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China’s new law on religion: A great leap backward
-By Tsewang Gyalpo Arya for The Japan Times In September, the Chinese Communist Party made a move to further subjugate and control religious institutions in China and the occupied regions of Tibet, East Turkestan and Southern Mongolia The five major religions recognized by China are Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam and read more →
Buddhist Monk in Tibet Confirmed as Detained by Chinese Authorities
He was arrested for allegedly contacting people outside the region. -by Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities have arrested and detained a Tibetan Buddhist monk from Tashi Monastery in Gansu province for allegedly contacting people outside the far-western region, two people with knowledge of the situation said. Kunchok Dakpa was taken in read more →
Tibetan Leader Offers Students Window into ‘Roof of the World’
By Sophie Hauck for the Gazette. AMHERST — Penpa Tsering, leader of the Tibetan “government in exile,” recently traveled to the University of Massachusetts to discuss how China is attempting to eradicate Tibet’s unique cultural identity, urging listeners to be wary of “the dragon” — his nickname for the East read more →
China urges Tibetan students to denounce Dalai Lama
By Pelbar for Radio Free Asia China is urging teachers and students in western Tibet to pledge allegiance to the one-party state and denounce the Dalai Lama and what authorities say are his separatist ways, according to two Tibetans living inside Tibet. Officials summoned more than 400 teachers and students read more →
The Battle for the Soul of the Dalai Lama
To Control Tibet, Communist China Ventures Into the Spiritual Realm -by Lobsang Sangay for Foreign Affairs n 1954, China’s paramount leader Mao Zedong met Tenzin Gyatso, the then 19-year-old who was the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet. “Religion,” Mao acerbically observed to the young Dalai read more →
Representative of Tibet House Japan says “Thank you to the Jogye Order for speaking out for Tibet”
This is an English translation of South Korean news. Source: Buddhist Newspaper Seoul: Dr. Arya Tsewang Gyalpo, Representative of Tibet House Japan and East Asia, met with Rev. Ju – Kyeong, Chairman of the Central Council of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism Central Council, and the members of the read more →
Biden Cabinet Members Urged on Tibet DNA Collection, Family Separation
-by International Campaign for Tibet The chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China have written to three Biden administration cabinet members urging action, including possible Global Magnitsky sanctions, on mass biometric data collection and family separation in Tibet. In their letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Secretary of the read more →
Is China using new boarding schools to dilute Tibetan identity?
The Associate Post First-grade students, hands folded on their desks, watch a teacher write a brush-like stroke on a blackboard in their Tibetan alphabet. Outside, craggy mountains climb toward the brightest of blue skies. The air is clean and crisp at 2,800 meters (9,100 feet), if a bit thin. The read more →
Eight Tibetans Detained After Collecting Donations for Religious Offering
Darlak County Police issue notice soliciting information on the group detained in exchange for rewards. -by Tibet Watch Darlak County police arbitrarily detained eight Tibetans under the charges of “creating criminal organisation”, “picking quarrel and provoking trouble” and “extortion and blackmail” on 20 October. A source with knowledge of the read more →
Tibetan Sikyong (President) Meets US Leaders in Washington
-By International Campaign for Tibet The Tibetan Sikyong (President) met with US Congressional leaders, Biden administration officials, local Tibetan Americans, Washington, DC journalists and more during a productive and busy trip to the US capital last week. Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of the exile-based Central Tibetan read more →
Tashi Wangchuk Beaten by Police Head, Refused Business Registration for New Shop
-by Tibet Watch Former Tibetan political prisoner and language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk was detained and beaten by Chinese police personnel on 17 October after he posted a video of government staff refusing his request for business license registration. Tashi Wangchuk opened a car wash shop on 17 October in read more →
Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Wangchen Beaten and Hospitalized in Lhasa
-by Tibet Rights Collective Former Tibetan political prisoner Wangchen, who had recently been released from prison, found himself in a distressing situation in Lhasa, Occupied Tibet. He was reportedly beaten and hospitalized by Lhasa police officials, sparking concerns regarding his safety and well-being, reported Tibet Times. Wangchen, who had served read more →
The dilemma over the next Dalai Lama and the tenuous lives of Tibetans in Dharamshala
SUHASINI HAIDAR for The Hindu The line begins at the base of the hill every morning, as tourists, devotees and disciples wait to see the Dalai Lama, after crossing rigorous security checks and leaving bags, belongings and everything except a silk scarf or khata as an offering to him. At 88, read more →
China Bans Tibetan Language in Schools in Sichuan Province
Step could lead to eventual extinction of Tibetan in the region, activists fear. -by Radio Free Asia China has banned the teaching and use of the Tibetan language at elementary and middle schools in two Tibetan-populated regions in southwestern China, sources inside the country said, requiring all instruction to be read more →
Replace ‘Tibet’ with ‘Xizang’ on Product Translations, Chinese E-Commerce Platform Warns its Online Retailers
Weidian advises millions of merchants to stop using ‘Tibet’ in English product descriptions, or face removal Notice follows a foreign ministry readout which used ‘Xizang’ as the official Chinese translation for the autonomous region -By Alyssa Chen A Chinese e-commerce service provider has advised its platform merchants to replace “Tibet” read more →