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State Department hosts reception to celebrate Tibetan New Year
International Campaign for Tibet| February 19, 2020| Read the original report here. In a sign of the US government’s continuing embrace of the Tibetan people and promotion of Tibetan culture and identity, the State Department hosted a reception this week … Continued The post State Department hosts reception to celebrate read more →
The Dalai Lama’s succession rests with Tibet, not China
JIANLI YANG AND LIANCHAO HAN for The Hill. Read the original article here. There are many things most 85-year-olds cannot do — run, climb mountains, stay awake the whole day long — and no one begrudges them for that. There … Continued The post The Dalai Lama’s succession rests with read more →
Preventing the Death of the World’s Rivers
BRAHMA CHELLANEY| Project Syndicate| Read original article here. The world’s rivers are under unprecedented pressure from contamination, damming, and diversion, which are straining water resources, destroying ecosystems, jeopardizing livelihoods, and damaging human health. International cooperation can save riparian systems, but … Continued The post Preventing the Death of the World’s read more →
Coronavirus outbreak: senior US official accuses China of lack of transparency
Lily Kuo and agencies, Additional reporting by Pei Wu Lin, The Guardian. 17 Feb 2020. Read the original article here. Top White House official Larry Kudlow questions approach of Politburo as China brings in ‘wartime’ measures in more cities A senior … Continued The post Coronavirus outbreak: senior US official accuses read more →
China’s Leader, Under Fire, Says He Led Coronavirus Fight Early On
By Amy Qin| New York Times| Feb. 15, 2020| Read original news here. Under fire for its response to the coronavirus epidemic, China’s authoritarian government appears to be pushing a new account of events that presents President Xi Jinping as taking early … Continued The post China’s Leader, Under Fire, Says He read more →
Coronavirus response in Tibet: arrests, crackdown, religious repression
International Campaign for Tibet. February 14, 2020. Read the original article here. China has responded to the spread of coronavirus to Tibet by cracking down on people who post information online about the deadly illness, including one man who was detained … Continued The post Coronavirus response in Tibet: arrests, crackdown, read more →
China’s new Hong Kong chief a hardliner known for crusade against Christian churches
Verna Yu| The Guardian| 13 Feb 2020| Read original news here. Xia Baolong is a long-time ally of Xi Jinping who represents a sign Beijing wants to exert more control over the city A hardliner notorious for the demolition of … Continued The post China’s new Hong Kong chief a read more →
Why didn’t the UN blacklist Chinese companies if China occupies Tibet?
Ezequiel Doiny for Arutz Sheva| Read the original article here. On February 12, 2020 Arutz 7 reported “Former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley criticized the UN Human Rights Council after the council released a blacklist of over 100 companies which do business … Continued The post Why didn’t the UN blacklist Chinese read more →
New China-Nepal agreements could deny Tibetans freedom
International Campaign for Tibet. February 11, 2020. Read the original article here. Two agreements signed by Nepal and China during President Xi Jinping’s October 2019 visit and obtained by the International Campaign for Tibet could seriously endanger Tibetans, including those residing … Continued The post New China-Nepal agreements could deny Tibetans read more →
Tibetan monk released after 2 years of imprisonment
FreeTibet.org News. 10 February 2020. Read the original article here. Chochok was arrested by the Chinese authorities in connection with a social media post. Free Tibet has learned of the release of a Tibetan monk who was arrested in late … Continued The post Tibetan monk released after 2 years read more →
Safer Internet Day: we’ve joined the campaign for a safer, better Internet
Council of Europe| Strasbourg| 10 February 2020| Read original news here Imagine you find yourself in a world of infinite possibilities, a world with new friends to be found, new games to play and new ideas to explore. But how can … Continued The post Safer Internet Day: we’ve joined the read more →
If China valued free speech, there would be no coronavirus crisis
Verna Yu|The Guardian|8 Feb 2020|Read original news here. People pay their respects to Chinese doctor and whistleblower Li Wenliang in Hong Kong. Photograph: Jérôme Favre/EPA The death of the whistleblower Chinese doctor Li Wenliang has aroused strong emotions across China. … Continued The post If China valued free speech, there read more →
Authorities plan to build 624 “well off” Border villages in Tibet
FreeTibet.org News|February 7, 2020|Read the original article here. China plans to spend 21 billion yuan on Tibet border villages. The government in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has promised to build 624 new “well off” villages and farms on … Continued The post Authorities plan to build 624 “well read more →
Pelosi, Trump pray for Tibetans, other religious prisoners, at Prayer Breakfast
By International Campaign for Tibet|February 6, 2020, Read original news here. Top US leaders prayed for religious prisoners in Tibet this morning at the National Prayer Breakfast while a Tibetan monk who escaped torture and imprisonment raised awareness of China’s ruthless … Continued The post Pelosi, Trump pray for Tibetans, other read more →
A Rare Online Revolt Emerges in China Over Death of Coronavirus Whistle-Blower
By Li Yuan, New York Times, Feb. 7, 2020, Read original news here. The doctor, Li Wenliang, had been silenced by the police after warning about the new coronavirus that has killed hundreds in China and sickened thousands. A makeshift memorial for … Continued The post A Rare Online Revolt Emerges in read more →