Protests as China’s Xi arrives in Prague
March 29, 2016Mail Online, 28 March 2016 Protests greeted President Xi Jinping as he arrived in Prague on Monday on the first visit by a Chinese head of state to the Czech Republic. Along the road leading from the airport, dozens of pro-Tibetan demonstrators scuffled with well-wishers who had turned out to read more →
Pro-Tibet demonstrators scuffle with well-wishers as Xi Jinping arrives for Czech Republic visit
March 29, 2016South China Morning Post, 29 March 2016 Protests greeted President Xi Jinping as he arrived in the Czech capital Prague for a two-day visit. Dozens of pro-Tibetan demonstrators scuffled with well-wishers who had turned out to welcome the head of state for a visit which has seen Czech President Milos read more →
Former top official in Tibet denies taking bribes to create ‘living Buddhas’
March 28, 2016South China Morning Post, 28 March 2016 Zhu Weiqun, a senior official known for his harsh criticisms of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, has denied accusations that he received huge bribes to grant approvals for people to become living Buddhas, dismissing the claims as a “vulgar smear”. The read more →
With Hong Kong booksellers silenced, China now goes after exiled dissidents
March 28, 2016Simon Denyer, The Washington Post, 28 March 2016 No matter whether you are in New York, rural Germany or Hong Kong, you’d better think twice before criticizing Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the past few days, Chinese dissidents in the United States and Germany say close relatives back in China read more →
How exiled Tibetans choose their leaders
March 28, 2016Varinder Bhatia, The Indian Express, 28 March 2016 The final round of polling for the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile ended on March 20. This was the second direct election after the Dalai Lama distanced himself from the political functioning of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. Elections are held every five years to elect read more →
Response to Dr. Dhondup Tashi and Dr. Desel’s article
March 26, 2016By Dr. Lobsang Tsering (published on phayul.com) Dr. Dhondup Tashi and Dr. Tenzin Desel have brought up issues on TB and Hepatitis B in their article in “Phayul.com”. Since May 2015, I am heading the TB division in the DOH-CTA as the TB Program Manager and since August 2015, I read more →
China ‘detained 20 over Xi resignation letter’
March 26, 2016John Sudworth, BBC, 26 March 2016 BEIJING – China detained a total of 20 people following the publication of a letter calling on President Xi Jinping to resign, the BBC has learned. The letter was posted earlier in March on state-backed website Wujie News. Although quickly deleted by the authorities, read more →
Chinese activist in N.Y. says Beijing officials ‘abducted’ his parents and brother
March 26, 2016Jonathan Kaiman, Los Angeles Times, 25 March 2016 BEIJING – A Chinese freedom of speech activist in New York said Friday that Chinese authorities have “abducted” his family on the mainland, highlighting Beijing’s growing determination to silence critical voices overseas. Wen Yunchao, an influential Communist Party critic with more than read more →
China-Nepal rail link can be extended to India: Chinese experts
March 24, 2016Press Trust of India, 24 March 2016 Beijing, Mar 23 (PTI) – As China plans to extend its Tibet railway network to Nepal, Chinese experts say the USD four billion project passing through seismic zones in the Himalayas could be extended to India to improve Tibet’s connectivity with South Asia. read more →
Struggle in the city for Tibetan nomads
March 22, 2016Benjamin Haa, The Citizen, 22 March 2016 Aba (China) (AFP) – By mid-morning, Lobsang’s leather cowboy hat is askew, his black robes dishevelled, and his breath stinks of booze. Once a nomad herder roaming the high Tibetan plateau, instead he stumbles around his sparse new concrete house. For decades he read more →