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Tibet monks jailed with no apparent evidence of wrongdoing, says HRW
The Guardian, 6 July 2021 Read the original article here. Four Tibetan monks were sentenced to up to 20 years jail in secret trials with no apparent evidence of criminal wrongdoing after a violent raid on a monastery in 2019, according to a report from Human Rights Watch, which calls read more →
Why China Wants To Choose The Next Dalai Lama
By Thubten Samphel, Published in East Asia Gazette, 2 July 2021 On Tuesday, 6th July, 2021, the Dalai Lama turns 86. Tibetans in Tibet and those in exile will celebrate the occasion and wish him continued good health and long life. Tibetans and people along the Buddhist Himalayan belt will read more →
A S Bhasin’s new book offers archival insights into Tibet, China & Nehru
By Sandeep Dikshit, The Tribune – 4 July 2021 At a time when the Chinese “perfidy” is again on display on the borders, AS Bhasin’s book touches squarely on these frontiers and is a timely reminder that educating the public opinion about the correct position is the only way to read more →
China’s ‘Post-Dalai Lama’ Plan: India Needs a Clear Tibet Policy
By Yeshi Dawa, The Quint – 1 July 2021 China has been leaving no stone unturned to sell its claims — through various means — in installing the next Dalai Lama despite zero credibility. They called the Dalai Lama a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” and used indigestible derogatory remarks against read more →
China’s Communist party has rewritten its own past – but the truth will surface
By Rana Mitter, The Guardian, 1 July 2021 A new museum commemorating the history of the Chinese Communist party (CCP) opened in June in Beijing as part of the runup to the party’s 100th anniversary. Online images of its collections show reverential black-and-white photos of the dozen or so young read more →
After a Hundred Years, What Has China’s Communist Party Learned?
By Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 1 July 2021 Beijing reverts to a belief that paranoia and suspicion are the best policies. Not so long ago, the Communist Party of China—which celebrates its hundredth anniversary this week—believed in the power of eclectic influences. In 1980, the Party’s propaganda chiefs approved read more →
Don’t ignore the plight of Tibet under the Chinese Communist party
Terry Philpot Limpsfield Chart, Surrey Your otherwise excellent editorial on the centenary of the Chinese Communist party (29 June) ignores entirely, as do so many commentaries on China, the appalling suffering of the Tibetan people, citing only the oppression of the Uyghurs. Tibet’s plight under Chinese rule goes back even longer. Tibet read more →
India’s superficial understanding of China will no longer do
Vijay Gokhale for The Indian Express On July 1, the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrates its centenary. Jude Blanchette and Evan S Medeiros write in their recent essay in The Washington Quarterly, that this is happening at a time when the Party commands more wealth, power and global influence read more →
Tibetan Writer Under Surveillance Over Contacts Outside of Tibet
Reported by Sangyal Kunchok for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Eugene Whong. Chinese authorities are closely watching a Tibetan writer after they discovered she had contact with people outside Tibet, a source in Tibet told RFA. Pema Tso, author of numerous articles and poems read more →
Beijing is bent on deciding succession of Tibet’s next Dalai Lama
Beijing is bent on deciding the succession of Tibet’s next Dalai Lama as the present spiritual leader of Tibet Tenzin Gyatso is turning 86 on July 6 and with his advancing age, the question of who will succeed him has become more pressing. Brooke Schedneck, writing in Asia Times said read more →
TIBETANS IN DRIRU COUNTY ARRESTED FOR SPEAKING TO TIBETANS IN EXILE
Freetibet.org 25 June 2021 Crackdown in Driru County continues seven years on In April 2021, Chinese authorities carried out several arrests in Driru County in Nagchu, which is governed as part of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region. One Tibetan, Gyajin, has been identified while the names of other Tibetans arrested read more →
India’s Tibet policy: Time to return to status quo ante on the CTA
By Krishan Varma ANI 27 June 2021 New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): A few weeks ago, in a sober and low-key ceremony on account of the pervasive and raging Wuhan Virus, Penpa Tsering was sworn in as the democratically elected Sikyong or the President of the Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), read more →
Hong Kong Readers Scramble to Preserve Apple Daily’s Legacy
By Austin Ramzy and Tiffany May NY Times 24 June 2021 HONG KONG — Readers lined up in the rain to buy copies of Apple Daily’s final edition. They rushed to archive its articles online before its website went blank. Other local news outlets plastered their home pages with reports of the publication’s read more →
OPINION: Understanding the Chinese Communist Party at 100
By Avinash Godbole The Week 24 June 2021 The Communist Party of China (CPC) which turns 100 on July 1 is set to celebrate its centenary with a series of showcase events. The CPC has made a significant contribution in shaping China and on that basis, China hopes to guide read more →
Canada calls for UN to have ‘immediate, meaningful, and unfettered access’ to Xinjiang
By Martin Greene Taiwan News 23 June 2021 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Canada led a charge at the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday (June 22), speaking for over 40 countries when it demanded China open up Xinjiang Province to human rights inspectors from the international body, while issues related to read more →