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Abhishek Majumdar: the playwright fighting death threats with ice cream
Arifa Akbar, The Guardian. Read the original article here. His plays get banned and shadowy figures follow him in the street. But Abhishek Majumdar will not be silenced. As his drama about riots in Tibet is finally staged, we meet the … Continued
Newt Gingrich: We must stop China from gaining control of the Internet
What will it be like if the Internet that America invented and designed is replaced in the next technological cycle by one that is controlled, developed, implemented, and managed by the Chinese? This is a real possibility we must confront … Continued
Beijing’s white paper aimed at preventing revival of Tibet issue, keeping human rights violations by China under wraps
By Tara Kartha. Read the original news here. Beijing has just brought out a more than usual self-congratulatory document. The State Council Information Office issued the “Democratic Reform in Tibet — 60 Years On” highlighting its role in helping Tibetans become … Continued
UN: China Responds to Rights Review with Threats
Human Rights Watch, 1 April 2019 Read article here (Geneva) – China used pressure and warnings to stifle criticism of its poor human rights record throughout the United Nations Human Rights Council session that concluded on March 22, 2019, in Geneva, Human … Continued
What Does the Punishment of a Prominent Scholar Mean for Intellectual Freedom in China?
-A ChinaFile Conversation. Read the original article here. This week, Xu Zhangrun, a law professor at Beijing’s Tsinghua University who in recent months has penned a series of essays critical of policies of the Chinese Communist Party and of its current … Continued
Our love for the Dalai Lama should be affirmed by the government
Recent Indian governments have been too wary of openly honouring him, for fear of offending the Chinese By Ramachandra Guha for The Telegraph India. Read the original news article here. In the last week of March 1959 — exactly 60 years … Continued
It’s Time to Address Paid Chinese Disinformation in US Newspapers
By Joshua Philipp for The Epoch Times | Read the original news article here. Major news outlets in the United States helped create more than two years of hysteria and political attacks about rumors that President Donald Trump had colluded … Continued
Deeply concerned by lack of ‘meaningful’ autonomy for Tibetan people: US
By Daily Excelsior | Read the original news here. WASHINGTON, Mar 27: The US is deeply concerned over the lack of “meaningful” autonomy for the people of Tibet, the Trump administration has said. The US’ policy on Tibet respects China’s territorial … Continued
Tibet’s continued isolation belies Chinese claims in new white paper on Tibet’s development
International Campaign for Tibet | Read original news here. China’s new white paper on Tibet, “Democratic Reform in Tibet – Sixty Years On,” is an acknowledgment that Chinese government policies have failed to win the hearts and minds of … Continued
Conversation with Members of Club 1880
Read original news article here. Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala – A group of eighty-five people from Singapore, including Singaporeans, Americans, Australians, Britishers, Indians, Canadians, Chinese, French, Swiss and several from other countries, came to visit His Holiness the Dalai Lama this … Continued
How China’s new media offensive threatens democracy worldwide
Read the original news here. China has been actively trying to establish a new world media order in which journalists become nothing more than “state propaganda auxiliaries,” press watchdog Reporter Without Borders (RSF) said in a report published on Monday. … Continued
Tibetans and Uighurs Urge Macron to Pressure Xi Jinping on Human Rights
By Mike Woods Read the original news here. Paris: Several hundred Uighurs, Tibetans and other Chinese minorities gathered in Paris on Monday to urge French President Emmanuel Macron would raise their issues as he welcomes his Chinese counterpart for an official visit. … Continued
US says China ‘Systematically’ Impedes Tibet Access
AFP | Washington Read the original news here China “systematically” impedes access to Tibet with restrictions that have prohibited diplomats, journalists and ordinary citizens from visiting, the United States said in a report Monday. The State Department documented access problems to the Himalayan region in a report … Continued
China destroys thousands of maps showing Arunachal as part of India: Report
By Sutirtho Patranobis for Hindustan Times, Beijing. Read original News here. Nearly 30,000 world maps showing Arunachal Pradesh as a part of India and Taiwan as a separate country were destroyed by customs authorities in a northeastern Chinese city last … Continued