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Opinion: Olympic movement has sold its soul by not challenging China on human rights abuses
Nancy Armour for USA TODAY The Olympic Games can never be seen in the same way again. Once aspirational, radiating hope and the promise of all that could be, they have been tainted by the crass calculations of their leaders. The International Olympic Committee has sold the people of China read more →
Japan parliament adopts resolution on human rights in China
Reuters – 1 February 2022 TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Japan’s parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution on the “serious human rights situation” in China, and called Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government to take steps to relieve the situation, as the Beijing Winter Olympics loom just days ahead. Japan has read more →
Tibetan former political prisoner in failing health still watched by police
-Radio Free Asia A Tibetan monk jailed for six years for taking part in Tibetan freedom protests is still being watched by police years after his release despite being crippled by beatings while in custody, Tibetan sources say. Geshe Tsewang Namgyal, formerly a monk at the Draggo monastery in Sichuan’s read more →
How a tiny European country took on China over Taiwan
30 January 2022 – CNN A curious spat has unfolded in recent months between Lithuania, a small, Eastern European nation of fewer than 3 million people, and China, a superpower with an economy that could soon exceed that of the United States. It all started last year, when Lithuania poked read more →
‘Your only right is to obey’: China’s thousands of disappeared
By Philip Sherwell, Asia Correspondent – The Times UK – 22 January 2022 Determined to avoid embarrassment at the Winter Olympics, Beijing is crushing dissent with a system of ‘black jails’ into which tens of thousands have vanished When the police came for Xie Yang, he knew what to expect. read more →
Further details emerge about Gendun Lhundup a year after his arrest
-Tibet Watch A source inside Tibet has shared further details about Gendun Lhundup’s arrest which was previously reported by another source living in exile in India. Speaking to Tibet Watch under the condition of anonymity, the latest source reported that the Tibetan monk and writer was last seen by a read more →
Chinese nationalists call for Matrix boycott after Keanu Reeves joins Dalai Lama-associated concert
supchina.com – 21 January 2022 Calls to boycott The Matrix Resurrections, the latest installment of The Matrix franchise, have sprung up on Chinese social media after lead actor Keanu Reeves confirmed his participation in a benefit concert associated with the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan spiritual leader is considered a dangerous read more →
Tibetan online religious groups banned in Qinghai
-Radio Free Asia Authorities in northwestern China’s Qinghai province are banning Tibetan social media groups tied to religion, warning group members they will be investigated and jailed if they continue to use them, sources say. The order will take effect March 1, according to a Jan. 20 announcement by a read more →
Expert draws parallels between China and Taliban as Xi destroying Tibetan culture
Reported by Indian Express LHASA: Drawing similarities between Taliban and Xi Jinping, Strategic expert Brahma Chellaney said that Chinese authorities demolished a 99-foot statue of Lord Buddha in a Tibetan region of Sichuan in the same manner when the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas. China is working to annihilate Tibetan read more →
US broadcaster urged to expose China’s oppression in Tibet
Tribune News – January 22, 2022 An advocacy group working to promote democratic freedom for Tibetans has written to the NBC, the US broadcaster of the Olympics, urging it to include China’s oppression in Tibet in their coverage of the Games. “With just weeks to go before the 2022 Winter read more →
US broadcaster urged to include China’s oppression in Tibet in coverage
Business Standard-21 January 2022 An advocacy group working to promote democratic freedoms for Tibetans has written to NBC, the US broadcaster of the Olympics, urging them to include China’s oppression in Tibet in their coverage of the Games. “With just weeks to go before the 2022 Winter Olympics, we trust read more →
Family of Loten asked to pay for food supplies needed during his detention
-Tibet Watch Tibet Watch has learned that the family of the political detainee Loten was asked to pay for food supplies for the period of detention before he was forcefully taken to Xiling City to undergo training at a re-education centre. The source added, “While being detained, security officials asked read more →
Further details emerge about Rinchen Kyi’s detention
-Tibet Watch Tibet Watch has learned that Rinchen Kyi had not been diagnosed with any illness after the Chinese authorities forcefully took her to a hospital in Xining City last year. After the security officials were informed by the doctor about the medical result, they abruptly made a phone call read more →
China takes down Tibetan prayer flags, hoists China’s flag instead
Sangyal Kunchok for Radio Free Asia. Authorities in China’s Qinghai province are forcing Tibetan nomads to replace the prayer flags they set up near their camps with China’s national emblem in what critics see as an example of the government’s effort to wipe away Tibetan cultural and religious practices. The read more →
Tibetan language advocate speaks up again after prison release
-Radio Free Asia A Tibetan activist is again speaking out against language restrictions after spending five years in prison for discussing the issue with Western media, RFA has learned. Tashi Wangchuk, a resident of Yulshul township in western China’s Sichuan province, was released on Jan. 28, 2021, after completing a read more →