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Tibetan nomads sent to labor camps for politically sensitive material on cell phones
-Radio Free Asia The detentions come amid increased surveillance of Tibetans in and around Drago county. Authorities in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region are detaining more nomadic Tibetans in Drago county and sending them to labor camps for having content deemed politically inappropriate on their cell phones, people with knowledge of read more →
As the Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent
Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Sandi Sidhu for CNN Beijing (CNN)As Winter Olympians vie for gold in Beijing, global attention has turned to events in the extensive Olympic “bubble” — a zone sealing off visiting athletes, media and participants from the rest of the host city to prevent the spread of Covid-19. But in a read more →
Delegation of Tibetan parliament-in-exile meets RJD MP, discusses issues of worsening human rights situation
-The Print New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): A delegation of Tibetan parliament-in-exile has met Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Amarendra Dhari Singh who raised the Tibetians issue in Parliament, and discussed the worsening human rights situation in the country by China. “Chinese have really crackdown not just on the read more →
This Week in History: Tibet’s ‘Declaration of Independence’
On Nightlife with Indira Naidoo for ABC News As the concept of the nation-state emerged in the early 20th century, Tibet’s leader, the Dalai Lama proclaimed in 1913 that his country was, and had been an independent country for well over 1000 years. Today China claims Tibet, and Tibetans argue read more →
Buddhist scholar Rinpoche slams China for destroying Buddhism and identity of Tibetans
Anurag Roushan for The Republic World LLing Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and teacher, chastised China for undermining Buddhism to destroy Tibetan identity. Addressing a press conference in Sri Lanka, he claimed that China has been perpetrating inhumane and bestial atrocities against Tibetans for decades. He further lambasted China for destroying read more →
China tightens controls in Tibetan areas during Beijing Olympics
-Radio Free Asia Tibetans who previously traveled to India are especially closely watched. Authorities have ramped up security controls in Tibetan areas of western China during the Beijing Winter Olympics, with police monitoring residents closely to block communications with Tibetans living in exile, sources in the region say. Restrictions are read more →
FAMILIES OF EXILED TIBETANS ORDERED TO INSTALL CELL PHONE SPYWARE
-Free Tibet Detention after phone search in Chamdo and Drag-yab County known to last two to three months Chinese police authorities in Drag-yab County (Ch: Zhag’yab County) and Chamdo have been monitoring families of exiled Tibetans with special attention for the past two years. New surveillance tactics were recently introduced, read more →
China competition bill passed by House provides Tibet support
-International Campaign for Tibet A bill passed by the House last week to boost US competitiveness with China will also expand US support for Tibetans facing repression at the hands of the Chinese government. The America COMPETES Act reaffirms US policy rejecting China’s interference in the selection of Tibetan Buddhist leaders, read more →
A people’s movement in Brahmaputra civilization for freedon of Tibet
mahabahu.com – by Novanita Sharma The annexation of Tibet by communist People’s Republic of China in 1950s and it’s the subsequent forceful occupation by communist China gave birth to the Tibetan freedom movement. The Tibetan national uprising in march 1959 pulled the entire Tibet into Tibetan freedom movement. The consequent exodus read more →
China: Imprisoned Tibetan Monk’s Health in Peril
-Human Rights Watch (New York) – The Chinese government should immediately and unconditionally release the imprisoned Tibetan monk and religious philosopher Go Sherab Gyatso, Human Rights Watch said today. Close associates outside of Tibet say Go Sherab Gyatso’s health has recently worsened. He suffers from a chronic lung condition, and may not read more →
NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF UK COUNCILS USE CCTV LINKED TO TIBETAN OPPRESSION
Reported by Free Tibet Research conducted by Free Tibet and Big Brother Watch has found that at least 275 UK councils, in every part of the nation, are using CCTV cameras manufactured by Hikvision, a Chinese state-owned company that has been linked to human rights abuses against Tibetans and Uyghurs. read more →
Tibetan monks sent to labor camps for spreading news of Buddhist statue’s destruction
-Radio Free Asia Authorities have maintained a tight watch over monks and locals in Drago county. Eleven Tibetans beaten and arrested by Chinese authorities in January for spreading news of the destruction of a 99-foot-tall Buddha statue and dozens of prayer wheels in southwestern China’s Sichuan province have been sent read more →
IWillNotWatch #BeijingWinterOlympics2022
Youdon Aukatsang for Times of India (Youdon Aukatsang is currently serving her third term as an elected member of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPIE). While China goes on to whitewash its image by showcasing the opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics, Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hongkongers and many thousands of human read more →
India’s Tibetan dilemma on China: The elephant in the Himalayan room
By Probal Das Gupta– First Post, 4 February 2022 During the fiery summer of 2020, Indian troops outsmarted the Chinese PLA to secure tactical heights along the southern bank of Pangong Tso lake in eastern Ladakh, which triggered two outcomes. One, it revealed to the nation the presence and ability read more →
India announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics over Galwan row
Shubhajit Roy for Indian Express Calling Beijing’s move to pick a Chinese soldier involved in the Galwan incident as an Olympic torchbearer “regrettable”, India Thursday said that its envoy will not attend the opening or closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics beginning Friday in Beijing. This, in effect, means that New Delhi read more →