Dalai Lama wishes to visit Taiwan “if Beijing allows”
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 11: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Sunday said that he wishes to visit Taiwan in 2021 if the Beijing government allows the visit. The Tibetan leader said as he has already received an invitation from an organization in Taiwan. At the three-day virtual lecture to a group […]
27 monks test positive for Covid-19 in Mundgod, settlement under lockdown
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 11: A new cluster case of Covid-19 has been discovered in Doeguling Tibetan settlement with 27 monks from Gaden Shartse monastery testing positive for the virus last week. All the monks are stable and without any severe symptoms at the moment. Mundgod’s Doeguling, one of the largest Tibetan settlements has […]
Tashi Topgyal to run for Sikyong office for the second time
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept.10: Tashi Topgyal who ran for Sikyong elections in 2016 announced his candidature on Wednesday through his official Facebook account. He said education, unity and Tibetan identity are the three most important issues for him to resolve the Tibet issue. He asserted the need to attract Chinese government’s attention to recognize […]
Kasur Ngodup Dongchung to run for 2021 Sikyong election
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 9: The incumbent Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi, Ngodup Dongchung will run for the 2021 Sikyong elections but said will not engage in any campaign activities. Speaking to Voice of Tibet, the former minister said the he could not refuse the hope and aspirations placed […]
Don’t let China host the 2022 Winter Olympics, activists urge IOC
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 9: Five Dharamshala-based Tibetan organizations, held a press conference on Wednesday to urge the International Olympic Committee to reverse their decision to let China host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), Gu-Chu-Sum Movement Association of Tibet, National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT), Students for […]
Two Tibetan nomads arrested for speaking out against confiscation of their land
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 8: Two Tibetan nomads in Eastern Tibet have reportedly been arrested for speaking out against Chinese government authorities who confiscated their lands in the name of grassland preservation. Activist group Tibet watch reported that Dokyab, 63, and his relative Gyaltsen, 43 from Chikdril village in Chumar County in Eastern Tibet […]
Activists claim victory as Apple introduces New Human Rights Policy
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 8: Tech giant Apple introduced its maiden ‘Human Rights Policy’ last week after growing pressure from shareholders and protest from activists including Tibetans, Uyghur, Hong Konger, Chinese democracy, and ethical consumer activist groups. The company received backlash for deleting thousands of apps including virtual private networks in countries like China […]
SFF soldier’s final rites performed, Tibetans in Dharamshala hold vigil
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 7: The final rites of the deceased Tibetan soldier from the Special Frontier Force, Company Leader Nyima Tenzin were performed with military honors and his remains cremated at the Shiwatsel cremation ground in Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh on Monday morning. Hundreds including Tibetans, Ladhakis, and dignitaries such as BJP […]
Opinion: Tibet in Sino-India Relations: Six Decades of Miscalculation and the Heavy Cost
By Tenzin Lhadon He who holds Tibet dominates the Himalayan piedmont; he who dominates the Himalayan piedmont threatens the Indian subcontinent, and he who threatens the Indian subcontinent may well have all of South Asia within his reach, and with that, all of Asia -George Ginsburg and Michael Mathos Mao employed a strategic ingenuity in […]
JNU Tibetan students urge CTA, MHRD to help resolve 1000% fee hike
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 4: In an urgent appeal letter by Tibetan students at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi, urged the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and the Indian Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) to act upon the massive fee hike imposed on them under the foreign student category. The letter […]