Secretary Blinken urged to raise Tibet, Panchen Lama ahead of his visit to China
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 24: Ahead of the US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on April 24-26, the Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has urged the senior US official to address “deteriorating” situation in Tibet both “privately and publicly” with his Chinese […]
Gonpo Kyi assaulted again, phone holding evidence of police brutality destroyed
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 24: Gonpo Kyi, the sister of Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, who was wrongly sentenced to life by Chinese authorities, faced another instance of violence at the hands of Chinese authorities on April 19. The incident occurred following her latest protest outside the Tibet Higher People’s Court in Lhasa, where she reiterated […]
Opinion: New Bill in the US Congress -A new beginning for Tibet
By Vijay Kranti Foreign Relations Committee of US Senate clears way for the new US law which recognizes Tibet as an ‘Occupied Country’, CHOLKA-SUM as the ‘Real Tibet’ and shows the world how to reject Xi Jinping’s ‘One China Policy’ On 16 April the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee put its stamp of approval on […]
Opinion: Thus, we can speak of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
By Kyisar Ludup His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the embodiment of the existential spirit of the Tibetan people. Going against your own people’s existential spirit is ultimately going against yourself. Commenting on perspectives from legal, ethical, cultural, and the Tibetan Struggle for Sovereignty Prologue His Holiness the Dalai Lama has served as the temporal […]
China’s cyber espionage targeting Tibetan leadership in exile: new report
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 21: A new report “SPYWARE-AS-A-SERVICE: What the i-Soon files reveal about China’s targeting of the Tibetan diaspora” by Turquoise Roof, a team of Tibet-focused cybersecurity analysts details how hackers with links to the Chinese government are using cyber espionage tactics to target members of the Tibetan government-in-exile and the office of […]
Apple removes Meta apps from China app store on government orders
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 21: Tech giant Apple has removed two Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in China on Friday following directives from the country’s internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China, which cited ‘national security’ concerns as its reason for the move. The tech conglomerate confirmed that the apps, […]
Chinese Ambassador’s address at Harvard disrupted by student activists
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 21: A group of student activists representing organisations like Students for a Free Tibet and the Coalition of Students Resisting the CCP disrupted an address by the Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, at Harvard University on Saturday. The student activists voiced their strong opposition to Ambassador Xie’s […]
Ama Jetsun Pema awarded Pearl S. Buck Award for contribution to Tibetan children’s education
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 19: Jetsun Pema, popularly known as Ama Jetsun Pema who has dedicated her life to educating Tibetan children in exile, was officially recognized as the 7th recipient of Randolph College’s prestigious Pearl S. Buck Award during a ceremony at Smith Hall Theatre, Randolph College on Thursday evening in Virginia, US. “It […]
Former political prisoner shares testimonial of her suffering in Chinese prison
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 19: Former Tibetan political prisoner Namkyi, who escaped into exile last year shared a gripping testimonial of her suffering and persecution under Chinese occupation in Tibet, at a press briefing on Friday, at the exile Tibetan government’s compound here. Speaking to reporters, Namkyi recounted her upbringing in Charo village, Ngaba County, […]
Torrential rainstorm hits Mundgod Tibetan settlement, no casualties reported
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 19: A heavy torrential rainstorm has damaged a Buddhist monastery, among other properties in the Tibetan Settlement of Mundgod in South India on Thursday evening. Heavy wind and rain broke trees on the main road that fell on electricity lines, resulting in power outage and road blockage. The settlement officer […]