EU parliament passes resolution to boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics

By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 9: The European parliament on Thursday passed a resolution calling on diplomats to boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympics in response to continuing human rights violations by the Chinese government. The non-binding resolution also called for the European countries to impose sanctions and provide emergency visas to Hong Kongers who want […]

UK lawmakers seek ‘diplomatic boycott’ of Beijing Winter Olympics

By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, July 9: A UK parliamentary committee issued a report calling for a “diplomatic boycott” of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday, urging PM Boris Johnson to condemn human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet. The bipartisan Foreign Affairs committee said that five of its members have been sanctioned for […]

Xi Jinping’s claims over reincarnation of the Dalai Lama are ridiculous and of no consequence

Guest report by Vijay Kranti and Anjali Mishra New Delhi- Dharamshala – Washington DC, July 9, 2021: When President Xi Jinping talks of Tibetan Buddhism ‘with Chinese characteristics’ then he only reveals China’s intentions of destroying and subsuming Tibet’s unique cultural identity into communism. And his claims about exclusive rights of the Communist Party of […]

Opinion- The need of the hour: Finding a way forward

By Youdon Aukatsang Tibetans have successfully laid the foundations of democratic institutions over the 60 years of being in exile under the visionary leadership of HH the Dalai Lama and the commitment of elders. These institutions are not an end in themselves but vehicles to push our movement forward.  However, without fully realizing the rationale […]