Under Pressure from China, Nepal Persecutes Tibetan Refugees
By Peter Newman / April 15, 2014
Tibetan refugees living in Nepal have been increasingly persecuted by Nepali authorities as a result of heavy pressure from the People’s Republic of China, according to a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) published on April 1. Deepening ties between the two nations, the report finds, have led to China’s read more →
Release Tulku Tenzin Delek: Global Action Day
By Wendhe Choetsoe / April 14, 2014
April 7 marked 12 years since Tulku Tenzin Delek, a highly-respected lama in Lithang County, Kardze prefecture in Kham, Tibet, was imprisoned. In exile, Tibetans and supporters observed this day as a Global Day of Action calling for his release. Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, was charged with “causing explosions” and read more →
Land Seizures Prompt Demonstration in Amdo
By Peter Newman / April 9, 2014
Demonstrations broke out Wednesday, April 2 in Tibet’s Amdo Province as a result of land seizures by the Chinese authorities. Shouting slogans and carrying banners, over a hundred Tibetan protesters marched through Sangchu County’s Hortsang Township, condemning the lack of compensation for Tibetan farmers’ confiscated lands and China’s disastrous environmental read more →
“Quite an Awkward Gift”?
By Mary Trewartha / April 9, 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping met German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his recent visit to Europe. They exchanged gifts at a dinner hosted in his honour by the Chancellor. When Merkel presented Xi with a 1735 map of China she may not have realised what a storm she would raise: the read more →
The Tibetan Chamber of Commerce
By Demay Tsering / April 9, 2014
The Tibetan Chamber of Commerce (TCC) held its ninth Annual General Body meeting in early April. The three-day meeting was held at the Library Works and Archives hall located at Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamshala, with many members of the Chamber from various parts of the world, including India and Nepal, taking read more →
Prisoner of Clear Conscience
By Peter Newman / April 7, 2014
Goshul Lobsang, a Tibetan schoolteacher and protester recently released from a Chinese prison on “medical parole,” has died as a result of the torture and neglect suffered in detention. “He could not say anything, but simply folded his hands and died” reports a source close to the family. Lobsang, the read more →
Thousands Receive the Empowerment of Medicine Buddha
By Sarah Gittleman / April 7, 2014
On Monday March 31 thousands of people received the empowerment of the Medicine Buddha from His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Theckchen Choeling Tsuglagkhang, the main Tibetan temple in McLeod Ganj. The empowerment, which was given at the request of the Central Council of Tibetan Medicine, was attended by doctors, read more →
US First Lady Michelle Obama Challenges China
By Sarah Gittleman / April 3, 2014
United States First Lady Michelle Obama created a stir during her week-long visit to China in late March. The trip, which was intended to advocate education and serve to bolster US-Sino relations, turned political when the First Lady remarked openly about free expression and minority rights while speaking at Peking read more →
Phunwang: A Trusted Friend
By Peter Newman / April 2, 2014
Phuntsok Wangyal Goranangpa, founder of the Tibetan Communist Party, official in the Communist Party of China (CPC), and advocate for Tibetan interests, died on the morning of March 30 at a hospital in Beijing. His death follows his hospitalisation in July and recent complications in lung function. Born in 1922, read more →
Life in Tibet Under Xi Jinping
By Caleb Heeringa / March 31, 2014
For Tibetans who live every day under Chinese oppression, last year’s change of leadership in the Communist Party brought about optimism – would the new President, Xi Jinping, ease up on the government’s systematic assault on Tibetan identity? Despite that optimism, little has changed in the lives of Tibetans living read more →