Dalai Lama offer condolences to flood victims in Europe
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, July 17: The Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday offered his concern and condolences to those affected by floods, caused by incessant rain in parts of Europe including Germany and Belgium. In a letter written to Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, and Alexander De Croo, the Belgian […]
US Senate passes bill to ban all products made in Xinjiang
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 17: The US Senate has passed legislation on Wednesday to ban all imports from Xinjiang or East Turkestan, in the latest move to rebuke the Beijing administration to put a stop to the ongoing genocide of the Uyghur community. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would thereby create a “rebuttal […]
UK parliament unanimously votes for ‘diplomatic boycott’ of Beijing Olympics
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 17: The UK parliament on Thursday unanimously backed the motion calling for a ‘diplomatic boycott’ of the Beijing Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing in February. Although a non-binding resolution, the motion stated that the international Games should not be entertained as China continues to commit mass atrocities in […]
New US Under Secretary of State appointed, expected to be next Tibet coordinator
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 16: The US senate on Tuesday confirmed Uzra Zeya for the State Department’s Under Secretary of State Bureau of Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, according to CTA run tibet.net. The American diplomat is expected to also be appointed as the next US Special coordinator for Tibet, as the post has traditionally […]
Two arrested over 86th birthday celebration of Dalai Lama in Kardze
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 15: The Chinese officials have reportedly arrested two Tibetans for celebrating their spiritual leader Dalai Lama’s 86th birthday this month in Sichuan region, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). The pair, a man named Kunchok Tashi and a woman named Dzapo, was taken into police custody in Kyaglung town of Kardze […]
Nepal fails to accept recommendations made for Tibetan refugees in UN review
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 14: The Nepalese government failed to accept responsibility to protect the rights of Tibetan refugees in the country during the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) last Thursday. Both the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) denounced Nepal for its inability to accept key recommendations, including […]
Opinion: Rudely awakened Modi plays Tibet card
By Ugyen Gyalpo It’s funny how politics is being played. Just few years ago Modi scraped all Dalai Lama events to appease the Chinese leader. In the shores of Chennai against the backdrop of soft sounds of crashing waves of the Indian ocean, Xi and Modi had a cosy private dinner to the dance and […]
EU parliament passes resolution to boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 9: The European parliament on Thursday passed a resolution calling on diplomats to boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics in response to continuing human rights violations by the Chinese government. The non-binding resolution also called for the European countries to impose sanctions and provide emergency visas to Hong Kongers who want […]
UK lawmakers seek ‘diplomatic boycott’ of Beijing Winter Olympics
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 9: A UK parliamentary committee issued a report calling for a “diplomatic boycott” of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday, urging PM Boris Johnson to condemn human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet. The bipartisan Foreign Affairs committee said that five of its members have been sanctioned for […]
Xi Jinping’s claims over reincarnation of the Dalai Lama are ridiculous and of no consequence
Guest report by Vijay Kranti and Anjali Mishra New Delhi- Dharamshala – Washington DC, July 9, 2021: When President Xi Jinping talks of Tibetan Buddhism ‘with Chinese characteristics’ then he only reveals China’s intentions of destroying and subsuming Tibet’s unique cultural identity into communism. And his claims about exclusive rights of the Communist Party of […]