23 years in prison, Lobsang Tenzin’s condition critical
Lobsang Tenzin, a Tibetan political prisoner, jailed for the last 23 years and currently in Lhasa’s Chushul prison is being described in “critical health condition”
Former Kalon Tripa Juchen Thupten Namgyal passes away
Former Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) and Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile Juchen Thupten Namgyal passed away yesterday evening in Delhi, India. He was 82.
Water is the new weapon in Beijing’s armoury
China has aroused international alarm by using its virtual monopoly of rare earths as a trade instrument and by stalling multilateral efforts to resolve disputes in the South China Sea.
China’s plan to legalise secret detention angers activists
In a move that can jeopardize the security of over a billion people, the Chinese government is contemplating changes to its criminal code legalising secret detention up to six months without formal charges.