US calls for release of seven arrested in Hong Kong media raids
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 30: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to release all seven people arrested in a police raid on Wednesday at Stand News, an outlet shut down by the government, on account of sedition charges under the controversial National Security Law. “We call […]
Rights group calls out China for crackdown on Tibetan intellectuals and cultural leaders
By Tenzin Lekdhen DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 28: China targets influential Tibetan writers, intellectuals, and cultural leaders by arbitrarily imprisoning them following lengthy detentions in undisclosed locations. Their crime, despite breaking no domestic rules, “is their extensive scholarship on Tibetan language, culture, literature that have captured the imagination of many young Tibetans.” Tibetan Centre for Human Rights […]
China demolishes 99-foot Buddha statue in Drago County
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 28: The Chinese authorities in Drago County in the Kham region of Tibet have reportedly demolished a 99-foot statue of Buddha, and destroyed 45 huge prayer wheels that were erected near Drago monastery, sources cited by Dharamshala-based Tibet Watch said. The report published on Friday said that the county chief […]
Tibetan leadership mourns the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 27: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has mourned the death of his close friend Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who passed away at 90 on Sunday. “With his passing away, we have lost a great man, who lived a truly meaningful life. He was devoted to the service of others, especially those […]
US Prez signs law preventing goods from forced Uygur labors
By Tenzin Lekdhen DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 25: Joe Biden on Thursday signed the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act, a bipartisan bill, that would allow the US government to “prevent goods made with forced labour in [East Turkestan] from entering US markets and to further promote accountability for persons and entities responsible for these abuses.” Several US […]
All-Party Indian parliamentary forum revived after Tibetan delegation visit
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 25: The All-Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet, first established in 1970, assumed its workings with the Tibetan delegation during their advocacy campaign in the national capital of India, New Delhi. The lobby was spearheaded by the Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel with five members of 17th Tibetan parliament-in-exile, Serta Tsultrim, Geshe […]
Dalai Lama congratulates new Special Coordinator for Tibet Uzra Zeya
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 23: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to the new US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Uzra Zeya on Thursday congratulating her for the new position and hoped that the Indian-American diplomat would be able to contribute in improving the situation of the Tibetan people. “As […]
Tibetan activist concludes four-month long ‘Walking the Himalayas’ campaign in Dharamshala
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 22: Tibetan activist and poet Tenzin Tsundue reached Dharamshala on Tuesday after completing his four-month long campaign where he travelled through five Indian Himalayan states in 127 days using local transport and walking through remote regions across the border. “‘Walking the Himalayas’ is my travel plan to journey through the […]
Amazon wary of angering China, deletes reviews of Xi’s book
By Tenzin Lekhden DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 22: Amazon deleted unflattering reviews of Xi Jinping’s book after China delivered an edict; requiring the retail giant to disable the reviews section and delete anything less than a five-star rating of Xi’s book “The Governance of China.” The retail and tech giant agreed to Beijing’s demand to remove foul […]
I look forward to work with Special Coordinator Uzra Zeya, says CTA Prez
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 21: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration, known also as the Tibetan government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering congratulated the newly appointed US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues, Uzra Zeya on Tuesday, following the announcement by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday. As the Biden assumed office in January, his administration […]