Greek court postponed trial to avoid embarrassing China, says activist
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 8: The trial of the three activists who interrupted the live torch-lighting ceremony in Greece in October has been postponed until the end of this year. The trial was due to be held on Thursday, a day prior to the opening ceremony of the Olympics, but human rights lawyers and […]
US Speaker testifies against China on Beijing Olympics
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 7: The Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi on Thursday testified before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on the ongoing Beijing Olympics and criticized the host for its human rights abuses in Tibet, East Turkestan, Southern Mongolia, Hong Kong, among others. The United States was the […]
Tibetans mark the opening of Beijing Olympics with protests
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb 4: The commencement of the winter Olympics in Beijing on Friday was marked by protests worldwide by Tibetans who accused the International Olympics Committee (IOC) for their complicity in covering up mass human rights abuses by China in Tibet, East Turkestan, Hong Kong, Southern Mongolia and more. Tibetans in India, […]
India announces diplomatic boycott, calls China’s move to politicize Olympic “regrettable”
By Tenzin Lekhden DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 3: India effectively announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics following China’s domestic torch relay ceremony, which featured and highlighted a Galwan PLA soldier as one of the torchbearers. India called the move “regrettable” that China chose to politicize the Olympics. India previously chose not to diplomatically boycott the […]
Tibetan filmmaker nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by biologist Rasmus Hansson
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 3: Former political prisoner Dhondup Wangchen has reportedly been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2022 award by the Green Party spokesperson and biologist Rasmus Hansson, who said the filmmaker is “the memory of the Tibetans’ obvious demands for human rights.” The Norwegian environmentalist met Wangchen in January during his […]
Tenzin Choezin sworn in as new MP of 17th TPiE
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 2: Tenzin Choezin was sworn in as the newest member to the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile following the resignation of Utsang MP Dhondup Tashi who assumed the role of CRO of Sonamling Ladakh settlement. The 29-year-old who serves as the Executive Director of Active Nonviolence Education Center, was first in line on […]
Dalai Lama’s representative congratulates new head of Indian parliamentary forum for Tibet
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 1: Representative Ngodup Dongchung from the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi on Monday congratulated the recently appointed convener Sujeet Kumar of the revived All Party Indian Parliamentary forum for Tibet (APIPFT). Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar was informed about the latest information regarding the situation […]
58% UK fans will watch less of Winter Olympics, suggest polls
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 31: London-based polling agency Survation conducted an exclusive poll that found 58% of UK Olympic fans will most likely watch less of the Beijing Winter Olympics coverage, while 20% said that they will not watch at all, given the reports of human rights abuses by China. The survey asked 1046 sports fans […]
Opinion: The Taliban face of China in Tibet
By Vijay Kranti China is now busy playing its own version of the Taliban in Tibet. In the latest chapter of this campaign, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) replayed the act of Bamiyan twice within a month. First, in December last year and then a month later in January this year, the Chinese authorities in […]
China to allow UN human rights chief to visit Xinjiang after the Olympics
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 29: China has reportedly agreed to allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet to visit the so-called Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) after the Beijing Winter Olympics, according to unnamed sources cited by South China Morning Post on Thursday. Human rights groups have accused China of committing genocide […]