China: 'Vocational training' programmes for Tibetans carry risk of forced labour
Apr 28, 2023, at 10:14 pm
New York: So-called “labour transfer” and “vocational training” programmes in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, threaten Tibetan cultural identity and could lead to forced labour conditions, UN independent human rights experts warned on Thursday.
Dalai Lama 'tongue sucking' video: Exiled Tibetan Parliament calls out Chinese propaganda
Apr 14, 2023, at 05:08 pm
Dharmashala: Sending a strong message to China and its machinations to disgrace the Dalai Lama, exiled Tibetan Parliament members have described the video showing the 87-year-old Nobel Peace laureate asking an Indian boy to 'suck' his tongue playfully in a live event in February as 'Chinese propaganda' blown out of proportion to discredit their supreme spiritual leader.
Tibetan exile leader urges China not to choose new Dalai Lama
Mar 27, 2023, at 10:30 pm
Lhasa: The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has warned China that it should not interfere in selecting the successor to spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
Tibetans mark 64th anniversary of National Uprising in Rome
Mar 14, 2023, at 04:17 am
Rome: A large section of Tibetans marked the 64th anniversary of the Tibetan national uprising in Rome recently.
Tibetans protest in Vienna to mark National Uprising Day
Mar 13, 2023, at 02:23 am
Vienna: Tibetans marked the National Uprising Day in Vienna city of Austria on Friday by protesting in front of Chinese Embassy against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), media reports said on Saturday.
International webinar discusses hopes and possibilities for a Free Tibet in present global scenario
Mar 10, 2023, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi: To mark the 64th anniversary of Tibetan People’s Uprising, the Centre for Himalayan Asia Studies and Engagement (CHASE) and Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) jointly organized an international webinar on “Hopes and Possibilities for a Free Tibet in the Present International Scenario.”
China: Tibetan children forced to assimilate, independent rights experts fear
Feb 07, 2023, at 08:27 pm
New York: Roughly one million Tibetan minority children in China have been separated from their families and placed into Government-run boarding schools, forcing their assimilation into the dominant culture, three independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.
Chinese authority detain Tibetan writer for contacting people in exile: Report
Jan 30, 2023, at 09:52 pm
Lasha: Chinese authorities in Tibet have detained a Tibetan writer and former teacher for allegedly contacting exiles outside the country, media reports said on Saturday.
Trouble with India: China builds new dam in Tibet which might hit flows downstream
Jan 23, 2023, at 11:51 pm
Beijing: China, which has been engaged in conflict with India in recent years, is building a new dam in Tibet on a tributary of the Ganga, close to the tri-junction of its borders with India and Nepal, media reports said.
Death toll from snow avalanche in Tibet increases to 13: Reports
Jan 20, 2023, at 08:39 pm
Beijing: The death toll from a snow avalanche in the district of Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region in western China has increased to 13 people, Chinese state media reported on Friday.
China opposes Dalai Lama's likely visit to Sri Lanka; warns of negative impact on bilateral ties
Jan 18, 2023, at 03:08 am
Colombo: China on Tuesday expressed its disapproval over a suggested visit of the Dalai Lama to Sri Lanka as it warned the island nation the trip could adversely affect the bilateral ties, media reported.
China accused of depriving Tibetans of their own language, education
Dec 08, 2022, at 03:03 am
Beijing/Lhasa: China's move of conducting "re-education" centers in Xinjiang, with an aim to target Uyghur Muslims, was first tested in Tibet, media reports said on Wednesday.
Tibetan monk, who was once jailed for opposing Chinese rule, dies after years of ill health
Nov 13, 2022, at 02:07 am
Lhasa: A Tibetan monk, who was once jailed for six years for opposing Chinese rule in Tibet, died after his release from prison due to deteriorating health, media reports said on Friday.
Tibet: 200 detained in Lhasa over protesting against COVID-19
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:17 am
Lhasa: Authorities have detained 200 people over protesting against strict COVID-19 restrictions imposed in the region, media reports said.
