Dalai Lama receives Covid-19 vaccine, urges others to follow suit
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 6: Buddhist spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama received the first dose of Covid-19 Vaccine at the Zonal hospital in Dharamshala around 7 am on Saturday, marking the first high profile individual in the region to publicly endorse the vaccination drive of the nation against the deadly virus. The […]
Arunachal to set up three model villages along Indo-Tibet border
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 6: The Arunachal Pradesh government on Wednesday announced plans to build three model villages along the Indo-Tibet border as a government pilot project with a 30 crore budget. The announcement was made by Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein while presenting the 2021-22 budgets in the state assembly. “I am happy […]
Tibet, Syria least free countries in the world: Freedom House
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 4: The Freedom House annual list of 210 countries and territories that rate people’s access to political rights and civil liberties have listed Tibet and Syria as the least free countries in the world with 1 point each. In the latest report of Freedom in the World 2021, Tibet scored […]
Teen tortured, two other imprisoned for failure to register WeChat group
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 2: Two Tibetan teenagers have reportedly been imprisoned and another hospitalized after being brutally tortured and both legs broken on February 17, for failure to register a WeChat group with local authorities, rights group Free Tibet said Tuesday. The three teens who were identified as Dadul, Sangye Tso and Kansi […]
Pilot project for online Green Book contributions launched in North America
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 3: The Finance wing of the Central Tibetan Administration known also as the Tibetan government-in-exile, launched a pilot project for Tibetans in North America to enable Green Book contributions online. The process includes filling up a Google form to ensure a mapping between your email ID, birth date and GB number. The […]
US lawmakers introduce bill to scrap ‘One-China Policy’, expand ties with Taiwan
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar 2: US lawmakers Tom Tiffany and Scott Perry on Friday have introduced a bill to scrap ‘One-China policy’ and to further resume diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The press release on Monday stated that the bill also urges the Biden administration to support Taiwan’s membership in international organizations and to start […]
Chinese hackers attack exile Tibetans with sketchy Firefox extension
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 1: Chinese state-sponsored hackers have reportedly attacked Tibetan organizations in exile by using a malicious Firefox add-on that was aimed to steal Gmail and Firefox data and download malware on infected systems, according to cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. The sketchy phishing email intercepted by the firm posed as a message from […]
156 cases of Covid-19 discovered from Gyuto monastery
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 1: A total of 156 cases have been discovered from Gyuto monastery near Dharamshala after the latest round of testing, the district’s Chief Medical Officer said Monday. The area has been declared a containment zone and sealed until further notice. A cluster case was initially discovered last week where authorities […]
UK Party leader calls for 2022 Beijing Olympics boycott
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 27: British MP and Liberal Democrat Sir Ed Davey called for a boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in the House of Commons on Wednesday, stating that athletes “under no circumstances” should be “used as propaganda for the Chinese Communist Party” given its record of rights abuses. The Party leader […]
New Chinese regulation mandate clergy to ‘love CCP and support socialist system’
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 26: A new Chinese regulation will require clergies including Buddhist leaders and Catholic leadership to espouse love for the communist party, support CCP leadership and the socialist system, in what is being seen as yet another tool to control and restrict religious freedom inside Tibet. The Measures for the Administration […]