China Condemned for HR Violations at the UN
By Tenzin Samten / March 25, 2021
The 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council which concluded on March 23 saw representatives of several countries expressing concern over systematic human rights violations against Chinese ruled ethnic minorities, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians and Hong Kongers. The Tibet Bureau Geneva reports that these representatives were from the read more →
Tibetans Forced to Spy on their Fellow Tibetans
By Tenzin Samten / March 17, 2021
Recent legislation passed by China in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) forces Tibetans to spy on each other and foreigners in the name of national security, reports the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). According to their report, the Chinese “Regulations on counter-espionage Security of the Tibet Autonomous Region”, which came read more →
China Tightens its Grip
By Mary Trewartha / March 12, 2021
New surveillance and control measures are threatening to turn the Tibetan Buddhist monastic community into a tool of the Chinese Communist Party, states a new report Party Above Buddhism: China’s Surveillance and Control of Tibetan Monasteries and Nunneries by the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT)*, released on Tibetan Uprising Day, read more →
Tibetans’ 62 Years of Struggle
By Tenzin Samten / March 12, 2021
Tibetans and supporters across the world marked the 62nd Tibetan National Uprising Day on March 10 by organising peace marches, protests, events and functions. The day marks the 62 years since the Chinese invasion of Tibet and the Tibetans’ struggle against the Chinese regime. In 1959, on March 10, thousands read more →
Walk a Mile with Tenzin Tsundue
By Tenzin Samten / March 5, 2021
Tenzin Tsundue, 46, the Tibetan activist and writer based in Dharamshala, sets out on yet another solo mission – a month-long 500 kilometre peace march “Walk a Mile for Tibet” from Dharamshala to Delhi. He is raising awareness among the Indian people of the issue of Tibet as a read more →
Tibetan Prisoner Dies from Injuries Sustained in Prison
By Tenzin Samten / February 22, 2021
Kunchok Jinpa, 51, a Tibetan tour guide who was serving a 21-year sentence in a Chinese prison, died in hospital in Lhasa on February 6. He had been imprisoned for reporting protests that took place in his native region seven years ago, reports Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international non-government read more →
Tibet’s Election Proves its Exiled People Aspire to Freedom and Democracy
By Tenzin Kunga / February 9, 2021
One of the most important ways that the exiled people from Tibet continue to express their freedom is by taking part in elections. This is vital when it comes to deciding who should be represented in the government-in-exile, based in Dharamshala, northern India. Eligible Tibetan voters living in the diaspora, read more →
Tashi Wangchuk: Out but not Free
By Tenzin Samten / February 3, 2021
Tashi Wangchuk has been released from prison but is far from free. He is the Tibetan language activist who sparked international outcry when he was detained by the Chinese; he was released on January 28 after completing his five-year jail sentence. The news of his release reached Tibetans in exile read more →
Teenage Monk Dies Following Beating in Police Custody
By Tenzin Samten / January 26, 2021
Tenzin Nyima, also called Tamey, a 19 year old monk who was recently released from police custody, has died from torture and injuries sustained whilst he was in prison. He had been detained following his participation in a peaceful protest calling for Tibet’s independence which took place outside a police read more →
His Holiness in Lockdown
By Paulina Wrotynska / December 22, 2020
“Today, we are able to use this marvellous technology to communicate. Many friends have shown interest and requested a teaching, but due to restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, we are not able to meet physically”, said His Holiness when he resumed teachings in mid May. With the Covid-19 pandemic, read more →