Opinion: A stranger in her own home

The Tsuglakhang temple in Lhasa city (Photo Tibetpedia)

(Part of the ‘My journey through the Tibetan mindscape’ series) By Vijay Kranti In today’s Tibet the happiest tourist is one who cannot distinguish between a Tibetan and a Chinese face. On my first visit to Tibet I was shocked to see hundreds of beggars. Not a single was a Chinese. But on my second […]

Canadian Parliamentarians urge PM Trudeau to sanction Chinese officials

MP John Mckay, one of the two Liberal MPs who signed the letter demanding sanctions against Chinese officials (Photo The Canadian Press)

By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 15: 64 MPs and 4 senators in Canada have demanded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to invoke the Magnitsky Act to levy sanctions on top Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong. The letter signed by MPs, senators and various community leaders […]