Coal Mining in Tibet Sparks More Protest
By Peter Newman / August 23, 2014
Chinese mining operations have again prompted protest by Tibetans concerned about the degradation of local health and environmental integrity. The protest, which occurred on August 5 and 6 in Qinghai Province’s south-western Nangchen County, contributes to growing criticism by Tibetans and environmentalists around the world of China’s intensive natural resource read more →
New Evidence of Tibetan Political Prisoners
By Rohini Kejriwal / August 22, 2014
New proof of the harsh treatments imposed in Tibet during and after the 2008 Tibetan Uprising has been received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) in the form of a list of 45 Tibetans from Sichuan Province who were arrested between 2008 and 2009. All 45 read more →
TYC Members Pledge Dedication
By Daisy Hughes / August 20, 2014
More than 100 participants from India, Nepal and Bhutan gathered for the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) annual meeting. This was the 45th TYC Working Committee Meeting and was held in Gangtok in Sikkim. TYC President, Tenzing Jigme, spoke of the vital role TYC has played as a platform for youth read more →
United Celebrations
By Rohini Kejriwal / August 18, 2014
The 68th Indian Independence Day was celebrated in a simple yet grand manner by Indians, Tibetans and Tibet supporters alike in the McLeod Ganj Main Square on August 15. Organised as a combined effort by three Tibetan associations – the Regional Tibetan Women’s Association, Students for a Free Tibet-India, and read more →
Free Tibet Exposes Tweets as Chinese Propaganda – UPDATED
By Daisy Hughes / July 31, 2014
The New York Times (NYT) published an article “Its Another Perfect Day in Tibet!” on July 21, exposing a series of fake Twitter accounts that have been used to spread Chinese propaganda. The investigation was carried out by Free Tibet and later reported in the British Guardian, and the American read more →
CTA Pressures Government of India to Act on Tibet
By Peter Newman / July 31, 2014
Outreach by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) intensified again this month when a delegation of Tibetan parliamentarians conducted a week-long campaign aimed at pressuring India’s government to take a more aggressive stance on Tibet. Beginning on July 14, the Tibetan delegation met over 28 members of India’s Lok Sabha (Lower read more →
Support for Tibet Grows within the Indian Government
By Peter Newman / July 31, 2014
Recent commentary from a number of senior Indian officials has indicated that the political climate in New Delhi is warming to increased support for Tibet. In the wake of the Tibet-friendly Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) election victories in May especially, Indian leaders are becoming increasingly vocal regarding their concern for read more →
Chinese Writer Sends Message to her Tibetan “Brothers and Sisters”
By Daisy Hughes / July 31, 2014
A Chinese writer, Rose Tang, has published an “Open Letter to Tibetan Brothers and Sisters” on her Facebook page. In the letter, she expresses solidarity with the Tibetan cause and stresses the importance of Chinese and Tibetan people working together. “United we stand, divided we fall”, she says. She comments read more →
Lha Cultural Exchange Student Groups
July 31, 2014
The Lha student exchange programme was started a decade ago and has been progressing successfully ever since. In the month July, Lha hosted a number of students from various American universities. A student group from Lifework International visited Lha from June 30 to July 10, a student group from Loyola visited read more →
Tibetan Delegation to Japan
By Tsering Wangdue / July 17, 2014
A delegation of Tibetan parliamentarians has just returned from a visit to Japan where they lobbied for Tibet and drew attention there to the escalating crisis inside Tibet. The visit, which started on July 4, was part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s (CTA) current lobbying campaign which is responding to the read more →