Tibetan Community Cultural Center to Open in Minnesota

On July 16, 2003, the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM) purchased a property which will be officially known as the Tibetan Community Cultural Center. Minnesota Tibetans can now look forward to having a place of their own for learning about Tibetan culture

Memorandum to USCIRF on religious freedom in Tibet

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is encouraged that the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will visit Tibet soon to assess religious freedom under People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Memorandum to Australian Delegation visiting Tibet

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to know that Australian delegation headed by Dr. Geoff Raby, Deputy Secretary of the Australian Foreign Ministry, will visit China and Tibet this week.

China Stakes Claims on Overseas Taiwanese

China recently requested that foreign governments require their citizens who were born in Taiwan to declare their place of birth as “China” on passports, a move that has riled Taiwanese Americans and enflamed the China-Taiwan reunification debate.