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Irrepressible Tibet: Seven Decades of Fighting Chinese Lies with Compassion and Truth
After decades of brutal communist persecution, the people of Tibet remain unmoved and unafraid. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is at the heart of their resilience. May 19, 2023. By Jason Morgan, Reitaku University It is often said that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a totalitarian government. Indeed, it read more →
28 Years Since the Enforced Disappearance of Tibet’s Panchen Lama by the Chinese Government
-by Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) Today, we observe the 28th anniversary of the Chinese government’s arbitrary detention and subsequent enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo, widely recognised by his lay name Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who turned 34 read more →
Six Reported Missing After Accident at Copper Mine in Tibet
-By Tibetan Review Six workers have been reported missing after an accident on May 14 at the Julong Copper and Polymetallic mine which is located in Maldrogungkar (Chinese: Mozhugongka) County of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region. Nothing has been stated about the ethnic identity of the missing miners, although mines read more →
State Department Report Says China Oppressed Tibetan Buddhist Leaders, Practitioners
-By International Campaign for Tibet A new US State Department report chronicles China’s oppression of Tibetan Buddhist practitioners and efforts to keep two of the religion’s most prominent leaders out of sight inside Tibet. The State Department’s 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom, released May 15, 2023, documents allegations of read more →
Police Forcibly Remove Imprisoned Tibetan’s Protesting Sister
-by International Campaign for Tibet After being hidden by a large police banner during her protest a little over two weeks ago, Gonpo Kyi (Chinese: Gongbao Ji), elder sister of imprisoned Tibetan former businessman Dorjee Tashi (Douji Zhaxi), returned to protest again on May 10, presumably in front of the read more →
Another Chinese media campaign to smash the image of the Dalai Lama
Rigzin Genkhang, Representative of Office of Tibet Brussels for La Libre Back to this controversy about the Dalai Lama asking a child to “eat his tongue”. The manipulated video and its misinterpretation of facts taken out of context is yet another example of the communication war against a spiritual and political read more →
Renowned Tibetan Filmmaker Pema Tseden Dies at 53
-Radio Free Asia Award-winning Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden, best-known for “Jinpa” and “Balloon” and admired by both Chinese and Tibetans for his work showing the living conditions of Tibetans, died in Lhasa on Monday, several sources told Radio Free Asia. He was 53. He died of heart failure, a source read more →
China is Blocking Tibetan Monks and Writers from Spreading Religious Content Online
The move is part of China’s effort to destroy influence of prominent thinkers and religious figures. -by Sangyal Kunchok, Radio Free Asia China has been rigorously barring Tibetan writers, Buddhist monks and other influential people from spreading religious content online without prior approval, sources told Radio Free Asia. The clampdown, read more →
Chinese Medium Education Imposed in Schools Across Ngaba Despite Criticisms from Tibetan Scholars and Educators
-by TCHRD Early this year, Chinese authorities quietly began enforcing an assimilationist education system in Tibetan primary schools in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, in the Tibetan province of Amdo. The Model 2 education system has been introduced in primary and middle schools across Ngaba read more →
Recentering Tibet in India’s Approach to China
-by Tenzin Lhadon, Tibet Policy Institute Abstract India and China have transitioned into modern states along with their relationship which has seen ups and downs like any other nation states. They have come a long way into forming a considerably stable bilateral relationship that was best reflected in their economic read more →
China’s Narrative War: Impact and Challenges for South Asia
Vijay Kranti, India Foundation Journal. May 1, 2023. It is quite interesting and equally annoying too, to note that with the ever increasing economic and military might of China, the leadership of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is becoming assertive, rather bullying, in forcing its own narratives on the world community. read more →
Discriminated on Return: Tibetans Denied Rights, Opportunities When Reentering Tibet
-By International Campaign for Tibet China’s authorities in Tibet are withholding the “hukou” registration for as long as six years from Tibetans who have traveled abroad, leading to numerous problems in getting jobs or social services, according to recent reports. The hukou or household registration system is linked with social read more →
Religions are not to be tolerated, but respected equally: Tibetan scholar
Scholars and religious leaders should meet and have genuine dialogues, have inter-religious prayers, says Samdhong Rinpoche. -The Hindu, 27 April 2023 Tibetan scholar Samdhong Rinpoche on Thursday said religions are not to be tolerated, but to be respected. “All religions should be given equal respect. If someone is evolved and read more →
Police Use Banner to Hide Protest by Imprisoned Tibetan’s Sister
-By International Campaign for Tibet Apparently undeterred by a police beating during her protest a little over one month ago, Gonpo Kyi (Chinese: Gongbao Ji), elder sister of imprisoned former Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, returned to protest in front of the Tibet Autonomous Region Higher People’s Court on April 23, read more →
Historical Roots and Contemporary Manifestations of China’s Growing Insecurities
China remains entangled in a complex web of internal and external challenges to its legitimacy and stability. -By Sherap Therchin Ottawa, April 17, 2023 – Ongoing debates on the nature and extent of Chinese interference in our democratic institutions have led many Canadians to question why China would engage in read more →