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Resistance is Alive Inside Tibet
EXPERTS BELIEVE THAT CHINA’S DESPERATE STEPS TO WIPE OUT TIBETAN IDENTITY INSIDE OCCUPIED TIBET IS TESTIMONY TO BEIJING’S FAILURES IN WINNING LOYALTY AND HEARTS OF TIBETAN PEOPLE IN TIBET New Delhi: A common observation among a group of experts on China, Tibet and Human Rights who discussed ‘Human Rights Situation read more →
Li Jiaqi: China Lipstick King sparks Tiananmen questions
By Frances Mao BBC News Generations of younger Chinese have grown up unaware of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. But an internet scandal has raised questions about a subject the Chinese government has long tried to suppress. Li Jiaqi is one of China’s biggest internet celebrities with over 64 million read more →
Melting glaciers of Tibet worrying, troublesome for all regions
The Print – 7 June 2022 Lhasa [Tibet], June 7 (ANI): The melting glaciers of Tibet are worrying and troublesome for all the regions that depend on it as their ultimate source of water. Over 1.5 billion people across the continent of Asia rely on Tibet for their source of read more →
Tibetan delegation presents symbolic gift made from sand particles on Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
– By ANI London [UK], June 4 (ANI): On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, a delegation from Tibet Foundation presented a special gift, made from sand particles – the sacred Sand Mandala, to her. The symbolic gift from the Tibetans was received by Prince of Waled, on behalf read more →
State Department report highlights China’s persecution of Tibetan Buddhism
-By International Campaign for Tibet Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today China is persecuting practitioners of religions “that it deems out of line with Chinese Communist Party doctrine,” including by destroying Buddhist houses of worship, and referenced discrimination faced by Tibetan Buddhists. Blinken was speaking at the release of read more →
Tibetan monasteries face tighter control under new religious financial management measures
-By International Campaign for Tibet Controls on Tibetan Buddhist monasteries look set to tighten with the coming into force of China’s “Measures for the Financial Management of Religious Activity Sites.” The measures jointly formulated by China’s National Administration for Religious Affairs and Ministry of Finance come into effect today, June read more →
China demands information on COVID status of exiled Tibetans
Radio Free Asia – by Sangyal Kunchok Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are demanding that local Tibetans report the COVID status of relatives living outside the country, threatening them with the loss of housing subsidies and other support if they fail to disclose the information, RFA has learned. Local read more →
Yesterday’s Tibet, Today’s Ukraine — Who Will Be Targeted Tomorrow?
Japan Forward – by Representative Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya The West can’t stop aggression like the invasion of Tibet or Ukraine until it ends the self-centered policy of trade and economic priority for despotic regimes. It has been 27 years since a key figure in Tibetan Buddhism, the 11th Panchen read more →
US slams China for ‘restricting, manipulating’ UNHR chief Bachelet’s visit
-Business Standard The statement of the US department came in the backdrop of widespread criticism of Bachelet’s six-day China visit, which concluded on Saturday. The United States on Sunday expressed concern over Beijing’s efforts to restrict and manipulate the visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and her team read more →
India can push for Tibet dialogue, former ambassador says
-By International Campaign for Tibet China’s conquest of Tibet caused long-term difficulties for India, but the Indian government can still push for dialogue between Chinese and Tibetan leaders on Tibet’s future, a former high-ranking Indian diplomat says in a new video interview. “I think that India can do a little read more →
Top U.S. diplomat for Tibetan affairs visits refugees in Nepal
Radio Free Asia – by Lobsang Gelek More than 5,000 Tibetans refugees live in limbo after Nepal stopped issuing ID cards in 1995. Uzra Zeya, the U.S. special coordinator for Tibetan issues, met with Tibetan refugees in Nepal as well as government officials during a recent visit to Kathmandu in read more →
Tibetan monks told to take blame for statue demolitions
Radio Free Asia – by Sangyal Kunchok Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are forcing Tibetan monks to take the blame for the destruction of sacred statues torn down by China, ordering them to sign affidavits claiming responsibility, RFA has learned. The move follows widespread condemnation of the demolitions in read more →
Visiting US official meets with Tibetan refugees despite Kathmandu’s caveats
-The Kathmandu Post On Friday during a regular press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sewa Lamsal said that the government was not aware of any meetings between visiting US Under Secretary Uzra Zeya and Tibetan refugee leaders in Kathmandu. The press meet was organised just hours before Zeya’s arrival in Kathmandu, read more →
UN human rights chief’s China visit confirmed, including Xinjiang
-South China Morning Post The UN human rights chief will imminently visit China for “six to seven days”, with her Geneva office confirming the trip after years of negotiations. Michelle Bachelet’s trip will include a visit to Xinjiang, the far western region where the Chinese government has been accused of read more →
Tibet: No Religion Allowed in Social Media Short Videos and Webcasts
Bitter Winter – by Lobsang Gurung, 19 May 2022 President Xi Jinping is obsessed with social media spiraling out of control, as censors are not quick enough when they cancel “dangerous” posts. Everywhere within the borders of the People’s Republic of China new forms of control are created and implemented. read more →