200 TYC leaders gather for 19th General Body Meeting in Dharamshala

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 29: Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest Tibetan NGO advocating for complete independence for Tibet, commenced its 19th General Body Meeting at Lower TCV School in Dharamshala on Monday. The meeting, which runs until October 5, will elect its new central executive members, and deliberate and lay down plans for the […]

China’s draft ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law seek to expand assimilation drive

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 29: A newly proposed law in China has sparked alarm among rights groups, who warn it will entrench repression of minorities, accelerate forced assimilation, and expand Beijing’s ideological control beyond its borders. The 62-article draft Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, submitted to the National People’s Congress on September 8, outlines sweeping […]