1,809 known Tibetan political prisoners in Chinese prisons: TCHRD
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 10: The Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) launched a new online database with information on 5,518 Tibetan political prisoners compiled since 1990. The initiative is in collaboration with Geneva-based HURIDOCS’ (Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems) application Uwazi. Researcher Tenzin Dawa, said 3,067 prisoners have been released […]
Dalai Lama condoles the death of Indian Army General
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 9: Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed sadness over the death of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and 11 others, including his wife who perished in a fatal helicopter crash in the forests of the Coonoor ghat in the Nilgiris in western Tamil […]
Chinese boarding schools in Tibet an ‘explicit tool’ to assimilate students: Report
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 9: The US-based group Tibet Action Institute released a report on Wednesday titled, “Separated from their Families, Hidden from the World” which argued that Chinese government policies have build a vast colonial boarding system that target and exploit minorities, especially Tibetans in their pursuit of education. “The schools are a […]
UK, Australia joins US, announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympic
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 8: A day after the US announced its diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympic games, Britain, Australia and Scotland have followed suit to hold the Chinese government accountable for its deteriorating human rights record. The administrations have decided to not send any diplomatic or official representation at the foremost sports […]
Tibetans excluded from Nepal government’s plan to issue ID cards for refugees
By Tenzin Lekhden DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 8: The Nepalese government’s proposed plan to issue identification card for refugees will only include Bhutanese refugees and not Tibetan refugees. There are reportedly no plans to grant Tibetan refugees the identification documents that would allow them to pursue higher education, set up businesses, and other activities to self-sustain. The […]
US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over ‘ongoing genocide’
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 7: Following a year-long campaign by numerous rights group, the US administration has finally announced a diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday, which means no US delegation would attend the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics scheduled to be held in February and […]
Tibetan representative at UN forum sheds light on situation inside Tibet
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 6: The Tibet Bureau in Geneva attended the UN forum on minority issues to underline the ongoing human rights situation in Tibet, and called on China to address grievances faced by Tibetans. UN Advocacy officer Kalden Tsomo told the forum that Tibetans continue to face social and demographic challenges, along […]
Opinion: Beijing vandalises the Olympic spirit, its parallels with the 1936 Berlin Games and the Peng Shuai chronicles
By Tenzing Dhamdul If one were to ask the Olympics committee and individuals involved why the games are held, they would give varying answers but all would align to morality, human spirit, Human dignity and sportsmanship. However, if one were to apply this to the 2022 Beijing Olympics it becomes hard to gauge and understand […]
Tibetan women say ‘no’ to violence as part of 16-day activism against gender disparity
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 5: The Women Empowerment Desk (WED) of Central Tibetan Administration and Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) on Saturday joined calls against gender-based violence by conducting a flash mob and theatre performances to create awareness around the subject. TWA President Tenzin Dolma told the crowd at McLeod Ganj square, “There are many […]
Microsoft’s translation app includes Tibetan language
By Tenzin Lekhden DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 3: Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence is now able to translate Tibetan from other languages, but with some caveats. The tech giant’s translation software hit the 100 plus languages milestone last October after adding 12 new languages, which are natively spoken by 84.6 million people, Microsoft writes in a blog post. The […]