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Why US Is Raising Pressure on China Over Treatment of Tibetans, Uyghurs
Ralph Jennings for The Voice of America SAN FRANCISCO — Human rights advocates are welcoming what they see as increased U.S. attention to Chinese behavior in its volatile Tibet and Xinjiang regions, suggesting that lobbying by rights groups may have contributed to the surge of pressure on Beijing. A law, read more →
US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues receives letter of congratulations from Dalai Lama
ANI Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has said that she received a letter of congratulations from Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on her appointment as US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. “Thank you to His Holiness the @Dalai read more →
Xi Jinping’s Pursuit of Dictatorial rule through Digital Totalitarianism
Modern Diplomacy-By Tenzin Dalha In the age of rapid technological advancement, as the news outlets in China increasingly goes digital, and as television goes mobile, the digital ecosystem has become one of the major concerns to the Chinese leadership and its rule. As part of its political propaganda, Beijing has read more →
China making Tibet dumping ground for toxic waste, not providing resources to protect ecosystem
ANI-29 December 2021 Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party is exploiting Tibet by making the region a dumping ground for toxic waste and has failed to provide the area with the resources needed to protect its fragile ecosystem and unique biome, said a report. The CCP’s wanton read more →
[Exclusive] Chinese Army using robot vehicles in Tibet
Srinjoy Chowdhury| National Affairs Editor New Delhi: Keeping in mind the difficult terrain of the Tibetan plateau and the difficulties the Han Chinese soldiers have faced because of the cold and the high altitude, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has moved in a large number of unmanned ground vehicles to carry read more →
Travel restrictions tighten in Tibet ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
Lobsang Gelek for Radio Free Asia. Chinese authorities are ramping up security in Tibet ahead of next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, deploying large numbers of police to regional capital Lhasa and imposing restrictions on Tibetans’ movements in other areas, sources say. The moves follow a Dec. 23 announcement by read more →
Human rights group slams inhumane Chinese secret detention system
WION-Dec 28, 2021 Although detaining a person without disclosing whereabouts or providing legal support should be illegal, it is approved by law in China. Since 2012, police, after changes to Chinese criminal law, have the right to detain anyone, whether foreign or Chinese, for up to six months at a read more →
China replaces Xinjiang Communist Party chief Chen
Reuters BEIJING, Dec 26 (Reuters) – China has replaced Chen Quanguo, who as Communist Party chief in the Xinjiang region oversaw a security crackdown targeting ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims in the name of fighting religious extremism. Chen, in his post since 2016, will move to another role and Ma read more →
China sends Tibetan teens to camps for indoctrination, military training
Rezaul H Laskar for Hindustan Times Chinese authorities have begun sending Tibetan children to special camps to be indoctrinated in a Sinicised worldview and given basic military training in order to prepare them to be inducted into militias amid the standoff with India on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). read more →
South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Tutu dies aged 90
Reuters-26 December 2021 JOHANNESBURG, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule died on Sunday at the age of 90, the presidency said. In 1984 Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent opposition to apartheid. A read more →
Tibetan freedom activist completes 127-day Himalayan walk
Hindustan Times-24 December 2021 Tibetan freedom activist and writer Tenzin Tsundue said that during this journey, spanning 127 days and covering around 20,000km, he realised that the common people in the border regions have little to no awareness about China’s expansionist policies. Tibetan freedom activist and writer Tenzin Tsundue has read more →
Tibetan political prisoner unable to walk after torture in prison
Free Tibet-Information supplied by Tibet Watch Dolkar was sentenced to prison and subjected to forced labour for telling the truth of her nephew’s arrest. Dolkar, a former Tibetan political prisoner from Sershul County in Kardze, eastern Tibet,, is bedridden after being tortured in prison for over a year and not given read more →
Founder of chat group released in critical health after 10 months of detention
Free Tibet-Information supplied by Tibet Watch Arrested a week after Tibetan New Year, Sangay Tso’s family finds her in a hotel unable to walk. Sangay Tso, co-founder of a chat group, was released in a severe health condition after being arbitrarily detained for more than 10 months. University student Sangay Tso read more →
How India failed to read the tea leaves on China’s Tibet takeover
The Times of India (Nirupama Rao) In this extract from her new book, the former Indian foreign secretary and ambassador to China (2006-2009) examines why leaders at the time claimed not to know of Chinese plans to enter Tibet before October 1950 when they themselves had flagged concerns On August read more →
Tibetan political prisoners denied family visits over ‘COVID concerns’
Radio Free Asia-Reported by Sangyal Kunchok Restriction leaves relatives guessing as to condition of incarcerated relatives. Authorities in western China’s Sichuan and Qinghai provinces are barring family visits for Tibetan prisoners held in political cases, citing concerns over the spread of COVID-19, Tibetan sources say. The restriction remains in force read more →