China marks 60th Anniversary of TAR amid criticism from exile Tibetans
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 21: China marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) with a large ceremony at Lhasa’s Potala Palace Square on Thursday, presided over by President Xi Jinping. The celebration took place directly in front of the Potala Palace, the historical seat of His Holiness the Dalai […]
SFT activists stage 24-hour fast in NYC in solidarity with Gonpo Kyi and Dorjee Tashi
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 21: Six youth activists from Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) undertook a 24-hour hunger strike protest outside the Chinese Consulate in New York, beginning at 9 PM on Wednesday and ending at 9 PM on Thursday, calling for justice for imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi and his sister Gonpo Kyi. […]