China’s ‘cultural assimilation’ intensifies in Tibet: TCHRD annual report
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 26: The Dharamshala-based rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) on Tuesday launched its 2021 report on the human rights situation in Tibet. The findings revealed that the ongoing effort of the Chinese government to assimilate Tibetans into the Chinese Communist system is evident from “widespread crackdown […]
Failure in imposing fake Panchen Lama is embodiment of China’s colonial rule in Tibet
Guest report by Vijay Kranti International webinar examines the history, impact and reasons behind kidnapping of Panchen Lama on his 33rd birth anniversary NEW DELHI, BERLIN, LONDON, DHARAMSHALA, 26 April: A group of international experts on Tibet and China had a common observation that Chinese government’s act of arresting the six year old Panchen Lama […]
Teacher Rinchen Kyi released after eight months in prison
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 25: The London-based rights group Free Tibet on Monday said that Rinchen Kyi, a middle-school teacher from Golog who was arrested last year for “inciting separatism” was released after eight months in prison. She was secretly returned home by police at 8pm local time on Sunday 24 April, according to the group. […]
International climate conference kicks off in Dharamshala
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 22: An international climate conclave, organized by various support groups of Tibet, began on Thursday announcing a stellar line-up of climate scientists, activists, authors, academicians for its 3-day ‘Dialogue for Our Future’ conference in Dharamshala, the seat of the exile Tibetan government and the residence of His Holiness the Dalai […]
UN experts demand information on three Tibetan prisoners
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 20: A group of six UN experts in a joint communiqué sent to China in February, made available to the public recently, urged Beijing to make clear the whereabouts and condition of the three Tibetans who were arrested and whose fate remain unknown. Writer Lobsang Lhundrup (Pen name: Dhi Lhaden), musician Lhundrup […]
Tibetan activist continues to face harassment after prison release
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 19: The prominent Tibetan language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk continues to face harassment from government officials even after completing his 5-year prison sentence on charges of “inciting separatism,” reported the rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) last week. “We are deeply concerned about the personal liberty […]
Tenzin Mariko: Coming out, Conquering all & Creating a Trans Icon
Guest report by Youdon Tenzin In a community as small as the Tibetan diaspora, being even an inch out of heteronormative standards set by society garners attention. Social media and the close knit nature of Tibetans amplify that attention. Good or bad, you have eyes on you all the time. People gossip behind you, around […]
Dalai Lama to visit Ladakh in a first after pandemic
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 18: The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has agreed to visit the Union Territory of Ladakh at the request of Thiksay Rinpoche and former Indian lawmaker Thupten Tsewang, the current president of the Ladakh Buddhist Association, between July and August. The two representatives had a special audience […]
International indifference to spate of self-immolations in Tibet has exposed world’s hypocrisy
International experts examine reasons behind 160 self-immolations in Tibet and express concern over President Xi Jinping’s ongoing campaign of national identity transformation of Tibet as dangerous and fear new waves of self-immolation in China’s colonized Tibet. Guest report by Vijay Kranti New Delhi, April 13: Near total indifference of world governments and international institutions towards […]
Tibetan parents coerced into learning Chinese for their children
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 12: Rights organization Tibet Watch on Monday said that the Chinese authorities in Tibet are targeting Tibetan parents to learn Chinese Mandarin as part of their sinicization campaign. “Tibetan parents, mostly nomads and farmers, whose mother tongue is Tibetan, are being forced to attend workshops and classes,” the group said […]