China shuts Tibetan monastery school, forces students to enrol in state-run boarding schools
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 24: Chinese authorities have reportedly mandated that parents of over 300 students, aged 6 to 14, of Lhamo Kirti Monastery School in Dzoge County in so-called Sichuan Province, to enrol their children in state-run boarding schools, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA). Two sources in Tibet told RFA that […]
CCP implements forced “Labour Transfer” policies in Tibet: Human Rights Foundation report
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 24: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is implementing policies of “labour transfer” and “surplus rural labourers” in Tibet, focusing on transitioning Tibetans from primary sector jobs like herding to secondary or tertiary sector roles such as mining according to a report from a New York-based rights group, the Human Rights Foundation. […]
Religious genocide in Tibet, says senior CTA official at religious freedom summit in Tokyo
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 24: Dr. Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, the Representative at the Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Japan addressed the ongoing religious genocide by China and its repercussions in Tibet and other China-occupied regions, including the East Turkestan and Southern Mongolia on Monday in Tokyo, Japan during the second […]
India should welcome the next Dalai Lama: Historian Claude Arpi
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 22: Renowned historian, author, and Tibetologist Claude Arpi has urged India to extend a warm welcome to the 15th Dalai Lama, just as it did for the 14th Dalai Lama in 1959. In a recent interview with StratNews Global, Arpi who is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for Himalayan […]
Dalai Lama congratulates Presidents of European Parliament and European Commission
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 22: The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, extended his congratulations to Ms. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, and Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, on their recent re-elections on Monday. In his congratulatory message, the Dalai Lama expressed his admiration […]
CTA changes age limit bracket for new civil servants to 25-40 years
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 20: The Tibetan Government-in-Exile also known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has recently made changes to the age limits for its civil services. The new eligibility criteria now require candidates to be a minimum of 25 years old, up from 21 years, and set the upper limit age at […]
CCP sets ambitious yet vague goals at CCP’s third plenum meeting: China Watchers
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 19: China Watchers say the ruling communist party of China has set ambitious long-term policy goals at its crucial political meeting on reform, but offered little detail on how to pull the world’s second-largest economy out of a worsening downturn, during the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central […]
Tibet-China back-channel talks held through a ‘third country’: CTA Prez
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 18: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration has said that the CTA had back-channel talks with Chinese authorities “through a third country” in the first week of July. Speaking to a group of media in Delhi on Wednesday, Sikyong Tsering revealed “We have been having back-channel negotiations with the Chinese […]
Long-time friend of Tibet Richard Gere recovering after prostate operation
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 18: Richard Gere, hollywood actor and long-time advocate for Tibet and a good friend of the Tibetan exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, has recently been the subject of public concern over reports of his health. The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Sikyong Penpa during a […]
U.S pursuing visa restrictions on Chinese officials involved in human rights abuses in Tibet and East Turkistan
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 18: The United States State Department is taking action to impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials involved in human rights violations in Tibet and East Turkistan. In a statement issued on Friday, July 12 by Mathew Miller, the United States State Department spokesperson stated, “The United States continues to promote accountability in the defence of […]