CTA’s ‘Household Listing Survey’ becomes a much discussed topic in the parliament
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, March 15: The ongoing initiative by the current administration to gather comprehensive data of the exile Tibetan community through the ‘Household Listing Survey 2024’ was a much discussed topic in the ongoing sixth session of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile. The larger chunk of the discourse argued the relevance of questions […]
No evidence against MP Monlam Tharchin meeting Chinese embassy staff, concludes Dept. of Security report
By Tsering Dhundup Dharamshala, 14 March: Months after the issue of Bon MP Monlam Tharchin’s alleged meeting with a Chinese embassy staff resulted in an adjournment of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile’s session in September last year, the Department of Security of the exile Tibetan government on Wednesday concluded in a report that there is no […]
Opinion: The Tibetan flag and its Brief History
By Sharpa Rinpoche The Tibetan national flag is intimately connected with the authentic history and royal lineages of Tibet which are thousands of years old. In the Tibetan Royal year 820 or in the seventh century, at the time of the Tibetan religious King Songtsen Gampo, large expanse of land was divided into large and […]
Tibetan institutions cyber-attacked by China-linked threat
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, March 9: A cyber threat group with ties to China, identified as Evasive Panda, has been found to be responsible for a series of targeted cyberattacks against Tibetan users since September 2023 reported ESET on Thursday. The attacks, discovered by cybersecurity researchers at ESET in January 2024, encompass both watering hole and supply chain […]
“Neither India nor Taiwan is part of the PRC and we’re not its puppets” Taiwanese FM
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 7: The Chinese embassy in India has issued a statement condemning an Indian media channel’s interview with Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. The embassy alleges that the interview provided a platform to advocate “Taiwan independence,” on March 2. The statement from the Chinese embassy read: “On 29th February 2024, certain Indian TV broadcasted […]
Minor sexually assaulted, alleged perpetrator in police custody
By Tenzin Nyidon and Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar 7: Reports have emerged of a shocking incident where a 12-year-old in a Tibetan Settlement in South India’s Karnataka state, was sexually assaulted by a local Tibetan man. The alleged perpetrator has been identified as Passang Tsering. Speaking to Phayul, the nodal authority of Central Tibetan Administration, Settlement […]
China committing violations in Tibet and East Turkistan: UN human rights chief
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, March 6: U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk urged China to implement recommendations to amend laws that violate fundamental rights, particularly in the East Turkistan (Ch: Xinjiang) and Tibet, during a session in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday. Rights groups have accused Beijing of widespread abuses against Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority […]
Book Review: Echoes from the Forgotten Mountains
By Vijay Kranti Jamyang Norbu’s book ‘ECHOES FROM FORGOTTEN MOUNTAINS : TIBET IN WAR AND PEACE’ is a monumental documentation of the brave armed fight of Tibetan people against a powerful and ruthless colonial power. It is going to stay as one of the most detailed and authentic monographs on this subject for coming generations […]
Turkish police detain six for spying on Uyghurs for China
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, March 4: Turkish authorities have detained six individuals in Istanbul on suspicion of spying on prominent Uyghur figures for China, with an ongoing search for another suspect, as reported by the state-run Anadolu Agency. The detainees are accused of surveillance on Uyghur-related individuals, associations and institutions, purportedly passing gathered intelligence to Chinese […]
Rabgey family honoured with ‘Meritorious Service Cross’ in Canada
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, March 4: The respected Tibetan-Canadian Rabgey family based in Lindsay, Ontario, was awarded the ‘Meritorious Service Cross’ by Canada’s Governor General, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon in Ottawa, Canada on December 7. Phuntsok (Pencho) Rabgey, Tsering Dolker Rabgey, Dr Losang Rabgey, and Dr Tashi Rabgey were awarded the civilian award for […]