Condemnation of China from Across the World
By Mary Trewartha / April 28, 2021
China’s treatment of their Uyghur ethnic minority Muslim population living in East Turkestan [Ch: Xinjiang] has been denounced as genocide by governments around the world and there is growing recognition that, while it is the Uyghur’s plight that has focussed the world’s attention on China’s actions, the people of Tibet read more →
TCHRD Reports on Deprivation and Abuse in Tibet
By Mary Trewartha / April 27, 2021
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released its 2020 Annual Report on the human rights situation in Tibet on April 26. The report, says TCHRD, presents a disturbing picture of deprivation and abuses, marked by persistent and grave human rights violations, including the absence of an independent read more →
Six Tibetans Arrested in Kardze
By Tenzin Samten / April 20, 2021
Six Tibetans – all prominent writers, environmental activists and former political prisoners, have been arrested in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in eastern Tibet, reports Radio Free Asia (RFA). Communication restrictions have impeded information getting through so the reasons for the arrests are unknown at the moment, reports RFA’s source, Golok read more →
TWA Elects New Leadership
April 19, 2021
The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) has elected their 16th Executive team who will lead the organisation for the three year period 2021 – 2024. The three day general body meeting took place in Dharamshala on April 14 – 16. The new Executive Team is headed by their new President Tenzin read more →
Tibetans in Exile Vote to Elect their New Leaders
By Tenzin Samten / April 13, 2021
Tibetans living in exile across the world voted on April 11 to elect their next Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration, also known as the Tibetan Government-in-exile, and 45 Chithues (parliamentarians). The final phase of the election saw over 83,000 Tibetans from 26 countries participate. For the post of read more →
US Spotlights Continued HR Violation in Tibet
By Tenzin Samten / April 7, 2021
The United States’ 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices published by the US State Department has reiterated deterioration of basic human rights in Tibet. The Tibet section of the report highlights arbitrary arrest or detentions; denial of fair public trail; lack of freedom of expression, including for the press; read more →
Tibetans Gear Up for the 2021 Election
By Roy Pittman / April 6, 2021
April 11 will see Tibetans across the world voting in the final elections for the offices of Sikyong and members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile. The campaigns will end on April 8; three days later voting will take place from 8 am to 5 pm. Exiled Tibetans spread across 26 countries read more →
“Badge of Honour”
By Mary Trewartha / April 5, 2021
China critic Sir Iain Duncan Smith, the United Kingdom’s former Conservative leader and Secretary of State, recently sanctioned by China, says he will wear his sanctions”as a badge of honour”. He is one of those sanctioned following the actions by Britain, the European Union, Canada and the United States,who all read more →
Parliamentary Session Controversy
By Tenzin Samten / April 1, 2021
The 10th and the final session of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) concluded on March 27. In addition to discussing the departmental budget reports, the 12-day session saw some major developments which provoked public controversy in the Tibetan diaspora. On the 10th day of the session, a resolution was passed read more →
“Tibet Hill” comes to London?
By Mary Trewartha / March 30, 2021
Tibet Hill, Tiananmen Square, Uyghur Court and Hong Kong Road could well be the names of streets and buildings around the new Chinese Embassy to be opened in Tower Hamlets, London, in the United Kingdom. The Tower Hamlets council has voted, after yeas of lobbying by activist groups, to consider read more →