TYC stages another protest as Chinese FM Wang Yi meets India’s NSA Doval
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 19: Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) activists staged a protest once again outside Hyderabad House in Delhi on Tuesday, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval under the Special Representatives (SR) mechanism. Around 30 activists were detained during the protest. The Tibetan NGO also issued […]
US human rights report on Tibet “lacks substance”: ICT
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 18: Washington based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has expressed concern over the US State Department’s newly released 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices for Tibet, warning that its reduced scope risks undermining international accountability for China’s abuses in Tibet. While the report, released on August 12, confirms ongoing violations […]
Tibetan activists protest against Chinese FM Wang Yi’s visit to India
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 18: Tibetan activists staged a series of protests in the Indian capital on Monday against the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in New Delhi for a two-day trip from August 18 to 19. Members of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy, raising slogans […]
Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit India for 24th round of border talks
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 17: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to arrive in New Delhi on Monday for a two-day visit, during which he will hold the 24th round of Special Representatives (SR) talks on the India-China boundary question at the invitation of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. His visit also includes bilateral […]
China intensified its crackdown across Tibet ahead of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday: CTA report
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 16: Chinese authorities reportedly tightened security across Tibet around the time of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, ramping up surveillance, monitoring Tibetans’ daily activities and communications—particularly with those in exile—and carrying out arrests throughout the region, according to tibet.net, the official portal of the exile Tibetan government, the Central Tibetan […]
CTA President urges self-reliance, lauds India’s support at 79th Independence Day in Ludhiana
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug 16: President Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) delivered the keynote address at a special program in Ludhiana marking His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday and India’s 79th Independence Day on Friday. He urged greater self-reliance in local industries and expressed heartfelt gratitude to India for its decades-long […]
US State Dept. flags China’s arbitrary detention, transnational repression, and cyber surveillance against Tibetans
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 14: The latest US State Department’s 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on China, published on Tuesday, has documented severe and systematic violations of fundamental freedoms in China, including arbitrary detention, transnational repression, and cyber surveillance targeting ethnic minorities such as Tibetans and Uyghurs. The 42-page report emphasised Beijing’s sweeping restrictions on […]
Victorian Parliament marks Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday with special celebration
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 14: The Victorian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet, in partnership with The Tibetan Community in Victoria and the Australia Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group (V-TAG), hosted a special celebration at the Victorian Parliament on Wednesday to honour the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and mark the “Year of Compassion,” tibet.net, […]
China cuts ties with Czech President Petr Pavel over meeting with Dalai Lama
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: China announced on Tuesday that it has suspended all engagement with Czech President Petr Pavel following his recent private meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on July 27 in Leh, Ladakh. Pavel’s trip marked the first time a sitting head of state visited India specifically […]
Abbot of Hortsang Kirti Monastery secretly detained, whereabouts unknown
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: Geshe Lharampa Kunchok Chodak, the abbot and teaching instructor at Hortsang Kirti Monastery in Sangchu County, Gansu Province, was reportedly forcibly taken away by Chinese security personnel in a night raid in December 2024, according to Dharamshala-based Tibetan-language broadcast Voice of Tibet (VoT). According to sources, county-level officials searched his […]