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Renowned Tibetan school ordered to teach in Chinese or face shutdown
Staff writer for FreeTibet.org. 23 August 2021. Founded by a revered Rinpoche, Gyalten Getsa Tibetan school is recognised for its outstanding contributions Free Tibet’s research partner Tibet Watch has learned that in early August this year, Chinese authorities in Tehor Rongbacha Township (Tib:མདོ་ཁམས་ཏྲེ་ཧོར་རོང་པ་ཚ་) in Kham Karze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture has read more →
Tibetan poet dies of alcohol-related health issues after arrests, interrogation
Reported by Sangyal Kunchok for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. Tsepa, also called Chenbang, had written articles criticizing Chinese polices in Tibet, leading to several arrests. A Tibetan poet known for publishing works critical of Chinese policies in Tibet died last week read more →
China Seeks to Push its Language and Culture in Tibet
The Associated Press and Reuters reported on this story. Bryan Lynn adapted the reports for VOA Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor. A top Chinese official has called for “all-round efforts” to ensure Tibetans speak and write in Chinese. The official, Wang Yang, spoke at a recent ceremony in read more →
Tibetans Chafe at Repression as China Celebrates 70 Years of Rule over Tibet
Reported by Kalden Lodoe and Yangdon Demo for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickey. Written in English by Paul Eckert. The secrecy and security of celebrations underscore lack of support for Beijing in the Himalayan region, says a Tibetan monk. China flew in political heavyweights, pumped up a propaganda read more →
Embrace Communist rule, China tells Tibet on 70th anniversary of invasion
The Guardian, 21 August 2021 All Tibetans should embrace Communist party rule and share the “cultural symbols and images of the Chinese nation”, a senior Chinese official has said at an event celebrating 70 years since the People’s Liberation Army invaded Tibet. Wang Yang, a member of the politburo standing read more →
‘Peaceful liberation’ of Tibet festivities no cause to celebrate
By International Campaign for Tibet|August 18, 2021. Although China is holding large festivities to mark 70 years of its authoritarian rule in Tibet, the Tibetan people themselves have no reason to celebrate, the International Campaign for Tibet said today. China is organizing a series of events for Aug. 19, 2021 in read more →
Teenage Tibetan petitioner arrested in Ngaba by Chinese police authorities
Local sources have stated Sherab Dorjee may have been arrested for appealing for education in the Tibetan language On a school summer holiday on 16 August 2021, a 19-year old Tibetan boy was arrested and taken into custody by Chinese police in Trotsik Township (Tib:སྤྲོ་ཚིག་ཡུལ་ཚོ་) on allegations of rebelling against read more →
Testimony reveals pre-trial torture of Tibetan businessman-philanthropist
By International Campaign for Tibet|August 16, 2021. “To tell you in simple words, even if we kill or handicap you, we are not liable under the law.” Newly revealed testimony from a Tibetan businessman and philanthropist who is in critical health after years of torture and imprisonment documents the horrifying abuse read more →
Chinese Police Stop Tibetan Travelers, Pushing One Into River and Shooting Another
Reported by Sangyal Kunchok for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. Chinese police have been conducting random inspections of Tibetans in Yushu since July, searching especially for politically sensitive content carried on social media on mobile phones. Police in western China’s Qinghai province read more →
Xi is the problem, not the people of China
Savio Rodrigues for Sunday Guardian Live Xi Jinping’s popularity is diminishing globally. China, however, people still favour, because of its economic strengths, though with a bit of scepticism. With each passing day and with the added strain of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more nations are reassessing read more →
Richard Gere on Tibet’s Gift of Love
By Melvin McLeod and Richard Gere, Published Lion’s Roar Magazine AUGUST 9, 2021 Actor and activist Richard Gere talks about his teacher the Dalai Lama, the warm heart of the Tibetan people, and how humanity can benefit from the values of Tibetan culture. Melvin Mcleod: How did you first make read more →
Tibetan Students Offered Military Training For a Break on School Fees
Reported by Lobsang Gelek for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. August 11, 2021. Observers call the move a part of Beijing’s drive to secure China’s long border with India following clashes in 2020. Tibetan students ages 18-21 are being offered reimbursement of read more →
Understanding the anxieties behind Chinese aggression towards India
By Kevin Rudd, Former Australian Prime Minister – Published in Indian Express, 12 August 2021 When Chinese President Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to Tibet on July 21 — becoming the first Chinese leader to do so since Jiang Zemin in 1990 — his trip conspicuously began in Nyingchi, read more →
Canada slams China’s jailing of Michael Spavor as ‘unacceptable and unjust’
Ananth Krishnan for The Hindu. August 11, 2021. Canadian businessman receives 11-year jail term on spying charges Canada on Wednesday slammed China’s sentencing of businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in jail on spying charges, calling for his immediate release. Mr. Spavor and Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, were read more →
Canada athletes may not be safe at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, opposition leader says
Helen Sullivan, The Guardian. 11 Aug 2021. Erin O’Toole says Canada should consider a boycott of Games amid worsening ties with China and jailing of Canadian Michael Spavor The leader of Canada’s Conservative opposition party has warned that it may soon be too dangerous for Canadians to travel to read more →