Popular Tibetan Writer Shokjang Appeals from his Cell UPDATED
By Aline Arcis / May 5, 2016
Drukar Gyal, better known by his pen name Shokjang, was arrested in his hotel in Rebkong on March 19 last year, accused of “inciting separatism” through his writing and social media activity. The Malho Intermediate People’s Court sentenced him on February 17 this year to three years imprisonment along with read more →
The Suffering of Tibetan Nomads
By Dorji Kyi / April 29, 2016
Recent news articles tell of Tibetan people whose lives have been devastated by forced resettlement, with reports of unemployment, poverty and alcoholism. The Chinese authorities claim that their nomad resettlement policy is bringing social and environmental benefits, but what is happening to the people whose lives have been changed so read more →
Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche
By Charlotte Wigram Evans / April 27, 2016
One of Tibet’s most high-profile political prisoners, the senior monk Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche has been released after eight years in a Chinese prison. While one source claims that Rinpoche was escorted secretly to his home in Dhartsedo, Kardze, another says that he is staying in Sichuan’s provincial capital Chengdu, potentially read more →
Focusing on the Greater Goal
By Mary Trewartha and Tenzin Samten / April 24, 2016
The recently concluded Tibetan election has stirred up the emotions of both the exile community and its leaders. Dissatisfaction at the “mud-slinging” campaign, where strong regional overtones were seen to overtake constructive debate, saw former Tibetan Prime Minister Professor Samdhong Rinpoche retract his vote in protest. Rinpoche has now taken read more →
The US Reports No Let Up in Repression in Tibet
By Aline Arcis / April 21, 2016
In its annual report, the United State’s State Department has expressed its concerns about “serious human rights abuses” taking place in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) under China’s administration. Released by the Secretary of States John Kerry on April 13, the report details a “severe repression of Tibet’s unique religious, read more →
“Education is the Answer”
By Aline Arcis / April 18, 2016
His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave an exclusive interview to journalist Sonia Singh for the Indian channel NDTV on April 7. In this in-depth exchange, His Holiness broached a wide range of subjects from terrorism, to the future of India to his own succession. As a guest in India for read more →
A Focus on Community Health
By Mary Trewartha / April 10, 2016
World Health Day was marked in Dharamshala with free checkups for the general public by courtesy of Delek Hospital in collaboration with the Kunphen Centre and Regional Tibetan Women’s Association. 300 people took advantage of free blood sugar and blood pressure tests at an awareness raising booth under the slogan read more →
Apologies and an Appeal
By Mary Trewartha / April 8, 2016
The two Sikyong candidates in the recent election for the Tibetan Government-in-Exile have publicly apologised for their behaviour in the election runup and appealed for unity and harmony in the Tibetan community. They apologised to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and quoted his counsel to them both that it is read more →
Prison Torture Drove Tibetan to Suicide
By Tenzin Samten / April 5, 2016
Tashi, a Tibetan man in his 30s, has committed suicide in a Chinese police detention centre in Markham county in the Chamdo prefecture of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. Though it is not clear how he took his life, it was reported that he died on March 11 in Tsangshul detention read more →
Police fire at Tibetans
By Dorji Kyi / April 4, 2016
Chinese police open fired on a group of Tibetans in Serta County, Eastern Tibet during a clash between local Tibetans and a group of Chinese Muslims over stolen yaks. According to sources from the region, the Chinese Muslims were stealing and loading around 30 yaks into their trucks to take read more →