China ramps up military build-up in Tibet, Xinjiang
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 16: China has significantly increased its military build-up in Tibet and Xinjiang, according to a report published last year by Stratfor, a leading security and intelligence consultancy. It detailed growing evidence of the increasing military infrastructure of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in India and civilian facilities along the borders […]
BBC News banned in China after UK revoked CGTN’s license
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 16: BBC World News has been banned in China, the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) China’s apex broadcasting body announced Thursday. The statement was issued one week after the British regulator Ofcom withdrew the license for China Global Television Network (CGTN) to be broadcasted in the UK. China’s NRTA […]
Opinion: Losar, Guthuk and more
By Jampa Yangchen The Tibetan New Year or Losar falls on Friday, February 12, 2021: the year of the Female Iron Ox- Year 2148 of the Tibetan Calender Losar is an event that is very much anticipated by all Tibetans for it is not only the beginning of a new year, but also a day […]
Dalai Lama offers sympathy to flood victims, donates to relief efforts
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 10: Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Wednesday offered his sympathy and condolences to the victims and affected people in Uttarakhand state where a glacial burst caused massive floods in Chamoli district on Sunday morning. The octogenarian Tibetan leader wrote to the Chief Minister of the state […]
China vows retaliation after UK revokes CGTN’s TV license
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 6: China on Friday threatened to retaliate after China’s state TV channel China Global Television Network (CGTN) was stripped of its UK broadcasting license. The decision was made by British regulators citing technical issues but is linked with complaints about the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson […]
Tibetan activist walks 2300km ‘March for Freedom’ till Nathula
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 5: Tibetan peace marcher Tenzin Dhondup reached the final destination of his ‘March to Freedom’ after traversing the distance of over 2300 km distance from Dharamshala, considered the exile capital of the Tibetan diaspora to Nathula, Sikkim near the Tibetan border on Wednesday. He was accompanied by his fellow activist […]
Biden administration assures US support for Tibet
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 4: The US State Department on Tuesday said that the Biden administration will continue to promote human rights for Tibetans living under Chinese rule, and that it will press Beijing for a dialogue with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. “We urge Chinese authorities to respect the human […]
Activists mark one-year countdown to Beijing Winter Olympics with protest
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 3: As the one-year countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympics begins on January 4, a coalition of over 170 activist groups called on nations to boycott the premier sporting event to be held in Beijing. On Wednesday, five Tibetan activist groups here held a press conference and staged an action-cum-street […]
14 tests positive for COVID-19 in Dhasa’s old-age home
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 12: 14 elderly Tibetans have tested positive for COVID-19 at Jampaling Elders’ Home in Dharamshala’s McLeod Ganj. 12 cases were reported earlier and two more have been detected in the second round of tests obtained on Tuesday. One elderly man who had tested positive passed away today but it remains […]
“Ensure that Tashi Wangchuk’s release is unconditional”, says EU to China
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 2: The release of Tibetan language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk last week after completing five-year sentence was followed by reports of Chinese authorities imposing intense scrutiny, including deprivation of political rights, raising questions over the condition of his release. The European Union on Friday released a statement that called upon […]