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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 →
Not seeking independence but autonomy for Tibet: Dalai Lama
Hindustan Times. Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday said more and more people in China are beginning to realise that he is not seeking “independence” but meaningful autonomy and preservation of the Tibetan Buddhist culture. “Some Chinese hardliners consider me a separatist and a reactionary and always criticise me. read more →
Is Tibet Finally Going the Way of Xinjiang?
Tenzin Tsultrim for Bitter Winter. The revelation of a cache of files containing thousands of sensitive images and classified speeches of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders further confirms the veracity of China’s crackdown on the identity and the culture of Uyghur and Turkic peoples. However, in the past, the read more →
Tibetan Monks Uncertain Quake-Destroyed Monastery Will be Rebuilt
-By Radio Free Asia Monks from the Gyalrong Tsodun Kriti Monastery in northeastern Tibet do not know if they will receive help from local Chinese officials to rebuild after the structure was destroyed by an earthquake last month, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday. The temblor read more →
Border Villages in Tibet: Why India should be Wary of China’s New ‘Eyes and Ears’ in Himalaya
Tsewang Dorji, Research Fellow, Tibet Policy Institute The China-India military face-off in the Galwan Valley on June 15, 2020 was considered one of the deadliest military confrontations between the two nations since 1962. It has almost been one and half years since India lost the lives of around 20 soldiers in the read more →
Tibetans Skirt Tight Chinese Surveillance to Mark the Dalai Lama’s 87th Birthday
-By Radio Free Asia Nepal allowed a two-hour celebration by Tibetans at a refugee camp outside Kathmandu. Tibetans bucked tight Chinese security and online surveillance to honor the 87th birthday Wednesday of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama with incense and picnics, sources in the region said. Previous years have seen read more →
On the Occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 87th Birthday
-U.S. Department of State I extend best wishes to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the occasion of his 87th birthday today. His Holiness brings light to his fellow Tibetans and so many around the world by promoting peace, encouraging inter-faith harmony, and advocating for the preservation of Tibetan language read more →
Monastery Forced to Relocate to Make Way for Hydropower Station
-By Free Tibet Chinese authorities in Amdo, eastern Tibet are planning to relocate a 19th century Tibetan monastery against the wishes of its resident monks and local Tibetans. The monastery, located in Drakkar County (Ch:Xinghai) in Amdo, will make way for a hydropower station to be constructed on the nearby River read more →
Dalai Lama has Empowered all Who are Fighting the Colonial Onslaught of Chinese Regime
An International webinar recounts ‘Challenges Before the Dalai Lama’ on his 87th birthday and enlists his achievements as a leader of Tibet and other communities suffering under China New Delhi, Berlin, Canberra and Dharamshala: “The respect and influence earned by the Dalai Lama over past six decades of his exile read more →
Tibetan Former Political Prisoner Jigme Gyatso Dies in Gansu
-By Radio Free Asia Prominent Tibetan monk Jigme Gyatso, who was frequently jailed for protests against Chinese rule, died at his home in northwestern China’s Gansu province at the weekend, sources familiar with his situation told RFA. Jigme Gyatso, a monk at the Labrang Monastery also called Jigme Goril, died read more →
Tibetan Woman Arrested for Keeping Dalai Lama’s Photo at Home
-By Tibet Watch Taken nearly 500 kilometres away from her home, Zumkar’s well being remain unknown. Chinese police arrested a Tibetan woman named Zumkar on 23 June 2022, who was found in possession of a photo of the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet who turns 88 years read more →
Himachal CM to be Chief Guest at Dalai Lama’s Birthday Celebrations: Prez of Tibetan Govt in Exile
WION – by Sidhant Sibal, 2 July 2022 Penpa Tsering, the President of the Tibetan government in exile who is based out of India’s Dharamshala city, has said that the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur, will be the chief guest at the birthday of his holiness Dalai read more →