Tibet: Lhasa witnesses protest over COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:49 am
Lhasa: Videos have gone viral on social media which showed hundreds of people could be seen protesting in Lhasa city of Tibet against the Chinese government's strict covid measures and lockdown.
China continues to tighten grip over Tibet
Oct 22, 2022, at 05:31 am
Lhasa: China has started reinforcing tight control over the highly surveilled Tibet autonomous region and the authorities continue to increase its repression in the name of the Zero-Covid policy, media reports said.
Tibet: Kashag promulgates firm stand on reincarnation of 14th Dalai Lama
Sep 27, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Lhasa: Since the Chinese government’s introduction of “Management Measures for the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism” in 2007, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has consistently misused the authority to administer Tibetan monastic societies in general and recognition of reincarnations in particular for its political interests.
Tibet: Lhasa officials apologise over handling of COVID-19 lockdown amid protests
Sep 21, 2022, at 12:52 am
Lhasa: Authorities in Lhasa have apologised for the handling of the lockdown issue in Tibet after angry residents complained about food shortages, media reports said on Monday.
COVID-19: Goods imported for Nepal's Dashain festival stopped in Tibet
Sep 10, 2022, at 09:37 pm
Lhasa: Goods, which are currently being imported to Nepal from China, are being stopped in Tibet, media reports said.
New evidence of mass DNA collection in Tibet emerges: HRW
Sep 07, 2022, at 05:12 am
Beijing/Lhasa: Chinese authorities are significantly increasing policing, including an arbitrary collection of DNA from residents in many towns and villages throughout the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Human Rights Watch said today.
Chinese authorities close Potala Palace amid COVID-19 outbreak in Tibet
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:11 am
Lhasa: Chinese authorities have shut down the iconic Potala Palace in Tibet after a minor outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in the Himalayan region, media reports said on Wednesday.
France: Protest held in Paris over killing of Tibetan national by Chinese men
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:28 am
Paris: Members of the Tibetan community gathered in Paris and paid tribute to a Tibet national who was recently killed by three men from the Chinese community on July 11 in Normandy.
Jul 16, 2022, at 03:35 am
Washington: US Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee and Cochair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, recently introduced legislation to strengthen the United States’ policy to promote dialogue between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Dalai Lama toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Tibet and the PRC.
Prominent former Tibetan political prisoner Jigme Gyatso dies
Jul 12, 2022, at 01:39 am
Lhasa: Jigme Gyatso, a prominent former Tibetan political prisoner, died on July 2, as per Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT).
Tibet: China decides to relocate 17,555 people from high-altitude places in Nagqu City
Jun 28, 2022, at 11:24 pm
Chinese authorities have decided to relocate 17,555 people from high-altitude places in Nagqu City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pelosi, McGovern promise bill to push Tibet-China conflict resolution
Jun 26, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Washington: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Jim McGovern said this week that new legislation will soon be introduced pushing for a peaceful resolution to the Chinese government’s decades-long illegal occupation of Tibet.
Jun 26, 2022, at 03:02 am
Washington: Hollywood actor and International Campaign for Tibet Chairman Richard Gere delivered a powerful message recently at the inaugural session of the 8th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet where he indirectly targeted China by saying that 'non violence' still works.
Jun 22, 2022, at 01:41 am
Dharamshala: An unidentified Tibetan monk recently self immolated in front of a portrait of the exiled leader Dalai Lama here to protest against the human rights violations taking place under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s policies.
China shows no concern in destroying Tibet's environment: Report
Jun 19, 2022, at 01:31 am
Lhasa (Tibet): The recent White Paper of Tibet titled as ‘Tibet since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity’ from Beijing showed how China was showing no concern in destroying the environment in Tibet.
China's policy destroying Tibet's environment: Report
Jun 17, 2022, at 05:14 am
Lhasa,Tibet: China, for its own benefit, is shattering and destroying the nature-bound systems of Tibet, while Beijing is not even giving an iota of thought to the inhabitants, reports said.