China’s Eco-Compensation Claims Refuted by TCHRD
By Mary Trewartha / October 18, 2021
China’s eco-compensation policy on Tibetan grassland comes under the spotlight in the new report Unsustainable Futures published this month by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)* ahead of the COP26 Summit** in Glasgow, UK, next month. They look at China’s carbon trading scheme which attempts to offset read more →
17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s First Session Approves Three Women Ministers
By Tenzin Samten / October 14, 2021
The 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) convened its first session for two days from October 11 – 12, pledging to resolve the political issue of Tibet, to resolve the human rights and environmental crises in Tibet, and to oversee the welfare of Tibetans living in exile. The first day’s session approved read more →
Deadlock Ends, 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Resumes
By Tenzin Samten / October 13, 2021
The 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) has resumed normal operations now that all Members of Parliament have taken their oath. The Pro-tem Speaker, Dawa Tsering, who is also the longest serving TPiE member, took his oath, followed by Khenpo Sonam Tenphel who has been elected Speaker and Dolma Tsering, Deputy Speaker. read more →
China’s Relentless Sinicisation Drive in Tibet
By Tenzin Samten / October 7, 2021
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and study centres have been instructed to begin translating their class texts from Tibetan into Mandarin Chinese. This edict comes under China’s drive to sinicise religion across the country, China is requiring what it calls its “common language” to be used by monks and nuns for their read more →
Ban on All Tibetan Religious Activities in Golog
By Tenzin Samten / October 7, 2021
Members of the Communist Party of China, both current and former, living in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Tibetan province of Amdo [Ch: Qinghai] have been issued with a strict ban on any religious activities, reports the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). Homes are being searched read more →
Concern as Tibetan Homes are Replaced with Chinese-style Buildings
By Mary Trewartha / October 7, 2021
Reconstruction is taking place following the devastation caused by the earthquake in Matoe County [Ch:Maduo] of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in eastern Tibet earlier this year. There is concern that the buildings that are being constructed to replace the homes, schools and monasteries destroyed in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake are read more →
Parliamentary Deadlock
September 30, 2021
The Tibetan Parliament-in-exile (TPIE) met on September 27 with the intention of finding a way to resolve the current parliamentary deadlock which is crippling Parliament. All 45 MPs were present, with the exception of Doring Tenzin Phuntsok representing Australasia due to the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. The deadlock originated last spring read more →
Spotlight at the UN on China’s Human Rights Violations in Tibet
By Tenzin Samten / September 28, 2021
Tibetans in Switzerland and Liechtenstein staged a peaceful protest march from the United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights to the building of the UN Human Rights Council. Their message was to highlight the deteriorating human rights situation inside Tibet to the 48th session of the United Nations read more →
China’s Covert Invasion of India
By Ben Byrne / September 28, 2021
“China has made significant inroads into numerous Indian sectors in recent years” says the Law and Society Alliance in their report entitled Mapping Chinese Footprints and Influence Operations in India. According to the report the Chinese infiltration takes place “subtly” in the form of “financial investments, fellowships, travel courtesies and read more →
China’s Economy in Jeopardy?
By Ben Byrne / September 27, 2021
In the year that it celebrates its 100th anniversary, the Chinese Communist Party has announced a slew of new policies which essentially amount to tighter regulation of much of the Chinese economy by the government. The laws aim to reign in the debt-ridden giants of China’s economy and put them read more →