China’s repression is transnational: Freedom House
By Tenzin Lekhden DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 30: With the recent slew of campaigns against the 2022 Beijing winter Olympics highlighting the human rights violations inside the colonised regions, a recent case study from Freedom House highlights China’s execution of “the most sophisticated, global, and comprehensive campaign of transnational repression in the world.” The democracy and political […]
CTA President to attend IPAC counter meeting in Rome
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 29: The President of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Penpa Tsering who is currently on his first over seas tour as the leader of the Tibetan polity, reached Italy on Thursday for the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance against China’s (IPAC) counter meeting scheduled on Friday. CTA Spokesperson Tenzin Lekshay from DIIR spoke to […]
Posters with Tibetan national flag removed outside Chinese embassy in Denmark
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 28: A Danish candidate in the local elections has reportedly called out the Chinese embassy for alleged “theft” of ten election posters that he put out outside the Chinese embassy near Copenhagen on Tuesday. Thomas Rohden, a Tibet supporter claimed that the embassy removed the posters shortly after he left […]
Dalai Lama talks compassion with educators
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 27: The exiled leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tuesday engaged with educators and scholars from diverse backgrounds virtually from his residence here in Dharamshala. The organizers noted the importance of His Holiness’ teachings and how it has inspired new research that has demonstrated the positive impacts of compassion […]
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China detains monk from Kirti monastery in Ngaba
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 25: Chinese authorities has reportedly detained a Tibetan monk Lobsang Choephel from Kirti monastery in Ngaba County earlier this month on unknown charges. According to Kanyag Tsering, a monk from the Dharamshala based Kirti-Jhepa monastery, his whereabouts and condition is currently unknown. The 34-year-old monk was previously detained twice, once […]
NBA veteran Enes Kanter calls out China, demands freedom for Tibet and respect for human rights
By Tenzin Lekhden DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 22: Ahead of the Boston Celtics’ season opener, NBA veteran Enes Kanter, going into his 10th season, condemned China’s “brutal dictator Xi Jinping” for committing human rights atrocities against Tibetans in a video published across various social media platforms. Following the release of the video, the Boston Celtics vs New […]
Was CTA President cancelling his trip to Arunachal Pradesh excessively cautious?
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 21: The remarks made by the President of the Central Tibetan Administration Penpa Tsering on Sunday is in line with a long-held directive of the exile Tibetan government to never cause inconvenience to its host. A tenet that even His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the long line of exile […]
IPAC invites CTA, Taiwanese leadership for counter-meeting ahead of G20 summit
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 21: The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China’s (IPAC) proposed counter meeting in Rome next week ahead of the G20 global meet, has invited leaders from the exile Tibetan government, Taiwan, Hong Kong and East Turkestan, the alliance announced Monday. The international cross-party group of legislators has invited Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph […]
Sanctioned Chinese leader of Xinjiang takes charge of TAR
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 20: One of the most sanctioned Chinese leader Wang Junzheng has been appointed the Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday, reported Chinese state media Xinhua. The 58-year-old is the former Deputy Secretary of the CPC committee of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and political commissar […]