China Uighurs: Ban on long beards, veils in Xinjiang
April 6, 2017Beijing says new rules are necessary to fight ‘extremism’ but rights groups have called similar restrictions repressive. China has banned “abnormal” beards and full-face coverings in the remote western region of Xinjiang as part of tighter “anti-extremism” regulations that also prohibit rejecting state media. Xinjiang is home to about 10 read more →
Trump urged to raise Tibet and human rights issues with Chinese president Xi
April 6, 2017By PTI | Published: 05th April 2017 10:07 PM | Indian Express WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of lawmakers have urged US President Donald Trump to raise the issue of human rights violations in China, in particular, those related to Tibet when he meets his Chinese counterpart this week. Simultaneously, influential US lawmakers have read more →
On Eve of Chinese President’s US visit, Congressional Bicameral Bill Calls for Americans to Receive the Same Access to Tibet that Chinese Citizens Enjoy in the United States
April 6, 2017International Campaign For Tibet ON APRIL 4, 2017 McGovern, Hultgren, Rubio, Baldwin introduce Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act in both House and Senate of the US Congress to lift restrictions on US citizens’ access to Tibet On the eve of the first summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President read more →
US: China Rights Abuse Overview Ahead of Xi-Trump Summit
April 5, 2017(New York, April 4, 2017) – China’s human rights environment continues to deteriorate as Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump prepare to meet at a summit on April 6-7, 2017, at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Human Rights Watch said today. “Torture, disappearances, imprisoning peaceful advocates, destroying religious communities, read more →
Trump and Global Security
April 5, 2017Jamie Metzl The United States is facing perhaps the most dangerous moment since the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack or the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. This danger does not stem from terrorism, immigration, or Islamic extremism but instead from the rapid deterioration of the post-World War Two international order. The Trump read more →
Bad weather forces Dalai Lama to reschedule Tawang trip
April 4, 2017NEW DELHI: Tibetan Spritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday rescheduled his trip to Arunachal Pradesh‘s Tawang due to bad weather conditions in the Himalayan region. The Tibetan Spiritual lead was set to leave Guwahati by a chopper, but the inclement weather has forced him to travel by road and change his stop read more →
Dalai Lama calls for complete freedom to choose religion
April 3, 2017GUWAHATI: Voicing concern over religious conversion, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Sunday said forceful conversion was not correct and an individual must have freedom to choose religion. Dalai Lama had an emotional reunion with the 5th Assam Rifles jawan who received him after his escape from Tibet in March read more →
‘Physically And Mentally I Am An Indian’, Says Dalai Lama
April 3, 2017NDTV, 2 March 2017 Dalai Lama released his Assamese edition of his autobiography at the same event in Guwahati. (PTI) Guwahati: Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel laureate the Dalai Lama today said he was the “longest guest” of the government of India and has now feels like he is an read more →
Almost 6 Decades Later, Dalai Lama Meets The Man Who Gave Him A Safe Passage To India
April 3, 2017GUWAHATI — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday had an emotional reunion with one of the five Assam Rifles guards who escorted him to India during his escape from Tibet in March 1959. The Dalai Lama embraced retired jawan Naren Chandra Das at an interactive session organised at read more →
Tibetan PM in Doon, connects with students and community members on strategy to resolve Tibet issue
April 1, 2017Times of India, 31 March 2017 DEHRADUN: Lobsang Sangay, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, who is in Dehradun on a five-day official visit, interacted with members of the substantial Tibetan community in the region, and visited schools run by the community on Friday. Sangay, who is referred to as read more →