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‘Your only right is to obey’: China’s thousands of disappeared
By Philip Sherwell, Asia Correspondent – The Times UK – 22 January 2022 Determined to avoid embarrassment at the Winter Olympics, Beijing is crushing dissent with a system of ‘black jails’ into which tens of thousands have vanished When the police came for Xie Yang, he knew what to expect. read more →
Further details emerge about Gendun Lhundup a year after his arrest
-Tibet Watch A source inside Tibet has shared further details about Gendun Lhundup’s arrest which was previously reported by another source living in exile in India. Speaking to Tibet Watch under the condition of anonymity, the latest source reported that the Tibetan monk and writer was last seen by a read more →
Chinese nationalists call for Matrix boycott after Keanu Reeves joins Dalai Lama-associated concert
supchina.com – 21 January 2022 Calls to boycott The Matrix Resurrections, the latest installment of The Matrix franchise, have sprung up on Chinese social media after lead actor Keanu Reeves confirmed his participation in a benefit concert associated with the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan spiritual leader is considered a dangerous read more →
Tibetan online religious groups banned in Qinghai
-Radio Free Asia Authorities in northwestern China’s Qinghai province are banning Tibetan social media groups tied to religion, warning group members they will be investigated and jailed if they continue to use them, sources say. The order will take effect March 1, according to a Jan. 20 announcement by a read more →
Expert draws parallels between China and Taliban as Xi destroying Tibetan culture
Reported by Indian Express LHASA: Drawing similarities between Taliban and Xi Jinping, Strategic expert Brahma Chellaney said that Chinese authorities demolished a 99-foot statue of Lord Buddha in a Tibetan region of Sichuan in the same manner when the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas. China is working to annihilate Tibetan read more →
US broadcaster urged to expose China’s oppression in Tibet
Tribune News – January 22, 2022 An advocacy group working to promote democratic freedom for Tibetans has written to the NBC, the US broadcaster of the Olympics, urging it to include China’s oppression in Tibet in their coverage of the Games. “With just weeks to go before the 2022 Winter read more →
US broadcaster urged to include China’s oppression in Tibet in coverage
Business Standard-21 January 2022 An advocacy group working to promote democratic freedoms for Tibetans has written to NBC, the US broadcaster of the Olympics, urging them to include China’s oppression in Tibet in their coverage of the Games. “With just weeks to go before the 2022 Winter Olympics, we trust read more →
Family of Loten asked to pay for food supplies needed during his detention
-Tibet Watch Tibet Watch has learned that the family of the political detainee Loten was asked to pay for food supplies for the period of detention before he was forcefully taken to Xiling City to undergo training at a re-education centre. The source added, “While being detained, security officials asked read more →
Further details emerge about Rinchen Kyi’s detention
-Tibet Watch Tibet Watch has learned that Rinchen Kyi had not been diagnosed with any illness after the Chinese authorities forcefully took her to a hospital in Xining City last year. After the security officials were informed by the doctor about the medical result, they abruptly made a phone call read more →
China takes down Tibetan prayer flags, hoists China’s flag instead
Sangyal Kunchok for Radio Free Asia. Authorities in China’s Qinghai province are forcing Tibetan nomads to replace the prayer flags they set up near their camps with China’s national emblem in what critics see as an example of the government’s effort to wipe away Tibetan cultural and religious practices. The read more →
Tibetan language advocate speaks up again after prison release
-Radio Free Asia A Tibetan activist is again speaking out against language restrictions after spending five years in prison for discussing the issue with Western media, RFA has learned. Tashi Wangchuk, a resident of Yulshul township in western China’s Sichuan province, was released on Jan. 28, 2021, after completing a read more →
China now loves archeology. It has more to do with politics than excavations
The Print-19 January 2022 Xi Jinping’s new Silk Road is being established through excavations as well. China wants to prove the reach of its history – from Tibet to Central Asia. Archaeology has become a hot topic in China in recent years. Even the five-year plan for 2021-2025 seeks to elevate read more →
Tibetan Muslims straddle faith and tradition in China and India
Reported by RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickey. Written in English by Roseanne Gerin. When Sakina Batt, a young Tibetan Muslim from Nepal, wrapped up a four-year job working with the Tibetan government in exile in Dharamsala, India, she received a rare honor: an audience with the Dalai Lama, read more →
China targeting Tibetan Buddhism since Mao’s Cultural Revolution in 1960s: Report
Bhavya Sukheja for Republic World A global think tank recently revealed that China has been targeting Tibetan Buddhism since Mao’s Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. It is imperative to note that the Chinese government occupied Tibet in 1950 and ever since, has tried to grip the region under its control. read more →
Tearing Down the Buddha: How Xi Jinping is Destroying Traditional Buddhism in Tibet
By Tsering Dolma, Global Order, 16 January 2022 It has been twenty years since the bombing of the giant Bamiyan Buddha statues by the Taliban in 2001. This not only hurt the sentiments of millions of Buddhists around the world, it also coincided with the quick collapse of the Taliban read more →