Former Minister Gyari Dolma launches her Sikyong 2021 campaign
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, AUG 14: Kasur Gyari Dolma, Former Minister of Home in the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also known as the Tibetan government in exile, announced her official candidacy in the Sikyong (Presidential) 2021 elections on Friday. She held a virtual press conference via Google Meet where she charted out her plans for […]
Sikkim CM urges PM Modi to allow Karmapa to return to India
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: Prem Singh Tamang, Sikkim’s Chief Minister, has reportedly written to PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday urging the Indian government to allow the 17thKarmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje to return to India. The Week reported that the CM told PM Modi that Sikkimese and Buddhist devotees are approaching him to let the Tibetan […]
“Chinese spy” held in 2018 arrested for 1000 crore ‘hawala racket’
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: A Chinese national earlier held for suspicion of impersonation and forgery has been arrested on Tuesday in the National Capital Region (NCR), for money laundering and hawala racket, after a massive search operation by the Delhi police. On Tuesday, India’s tax department conducted searches in 21 locations in Delhi, […]
Opinion- China is Destroying Tibet’s Culture & Religion: It Will Backfire
By Tenzin Tsultrim Yangkey, PhD Around 70 years ago, before Tibet was invaded by China, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were given strict instructions by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Mao to not to harm the religious sentiments of the Tibetan people. The plan was to temporarily win the hearts and minds of the […]
Chinese state-sponsored ads taken down, activist group claims victory
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, AUG 12: The Economist, one of the leading newspaper, has reportedly taken down advertisement features paid by Chinese state media. The London-based activist organisation, Free Tibet previously launched a campaign against The Economist and The Wall Street Journal to sever their ties with the propagandist state media. The petitions collected over 2300 signatures. The newspaper […]
190 km walk to urge UK to support ‘Access to Tibet’ bill
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 11: Four Tibetans from the UK concluded their ‘Peace March’ for Tibet on Monday from Bristol to London in 6 days covering approximately 190-kms. The group was led by Tenzin Sangmo along with Tashi Dhondup, Sonam Tsering and Tenzin Phunstok as they expressed their joy in fulfilling their journey campaigning […]
Senior US official visits Taiwan, offers “strong support”
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 11: US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, the most senior official to visit Taiwan in four decades, met the country’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, to offer “strong support” from President Donald Trump and laud the island’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. “It’s a true honour to be here to […]
Tit-for-tat sanctions by US and China over Hong Kong
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 10: Days after the US sanctioned 11 top officials from Hong Kong and mainland China including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, China has responded on Monday by sanctioning 11 US officials who have “behaved badly” over Hong Kong related issues. On Friday, Washington announced sanction against 11 mainland Chinese […]
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 10: Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media tycoon, Jimmy Lai, was arrested on Monday under the new security law for “colluding with foreign forces and fraud” at his house around 7 am. Lai owns the Apple Daily newspaper and Next Magazine which are critical of Beijing and its anti-democratic sentiments. The crackdown […]
Opinion: Waiting for the Dalai Lama
By Vijay Kranti (Part of the ‘My journey through the Tibetan mindscape’ series) For the people who have had ever watched anti-China demonstrations of Tibetan refugees and their supporters across the world, the very first shock inside ‘China’s Tibet’ is near total absence of anti-China anger among the local Tibetan masses. Along the crowded peripheral […]