China sharply condemns US official for meeting Dalai Lama
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 21: The fragile mannerism of China’s oppressive government has yet again responded to the recent high-profile visit by Under Secretary Uzra Zeya to Dharamshala, the epicentre of the Tibetan exile community where both the Tibetan government-in-exile and the residence of the spiritual leader Dalai Lama are based. The US delegation […]
Queens Memory podcast features Tibetan stories in bilingual episode
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 20: The upcoming episode of “Our Major Minor Voices” podcast, supported by Queens Memory project, is set to feature unique Tibetan voices living in Queens, New York city. The episode set to release on Monday will be featured in both Tibetan and English languages, as part of the program introducing Asian […]
US Special Coordinator Uzra Zeya visits Dharamshala, meets Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 19: The US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya met with Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamshala on Thursday. “It is quite clear that changing Tibetan minds [has] completely failed by the Chinese Communist [Party]. Meanwhile, China themselves thinking [is] rapidly changing; now […]
Panchen Lama remembered on 27th year of disappearance
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 18: 27 years since the abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama, a revered spiritual leader of Tibet, Dharamshala-based organizations including Tibetan Women’s Association, Students for a Free Tibet among others highlighted his plight by observing a day’s hunger strike and direct action awareness campaigns for his immediate release and information […]
170 Tibetans detained over land grazing orders in Gade county
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 16: Over 170 Tibetans have reportedly been detained in Cheudru village in Gade County on May 10 for opposing government orders to confiscate grazing lands in the area, according to information supplied by Tibet Watch said on Monday. “The local police and other authorities in Cheudru Village pushed to investigate […]
Self-immolator’s father commits suicide after harassment from Chinese police
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 13: The father of the late Tibetan singer who died after self-immolating has reportedly committed suicide due to constant threat and harassment by Chinese officials, according to VOA Tibetan Services. Tsewang Norbu died after he self-immolated in front of the Potala Palace on February 25 earlier this year. “The father, […]
UN High Commissioner warned of “propaganda minefield” ahead of China visit
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 13: Over 200 activist and human rights groups have urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to either postpone her official visit to China or “risk walking into a propaganda minefield laid out by the CCP” in a joint letter last week. “During her time in office, […]
Children primary target of Xi Jinping’s cultural assimilation policy, says TCHRD
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 11: The Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in collaboration with the Korea-based Asian Dignity Initiative released a joint report “Sucked our Marrow: Tibetan Language and Education Rights under Xi Jinping” on Wednesday, where the researchers found that the last decade under the Xi Jinping dictatorship has systematically […]
Tibetan leader’s testimony before Canadian parliament angers China
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 10: The recent testimony by the President of the Tibetan government-in-exile, also known as the Central Tibetan Administration, Penpa Tsering at the Canadian House of Commons, has drawn opposition from the Chinese embassy in Canada on Saturday. Chinese government-run mouthpiece Global Times said its embassy expressed strong disapproval of the Canadian government for […]
Tibetan man in Golog arrested for posting ‘sensitive’ content on WeChat
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 7: Chinese authorities have arrested a Tibetan man named Palsang from Eastern Tibet in November last year in connection to his posts on Chinese micro-messaging app WeChat, according to London-based human rights organization Free Tibet. The 24-year-old was arrested in the middle of the night from Darlak County in Golog Tibetan […]