China removes lesbian content from popular sitcom ‘Friends’
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 18: The globally renowned series ‘Friends’ was hugely popular in China when it was originally broadcasted in 1994. On Friday, streaming platforms including Tencent Video made headlines when the broadcast stripped the show of its lesbian content from scenes where the character Ross explains that his ex-wife Carol is gay. Similar backlash […]
NBA player Enes Kanter nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 17: NBA player and vocal critic of the Chinese government Enes Kanter Freedom has been nominated by a Norwegian parliamentarian for the Nobel Peace Prize 2022 for bringing global attention to China’s ongoing rights abuses in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong. “I’m honored and humbled to receive the nomination for […]
Tibetans face further restrictions online over religious content
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 16: The Chinese government has announced a new decree in December that warned Tibetans of possible clamp down on the spread of online religious content that the party deems ‘damaging’, reports Dharamshala-basedrights group Tibet Watch. The regulation ‘Measures on the Administration of Internet Religious Informative Services’, which comes into effect from […]
Tibetan students form cultural association at Harvard University
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 15: A five-member group currently enrolled at Harvard University’s Undergraduate program formed a cultural association in January to highlight Tibetan culture and tradition in one of the most vibrant academic spaces in the United States. The all-women members registered the club with the administration in hopes to bring about more […]
SFT marks 109th declaration of Tibetan Independence Day
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 14: The activist group Students for a Free Tibet-India marked the 109th declaration of Tibetan Independence Day on Sunday at Hotel Tibet in Dharamshala by inviting Tibetan scholar Naga Sangye Tandar to mark the importance of this historic day. “This declaration proves that Tibet was a free country. For history, this […]
President Xi Jinping’s claim over Tibet exposes his guilty conscience for colonial occupation
International webinar on “Tibet Was Never a Part of China” to mark the 109th Anniversary of ‘Proclamation of Independence of Tibet’ Guest report by Vijay Kranti New Delhi, Feb. 14: President Xi Jinping’s over enthusiasm in insisting that “Tibet has been always a part of China” and his aggressive expectation from the world community to […]
Tibetans with contacts in exile ordered to install spyware on cell phone
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 11: Tibetans in Dragyab County and Chamdo with contacts in exile have reportedly been ordered to install spyware on cell phone in order to keep them on close watch. The Dharamshala-based research group Tibet Watch said that local sources in Tibet have confirmed the use of cell phone spyware that […]
Imprisoned writer Go Sherab Gyatso’s health deteriorating: HRW
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 10: International watch dog Human Rights Watch on Wednesday raised concern over the deteriorating health of prominent Tibetan writer Go Sherab Gyatso who was recently sentenced by a Chinese court to ten years in prison for “inciting secession”. The foremost rights group demanded immediate release of the writer as sources […]
Tibet Museum’s new space opens for public in Dharamshala
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 9: The much awaited Tibet Museum officially launched their new space at T-building in the Central Tibetan Administration compound on Wednesday with Sikyong Penpa Tsering present for the inauguration along with representatives from the Tibetan Parliament in Exile. The museum, curated by Dr. Emma Martin, has archival documents and pictorial […]
University President receive backlash for reprimanding Boycott Beijing 2022 posters
By Tenzin Lekhden DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 9: The President of George Washington University, Mark Wrighton, retracted a statement issued last week which showed solidarity to the Chinese students who complained that a series of Boycott Beijing 2022 posters were “racist”. The President admitted that the measures taken in response were a “mistake” and that he “responded […]