147 Rights groups demand end to China’s persecution of environmental, cultural defenders
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep 4: A coalition of 147 Tibet-related organisations and members of the International Tibet Network has issued a strong statement condemning China’s escalating crackdown on Tibetan environmental defenders, cultural advocates, and community leaders. The statement released on Wednesday comes in response to the arbitrary extension of Tibetan activist A-Nya Sengdra’s prison sentence, which […]
US Senators call for the appointment of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 4: Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Senator John Curtis (R-NV) have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to urgently appoint a Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues at the U.S. Department of State, a post that has remained vacant since former Under Secretary Uzra Zeya stepped down earlier this year during […]
Tulku Palden Wangyal dies in a Chinese prison after years of torture
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 4: In yet another case of death in detention, prominent Tibetan religious leader Tulku Palden Wangyal, also known as Chogyal Tulku, died in a Chinese prison on July 19 following years of imprisonment and reported torture, according to a report by Bod Asia, the Tibetan-language news outlet of the Central Tibetan Administration. Tulku […]