Tibetan rights advocate detained over ‘illegal’ WeChat posts
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 7: A Tibetan social worker named Tsering Tso was forcibly detained from her home in Xining on Nov. 12 by ten officers and taken to the Trikha County detention centre over ‘illegal’ WeChat posts, reported the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). She was subjected to a […]
Tibetan writer arrested, whereabouts remain unknown
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 7: A Tibetan writer and poet named Gendun Lhundrup was reportedly arrested by police in eastern Tibet in the so-called Qinghai province on Wednesday. Radio Free Asia news service said, citing a source, that Lhundrup, a former monk at Rongwo monastery in Rebgong county in Malho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture has […]
Tibetan digital expert among WIRED UK 2021 list of innovators
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 5: The Digital Security Program Director at the Tibet Action Institute, Lobsang Gyatso Sither, made it to the WIRED UK 2021 smart list of 32 innovators on Thursday. The list includes innovators nominated by some of the world’s smartest leaders ranging from Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Hong Kong activist Joshua […]
HRW urge IOC to not consider Chinese Olympic bid
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 3: A senior official from the rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the International Olympics Committee (IOC) to not consider bids to host Olympic games from China until the human rights issues are addressed. The development comes after it was revealed last week that “discussions” have been held […]
Beijing jails three prominent HK activists over “unlawful anti-government rally”
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 3: Three prominent Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, 24, Agnes Chow, 23, and Ivan Lam, 26, were jailed on Wednesday over an “unlawful anti-government rally” in June last year. Wong has been sentenced for more than 13 months while Chow and Lam were sentenced for 10 and 7 months respectively. […]
India refuses to support China’s Belt & Road Initiative at SCO
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 2: India refused to join other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet in supporting China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on Monday, citing the project’s $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Barring India, Beijing’s massive trade and connectivity program was backed by […]
Opinion: CCP’s Troll Soldiers Attempt to Hijack Virtual Geneva Forum 2020
By Tenzin Dalha Revealed: China’s digital army make thousands of Facebook comments to disrupt the online live streaming of Geneva Forum 2020 The Chinese government has one of the most comprehensive propaganda networks in the world, aggressively working to disseminate misinformation and influence how it is viewed from outside and within its borders. The state […]
Tibetan filmmakers’ collective to showcase films online
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 1: The Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) in collaboration with Drung Tibetan Filmmakers’ Collective announced the online edition of Tibetan films with diverse filmmakers spread across the globe on Tuesday. The initiative showcases over 30 diverse range of exile Tibetan films on a limited-period online streaming platform on tibetfilms.com from Dec. 3 […]
Tashi Wangdu withdraws from 2021 Sikyong race
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 30: Tashi Wangdu withdrew from the 2021 Presidential (Sikyong) elections on Sunday, citing two reasons for his decision. He said that the lack of platform to hold constructive debates among the candidates and the ongoing mudslinging in the online platform has caused him to withdraw from the race. The former […]
Tibetan UFC fighter KO’s opponent in impressive 44 seconds win
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 30: Tibetan mixed martial artist and UFC fighter Sonam Dhargye (Ch. Su Madaerji)’s impressive 44-second knock out win on Sunday has propelled him to fly-weight division’s hot prospects. Dhargye’s fought Canadian fighter Malcom Gordon in a flyweight bout against at the UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas. The south-paw […]