Middle-Way policy destined to fail, says China Watcher
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 22: A keen China watcher and academician Dr. Jabin Thomas Jacob during a CTA-organised lecture series titled “China’s International and Domestic Affairs” at Lhakpa Tsering Memorial Hall on Monday said that the official stance of the exile Tibetan government, the ‘Middle Way Approach’, is destined to fail given its ask […]
CBSE school results declared, ten students to receive Gaden Phodrang Award
By Tsering Dhundup. DHARAMSHALA May 19: Ten Tibetan students will receive the prestigious Gaden Phodrang Award for academic excellence after results of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools for 10th and 12th standard board examinations were released last week. A total number of 1055 students from 12th standard spread in 13 Tibetan schools under three different […]
Opinion: Understanding the Attack on the Dalai Lama
By Sang Mota (Sangmo) From the beginning, I could not understand what the big deal was. When I saw the short, edited video clip of His Holiness the Dalai Lama with his tongue stuck out at a boy circulating on Instagram and Facebook, my initial reaction was surprise at the frenzied online reaction. This behavior […]
Rare Tibetan manuscripts translated into Hindi seeking Bihar CM’s support
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA May 17: The much-awaited Hindi translations of the centuries-old Tibetan manuscripts on Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy, which were brought back to India from Tibet by noted author Rahul Sakrityayan, are ready to be published and are waiting for the preface of the book, as well as funds promised by the Bihar […]
Tibetan children separated from mothers in Chinese Colonial Boarding Schools: Activists in NY on Mother’s day
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 14: Tibetan rights groups National Congress, US-Tibet Committee, Students for Free Tibet (SFT), Chushi Gangdruk NYNJ, and other non-governmental organisations on International Mother’s Day held a rally at the New York Chinese Consulate to protest against China’s colonial boarding school system in occupied Tibet which has separated nearly 1 million […]
Australian parliamentary group for Tibet organises “Tibet Brief” event
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 14: The Australian All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet (AAPGT) held an event called “Tibet Brief” at the parliament building on May 11, 2023. The meeting was facilitated by the Australia Tibet Council in coordination with Tibet Information Office and ACT Tibetan Community. The Australian All-Party Group for Tibet is a […]
US Secretary of State expresses concerns over mass DNA collection in Tibet
By Tsering Dhundup. DHARAMSHALA May 12: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken publicly expressed concerns over reports of China forcefully gathering DNA from Tibetans in Tibet, at Freedom House’s annual Freedom Awards on May 10, 2023. “We’re also concerned about reports of the spread of mass DNA collection to Tibet as an additional form of […]
Sister of the imprisoned Tibetan businessman stages protest despite warning
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 12: Gonpo Kyi, the sister of the imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi resumed her protest in front of the Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court despite being ‘warned’ and ‘threatened’ to arrest by the Chinese police, according to footage obtained by Radio Free Asia on Thursday. In the footage, she can be […]
Tibetan woman disproportionately affected by Chinese policies: OoT Geneva at CEDAW session
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 10: UN Advocacy Officer Kalden Tsomo along with the Representative Thinlay Chukki of the Office of Tibet in Geneva and the President of the Tibetan Women’s Association Tenzing Dolma on Monday delivered a joint statement on the status of Tibetan women inside Tibet at the ongoing 85th Session of the […]
Parents forced to send Tibetan children to colonial boarding school
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA May 10: The Chinese government under its larger quest to sinicize Tibetans from a young age, issued a notice in Dzatoe County in occupied Tibet that mandated parents to send their children to Chinese colonial residential schools or face prosecution and even loss of educational benefits. On February 6, 2023, UN […]