Monk Imprisoned for Three Years on Unknown Charges
By Diya Batra / September 10, 2019
Lobsang Dorjee, 36, a Tibetan monk from Kirti monastery in Ngaba County in the Sichuan Province of occupied Tibet’s Amdo region, was sentenced to three years in jail by the Chinese authorities on September 3. Dorjee was detained in the middle of the night by police in July 2018, and read more →
Fixed Imprisonment of up to 8 Years for “illegal” Online Content
By Aparna Ramachandran / September 9, 2019
The Chinese government in 2017 issued seven rules for censoring the internet that was rather broad and vague in scope. In continuation, the Chinese government has now taken drastic steps in limiting what they term “illegal” content. Released in a piece of podcast news by the local Chinese government on read more →
Three Days of Teaching in Dharamshala Concludes
By Sarah Weber / September 7, 2019
His Holiness the Dalai Lama concluded a three-day teaching on the Four Noble Truths and their Sixteen Characteristics, The Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment as well as Nagarjuna’s Commentary on Bodhicitta in the Tsuglakhang main Temple in Dharamshala on September 6. The teaching was requested and sponsored by a group from read more →
Tibetan Democracy Day
By Aparna Ramachandran / September 6, 2019
The 59th anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day was observed and celebrated at Tsuglagkhang, the main temple in Dharamshala on September 2. Masses of Tibetans in exile and foreigners gathered to be a part of this memorable occasion. The Chief Guest for the event was Smt Sarveen Chaudhary, Honorable Minister of read more →
Sogyal Rinpoche dies aged 72
By Tenzin Samten / August 29, 2019
Sogyal Rinpoche, 72, a renowned Tibetan spiritual leader and a Dzogchen Nyingma Master, has passed away in Thailand on August 28 after suffering a pulmonary embolism. He had been receiving treatment for colon cancer. “Although his passing was sudden, in a way, all the same it was very peaceful and read more →
New Social Security Card in Tibet – another tool for mass surveillance
By Tsering Wangdue / August 28, 2019
The Chinese authorities are rapidly expanding the issuance of the new social security card in Tibet, in order to tighten their grip on Tibetans. This multipurpose social security card gives access to numerous services and controls almost every aspect of an individual’s life. The Chinese authorities in Tibetan Autonomous Region read more →
Detained for Sharing His Holiness’ Photo on WeChat
By Sarah Weber / August 27, 2019
A Tibetan man was taken into custody by Chinese officials in July for sharing pictures of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the popular Chinese social media platform WeChat, reports Radio Free Asia. It is reported that Rinso, 50, a resident of Thangkor Township’s Village Number three, Dzoege County in read more →
Climate Chaos Puts Tibet and its Nomads at Grave Risk
By Sarah Weber / August 26, 2019
A special report on the Climate Emergency by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPPC) has highlighted the increased risk posed to Tibet as the “Third Pole”, a climate change epicentre. The report Climate Change and the Land is a product of 107 experts from 52 different countries. read more →
Second Five-Fifty Youth Forum
By Lodoe Gyatso / August 22, 2019
A select group of one hundred young Tibetans from all over the world gathered from August 16 to 19 for the Second Five-Fifty Youth Forum, organised by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in Dharamshala. CTA’s official website reported that the forum saw discussion, debate, and learning from one another while read more →
What does the future hold for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh?
By Anisha Francis / August 22, 2019
Even as the removal of Kashmir’s special status by the Narendra Modi -led central government has drawn mixed reactions from the Indian public, the consequences of the move to split the disputed state into two Union Territories could have massive repercussions for the Tibetan population living in Ladakh. On August read more →