TPiE budgetary session curtailed to single say due to COVID-19 outbreak
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 16: The Tibetan Parliament in Exile’s budgetary session, also known as the summer session will convene only for a single day in the light of the COVID-19 outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of more than 6600 people across the globe as of Monday. The Speaker of the […]
German and EU leaders back religious freedom and access in Tibet: ICT
Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 13: Europe continues to support Tibetans’ right in selecting their own religious leader, without any intervention from China, and rebukes China’s attempt to cut off Tibet from the world, reports International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). High ranking German federal government officials and the European Commission put out statements backing Tibetans on […]
China hits back after US annual report on human rights condemn China
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 13: Following the United States report on human rights condemning China for its harsh treatment of religious and ethnic minorities, China on Thursday slammed the allegations of human rights violation. Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released the 2019 Human Rights Report at the Department of State […]
US lawmakers express solidarity with Tibetans on uprising anniversary
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 11: US House Representatives expresses solidarity with the Tibetan people, and calls on China to stop their state-sanctioned repressive policies in Tibet on Tuesday. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Jim McGovern and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez released separate press statements on the 61st anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day. Speaker […]
Military drill in Lhasa ahead of sensitive Tibetan Uprising anniversary
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 11: China’s People’s Armed Police conducted a military drill in occupied Tibet’s capital city Lhasa on March 6, ahead of the anniversary of the politically sensitive Tibetan Uprising day on March 10, 1959 when thousands of Tibetans were massacred following the occupation by the PLA troops. A large show of […]
61st Anniversary of Uprising Day observed by Tibetans across the world
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 10: The commemoration of the 61st anniversary of the 10th March Tibetan Uprising Day witnessed scores of protests and events by the Tibetan people across the world. Herein the virtual capital of the Tibetan diaspora, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) held the official function at Tsuglagkhang courtyard prior to the […]
Tibetans living in Nepal urged not to observe 10th March Uprising Anniversary
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 9: Tibetan residents of Nepal have been urged by the Tibetan Welfare Office not to observe the 10th March uprising of 1959, marking 61 years of anniversary, reports Radio Free Asia (RFA). The directive stated that Tibetans must follow the local laws to avoid police crackdown. “Because the Nepali government […]
Deputy Speaker announces candidacy for 2021 Sikyong election
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 7: The Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile has announced his intention to stand in the 2021 Tibetan Presidential elections known as the Sikyong election. Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok said that he will be standing in the race for the top office of the Tibetan polity having been endorsed […]
Tibetan Language under threat in China’s ‘bilingual education’ policy: Human Rights Watch
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 7: Human Rights Watch’s (HRW’s) recent report on China’s ‘bilingual education’ policy confirms the ongoing threat for the Tibetan language and resources in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), reports the Indian Express. It has been noted that while China, ensuring that the Tibetan language be taught in schools, it has […]
Freedom House ranks Tibet as the second least free country again
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 5: Tibet has been listed as the second least free country, following Syria, in the latest 2020 list by Freedom House. The rankings are based on points allotted by the organization within the purview of freedom of speech and expression, democratic rights and limitations by the State. Freedom House published […]