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Sense of universal responsibility is biggest contribution of Tibetan culture to world: Hollywood star Richard Gere
The Print. Lhasa [Tibet], August 11 (ANI): The 14th Dalai Lama’s idea of Universal Responsibility is that of a global responsibility that every human being should carry within and it is the biggest contribution of Tibetan culture to the world today, said Hollywood actor Richard Gere, a special guest at read more →
China Closes Tibet’s Iconic Potala Palace Amid COVID Outbreak
-By Market Watch BEIJING — Chinese authorities have closed Tibet’s famed Potala Palace after a minor outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in the Himalayan region. The action underscores China’s continued adherence to its “zero-COVID” policy, mandating lockdowns, routine testing, quarantines and travel restrictions, even while most other countries have reopened. A notice on read more →
China warns Tibetans not to post birthday wishes online for exiled abbot
Sangyal Kunchok for Radio Free Asia. The Chinese government has ramped up restrictions ahead of the birthday of a preeminent Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, calling on local leaders in two Tibetan regions to prevent people from posting his photo or well wishes online, sources with knowledge of the situation said read more →
Tibetan Festival Allowed by China to Resume After 20-Year Ban
Radio Free Asia – by Sangyal Kunchok The festival had been shut down by China following the arrest in 2002 of Tulku Tenzin Delek. A Tibetan community festival, banned for 20 years after the arrest of a popular religious leader, has been allowed by Chinese authorities to resume with no read more →
Tibet Dy Speaker Hails Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit; ‘China Must Know How Democratic World Works’
Republic World – by Aniket Mishra Tibet Dy Speaker Teykhang questioned China’s concerns over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The leader also schooled Beijing on ‘democracy’. Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament (in-exile) Dolma Tsering Teykhang questioned China’s concerns over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Deputy Speaker Teykhang further read more →
Pelosi talks to wide range of China repression targets in Taiwan meeting
Written in English by Paul Eckert for Radio Free Asia. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wound up her visit to Taiwan in a symbolic meeting with rights activists, from former political prisoners from Taiwan’s authoritarian past to Chinese pro-democracy leaders and members of the beleaguered Uyghur and Tibetan ethnic minorities. read more →
Yarchen Gar Buddhist Novice Nuns Deported Back to Tibet for “Reeducation”
Bitter Winter – by He Yuyan (3 August 2022) Because of quotas limiting the number of nuns in Tibet, they went to the large monastery in Sichuan. The long arm of the CCP found them there. Yarchen Gar used to be the largest monastery in the world. It is located read more →
Senator Janet Rice’s Speech in the Australian Parliament on 2 August 2022 on Recently Held 8th WPCT
Senator Janet Rice spoke in the Australian Parliament on 2 August 2022 on the recently held 8th World Parliamentary Convention on Tibet and called upon the Parliament members to meet with Tibetans when they visit Parliament in September for the Tibet Lobby Day and join the Australian All-Party Parliamentary Group read more →
TIBETAN WOMEN TO CONTINUE THEIR FREEDOM STRUGGLE DESPITE ALL CHINESE ATTROCITIES
Vijay Kranti, CHASE Chinese Communist Party using forced abortion, coercive sterilization to restrict Tibetan population and pushIing marriage with Han settlers as a tool of cultural genocide New Delhi, Milano, Taipei & Dharamshala: 30 July Experts in an international webinar on ‘Tibetan Women and Human Rights Under China’s Colonial Rule’ read more →
Chinese scholars say new bill will strengthen US policy on Tibet-China
Several overseas Chinese scholars contacted by the International Campaign for Tibet have declared that the new bipartisan bill on Tibet introduced in the US Congress will have a “profound impact” on the Tibet issue, helping to clarify the position of the United States and other democratic countries on the Tibet-China conflict. read more →
Tibetans returning from exile questioned by Chinese authorities
Reported by Sangyal Kunchok and Lobsang Gelek. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi for RFA Tibetan. Written in English by Richard Finney. Tibetans returning from exile to their home regions in Tibet are being summoned for questioning by Chinese authorities watching for signs of disloyalty or separatist sentiment, Tibetan sources say. Returnees read more →
Tibetan land rights activists released from Chinese prison
Translated by Tenzin Dickyi for RFA Tibetan. Written in English by Richard Finney. Prison authorities in northwestern China’s Qinghai province this week released two Tibetan men jailed three years ago for land-rights activism, with the move following the release earlier this year of four others jailed on the same charge, read more →
Indian army officers learn about Tibet in new course aimed at ‘better understanding’
Translated by Tenzin Dickyi for RFA Tibetan. Written in English by Richard Finney. Click here to read more Indian army officers are learning about Tibet in a new program aimed at promoting a better understanding of the formerly independent Himalayan country, now a part of China, in response to deadly read more →
Tibetan MP In Exile Speaks To Republic, Explains Why Dalai Lama’s Influence Worries China
-By Republic World With China cracking down on Tibetans in the aftermath of Dalai Lama’s visit to Ladakh, Republic TV spoke exclusively to the MP of Tibetan Parliament in exile, Thupten Gyatso, who elaborated on why the Communist country was intensifying its repression against the people. Thupten Gyatso told Republic that read more →
Tibetan Woman Arrested for Dalai Lama Photo
Sangyal Kunchok for Radio Free Asia Tibetan. Lama, a source inside Tibet confirmed to RFA. Youdon was reportedly arrested on July 11, as Chinese authorities ramped up their crackdown on Tibetans in the days surrounding the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday on July 6, which many Tibetans celebrated despite heavy restrictions. read more →