Melting glaciers of Tibet worrying, troublesome for all regions
June 8, 2022The Print – 7 June 2022 Lhasa [Tibet], June 7 (ANI): The melting glaciers of Tibet are worrying and troublesome for all the regions that depend on it as their ultimate source of water. Over 1.5 billion people across the continent of Asia rely on Tibet for their source of read more →
Tibetan delegation presents symbolic gift made from sand particles on Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
June 5, 2022– By ANI London [UK], June 4 (ANI): On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, a delegation from Tibet Foundation presented a special gift, made from sand particles – the sacred Sand Mandala, to her. The symbolic gift from the Tibetans was received by Prince of Waled, on behalf read more →
State Department report highlights China’s persecution of Tibetan Buddhism
June 4, 2022-By International Campaign for Tibet Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today China is persecuting practitioners of religions “that it deems out of line with Chinese Communist Party doctrine,” including by destroying Buddhist houses of worship, and referenced discrimination faced by Tibetan Buddhists. Blinken was speaking at the release of read more →
Tibetan monasteries face tighter control under new religious financial management measures
June 3, 2022-By International Campaign for Tibet Controls on Tibetan Buddhist monasteries look set to tighten with the coming into force of China’s “Measures for the Financial Management of Religious Activity Sites.” The measures jointly formulated by China’s National Administration for Religious Affairs and Ministry of Finance come into effect today, June read more →
China demands information on COVID status of exiled Tibetans
June 3, 2022Radio Free Asia – by Sangyal Kunchok Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are demanding that local Tibetans report the COVID status of relatives living outside the country, threatening them with the loss of housing subsidies and other support if they fail to disclose the information, RFA has learned. Local read more →
Yesterday’s Tibet, Today’s Ukraine — Who Will Be Targeted Tomorrow?
June 2, 2022Japan Forward – by Representative Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya The West can’t stop aggression like the invasion of Tibet or Ukraine until it ends the self-centered policy of trade and economic priority for despotic regimes. It has been 27 years since a key figure in Tibetan Buddhism, the 11th Panchen read more →
US slams China for ‘restricting, manipulating’ UNHR chief Bachelet’s visit
May 31, 2022-Business Standard The statement of the US department came in the backdrop of widespread criticism of Bachelet’s six-day China visit, which concluded on Saturday. The United States on Sunday expressed concern over Beijing’s efforts to restrict and manipulate the visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and her team read more →
India can push for Tibet dialogue, former ambassador says
May 28, 2022-By International Campaign for Tibet China’s conquest of Tibet caused long-term difficulties for India, but the Indian government can still push for dialogue between Chinese and Tibetan leaders on Tibet’s future, a former high-ranking Indian diplomat says in a new video interview. “I think that India can do a little read more →
Top U.S. diplomat for Tibetan affairs visits refugees in Nepal
May 27, 2022Radio Free Asia – by Lobsang Gelek More than 5,000 Tibetans refugees live in limbo after Nepal stopped issuing ID cards in 1995. Uzra Zeya, the U.S. special coordinator for Tibetan issues, met with Tibetan refugees in Nepal as well as government officials during a recent visit to Kathmandu in read more →
Tibetan monks told to take blame for statue demolitions
May 25, 2022Radio Free Asia – by Sangyal Kunchok Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are forcing Tibetan monks to take the blame for the destruction of sacred statues torn down by China, ordering them to sign affidavits claiming responsibility, RFA has learned. The move follows widespread condemnation of the demolitions in read more →