Opinion- The aftermath: Taming the fire of resistance fighters
By Ugyen Gyalpo Back in the heydays of my teenage years, when I use to decorate my small room with posters of footballers and rock bands alike perched up in the beautiful hills of Darjeeling, one poster that took the best spot on my wall was the poster of Hollywood movie called the Rambo III, […]
China detains 8 more Tibetans in Dza Wonpo, tally reaches 121
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 7: Chinese officials have arrested eight more Tibetans from Dza Wonpo township, Sershul County in Kardze Autonomous Prefecture on Sept. 3, according to Tibet.net. The eight detainees include six monks from Dza Wonpo Gaden Shedrup monastery and two women from the village. These arrests on Friday are preceded by news of 113 […]
GCMGC 2021 to be held in Clement Town with strict Covid-19 protocol
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 6: The highly anticipated Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC) 2021 will be held next month from Oct. 1 to 12 at Clement Town in Dehradun with strict Covid-19 protocol, the apex Tibetan sports body said Saturday. The biggest sporting event in the exile community was to be held last year […]
Tibetan girl wins Gold medal
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 4: A Tibetan nursing student who graduated recently Tenzin Noryang received a gold medal for securing the highest marks for four consecutive years at the KLE Academy for Higher Education and Research in the state of Karnataka. The Gold medal in Bachelor Science Nursing was awarded to Noryang at the […]
Taiwanese lawmakers reject ‘peaceful liberation’ of Tibet
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 4: During the commemoration of the 61st anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy day on Thursday, several Taiwanese lawmakers and various Tibet supporters unveiled a book on 17-point treaty in Chinese. The President of the Taiwanese Parliamentary Group for Tibet, MP Freddy Lim said that the book exposed Chinese so-called ‘peaceful liberation’ […]
“High time” to resolve parliamentary standoff: CTA President Penpa Tsering on Democracy day
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 2: The President of the exile Tibetan government Penpa Tsering made a strongly worded statement on the occasion of the 61st ‘Tibetan Democracy day’ to urge stakeholders to resolve the ongoing parliamentary crisis. “We would like to stress that it is high time that the concerned people should seriously weigh […]
53 Tibetans detained in Dza Wonpo amid continuous crackdown
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept 1: 53 more Tibetans in Dza Wonpo region have been detained last week, in addition to the recent news of detention of around 59 Tibetans on Aug. 22, according to a report published Wednesday by Tibet Watch. The cause of such mass detention is similar as before, which is the looming […]
40 cases of enforced disappearance in 3 years under CCP: TCHRD
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 31: On the 30th international day of the victims of enforced disappearances, the Dharamshala-based organization Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) reported 40 known cases of enforced disappearances in Tibet in the last three years under the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) regime. “In the days preceding and following the […]
Slain SFF soldier Nyima Tenzin remembered on first death anniversary
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 30: A memorial for the late Special Frontier Force commando and Tibetan refugee Nyima Tenzin was observed here in Dharamshala on the occasion of his first death anniversary. A bronze bust of the martyred soldier was unveiled by the President of the exile Tibetan government Penpa Tsering at Lhagyari hill […]
Chinese police arrests 60 in Dza Wonpo over Dalai Lama photos
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Aug 27: Chinese authorities in Dza Wonpo region arrested around 60 Tibetans who were reportedly found with photos of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama last week, as part of the intensifying campaign against any possession of banned images of respected spiritual leaders. According to Radio Free […]