SmartVote Tibet updates website ahead of final elections
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 25: The online platform SmartVote Tibet on Thursday re-launched its website ahead of the final 2021 election, urging Tibetan voters to answer a questionnaire for individual ‘matching’ with candidates running for representatives in the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) and the Presidential (Sikyong) post of the exile Tibetan polity. The press release […]
Two Tibetans start all-India bike rally, urges PM Modi to confer Bharat Ratna upon Dalai Lama
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 23: Two Tibetans, Tsering Yeshi and Chime Tamdin, started their all-India bike rally on Tuesday from Dharamshala, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The two-month campaign is set to cover over 40 locations in India, […]
Airbnb urged to withdraw from Olympic sponsorship
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 23: A coalition of 150 human rights groups have asked Airbnb to withdraw from Olympic sponsorship to the upcoming winter Olympic games in Beijing, citing deteriorating human rights condition in Xinjiang and Tibet. Airbnb whose valuation surged past 100 billion in 2020 is among a host of wealthy sponsors including […]
CONIFA Women’s cup cancelled over Covid-19 concerns
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 23: The Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA) announced Saturday that the much anticipated 2021 CONIFA Women’s Cup in Romania is cancelled over COVID-19 concerns. The apex Tibetan sports association earlier declared its participation in the CONIFA cup on March 8, noting the pride and importance for the Tibetan women’s team’s […]
Tibet Hill, Uyghur court among proposed road names near Chinese embassy in London
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 22: Tibet Hill, Uyghur Court and Tiananmen Square have reportedly been considered by a council as new names for roads around the relocated Chinese Embassy in east London. The Tower Hamlets Council on Wednesday approved a motion to support renaming buildings and roads in the surrounding area, which also includes […]
Tibetan nomad jailed for posting photo of Dalai Lama on WeChat
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 22: A Tibetan nomad named Tashi Gyal was sentenced to prison for one year on charges of inciting ‘separatism’ and ‘endangering national security’ by the Golog Prefecture Intermediate Court in Amdo, Tibet. Chinese website ‘Rights Defender’ reported that Tashi was arrested on May 30, 2020 for sharing information related to His […]
Tufts University to shutdown China’s Confucius Institute
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 20: The Tufts University on Wednesday announced closure of its China-funded Confucius Institute (CI) after months of campaign starting from October on the Global Day of Action, which was marked by rights groups against the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 25 countries. The center was launched at Tufts University […]
Biden administration urged to boycott 2022 Winter Olympics ahead of Wang Yi’s visit
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 19: Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hong Kongers on Wednesday urged US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Prominent Tibetan political prisoners Dhondup Wangchen, Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s niece Nyima Lhamo called the Winter Olympics “Genocide Games” at a protest event organized […]
MP’s remarks over ‘Bhod Gyalo’ in parliament spark debate
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 17: A Tibetan MP’s remarks on Tuesday during the ongoing parliamentary session has drawn criticism from Tibetans, including on social media circuits. MP Dolma Tsering questioned whether the slogan ‘Bhod Gyalo’ (Victory to Tibet / Free Tibet) and the iconic song that paid tribute to the Tibetan uprising day, asserting […]
Book review- Another Place: A Novel
Pages 298 Black Neck Books Reviewed by Nyinjey I would like to thank publisher and poet Bhuchung D Sonam for sending me the novel Another Place. In an age of the internet and digital technology made worse by the pandemic lockdown, what a joy it is to receive books through the postal service from India! […]