Sentenced to Four and Half Years for Calling for Panchen Lama’s Release
By Samten / May 10, 2019
Sershul County People’s Court in Kardze handed a jail term to a Tibetan youth on May 8 for calling for the release of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Panchen Lama. His aunt was also accused of spreading the news of his arrest, reports Radio Free Asia(RFA). Wangchen, 20, was read more →
Spotlight on Lack of Press Freedom in Tibet
By Tenzin Samten / May 7, 2019
Tibetan journalists gathered in Dharamshala to mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3 and to voice their concerns about the declining access to information and reporting from Tibet due to the systematic restrictions imposed by the Chinese government on the right to freedom of movement and access for the read more →
Four Tibetans detained for shouting slogans for the release of Panchen Lama
By Corinne Dobinson / May 7, 2019
Four Tibetans were detained on April 29 by Chinese police in Sichuan Province for shouting slogans for the release of the Panchen Lama and his reunification with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Tibet, reports Radio Free Asia (RFA). According to RFA’s Tibetan source, who wished to remain anonymous, Wangchen, read more →
US Says China is a “country of particular concern”
By Corinne Dobinson / May 4, 2019
China has been placed on a United States list of “countries of particular concern” (CPCs) in relation to its religious freedom record. The annual report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), published on April 29, 2019, includes China in the 16 countries that were designated. The read more →
50,000 Tibetan Nomads Relocated Since 2005
By Nithin Thomas Prasad / April 30, 2019
Over 50,000 Tibetan herdsmen have abandoned their nomadic style of life so as to preserve the fragile ecology in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province since 2005, according to China in a report released mid-April. This came as a result of the Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve project which was established in Qinghai in read more →
Is China on a Mission to Achieve Global Internet Domination?
By Shoshana Zimmerman / April 30, 2019
China is using new technology in measures which are raising concerns that China is attempting to dominate the internet worldwide. They have installed three high speed operational 5G networks in Lhasa in Tibet, are developing a worldwide free internet system and are penetrating the fibre optic seabed cable systems that read more →
The EU Calls on China to Curtail Human Rights Abuses
By Shoshana Zimmerman / April 30, 2019
European Parliament Resolution April 18 The European Parliament passed a resolution calling for action on the human rights issues in China. The resolution, which was passed by an overwhelming majority on April 18, addressed human rights abuses, “notably the situation of religious and ethnic minorities”, and called for specific actions, read more →
Political Prisoner Pema Wangchen Dies in Hospital
By Corinne Dobinson / April 28, 2019
A Tibetan, who was detained in a Chinese prison in 2016 for singing the Tibetan National anthem, died on April 26, 2019 aged 31 years, reports Radio Free Asia. The Ghu-Chu-Sum Movement Association of Tibet, report on their Facebook page that Pema Wangchen passed away at Chengdu hospital. They claim read more →
Where is the Panchen Lama Today?
By Casey Tait / April 27, 2019
The 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima’s 30th birthday was on April 25. Twenty-four years ago, on the May 14, 1995, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was recognised by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama. Three days later, the six-year-old and his family were abducted read more →
Atheist China’s Fear of the Power of Buddhism
By Mary Trewartha / April 25, 2019
The row sparked by China concerning the succession of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is gaining momentum with an article published by The Hindu. The International edition of The Hindu published the article on April 21, entitled India’s policy on Tibet is clear: scholar. The article includes an interview with read more →