioned into modern states along with their relationship which has seen ups and downs like any other nation states. They have come a long way into forming a considerably stable bilateral relationship that was best reflected in their economic read more →
China’s Narrative War: Impact and Challenges for South Asia
May 3, 2023Vijay Kranti, India Foundation Journal. May 1, 2023. It is quite interesting and equally annoying too, to note that with the ever increasing economic and military might of China, the leadership of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is becoming assertive, rather bullying, in forcing its own narratives on the world community. read more →
Discriminated on Return: Tibetans Denied Rights, Opportunities When Reentering Tibet
April 29, 2023-By International Campaign for Tibet China’s authorities in Tibet are withholding the “hukou” registration for as long as six years from Tibetans who have traveled abroad, leading to numerous problems in getting jobs or social services, according to recent reports. The hukou or household registration system is linked with social read more →
Religions are not to be tolerated, but respected equally: Tibetan scholar
April 29, 2023Scholars and religious leaders should meet and have genuine dialogues, have inter-religious prayers, says Samdhong Rinpoche. -The Hindu, 27 April 2023 Tibetan scholar Samdhong Rinpoche on Thursday said religions are not to be tolerated, but to be respected. “All religions should be given equal respect. If someone is evolved and read more →
Police Use Banner to Hide Protest by Imprisoned Tibetan’s Sister
April 28, 2023-By International Campaign for Tibet Apparently undeterred by a police beating during her protest a little over one month ago, Gonpo Kyi (Chinese: Gongbao Ji), elder sister of imprisoned former Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, returned to protest in front of the Tibet Autonomous Region Higher People’s Court on April 23, read more →
Historical Roots and Contemporary Manifestations of China’s Growing Insecurities
April 21, 2023China remains entangled in a complex web of internal and external challenges to its legitimacy and stability. -By Sherap Therchin Ottawa, April 17, 2023 – Ongoing debates on the nature and extent of Chinese interference in our democratic institutions have led many Canadians to question why China would engage in read more →