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Parliament Session Begins Amid Ultimatum from Campaign Group for Charter Amendment or Resignation of All 45 MPs

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DHARAMSALA, 12 Sept: The 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile(TPiE) commenced its 8th session on Wednesday amid calls for amending the Charter regarding qualifications of Justice Commissioners of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC) of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA). The calls came from a group known as ‘The Advocacy of the General Public for the Sustainability of CTA,’ which also demanded the resignation of all lawmakers if amendments were not made.

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Estonian Delegates Defy Beijing, Attend Tibetan Democracy Day in Dharamsala

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By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 2 Sept: Four delegates from the Estonian Parliamentary Support Group for Tibet attended the sixty-fourth anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day today, despite strong opposition from Beijing. Mr Juku-Kalle Raid, an Estonian MP and chairman of the Tibet Support Group, referred to China’s warning as a ‘love letter’ and denounced the Chinese Communist Party’s dictatorship as ‘dictator-shit.’

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Beijing Tightens Ideological Control: New Textbooks Emphasise National Security, Xi Thought

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By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 28 August: New Chinese school textbooks for primary and junior school students are set to be introduced from the autumn semester beginning next week. With increased content dedicated to ‘national security and traditional culture,’ it is Beijing’s latest move to step up ideological propaganda and control, says a report by the South China Morning Post today.

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US Embassy Spokesperson on Dharamsala Visit: Tibet-China Solution Lies in Direct Talks, Not US Statements

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DHARAMSALA, 28 August: Christopher Elms, spokesperson for the US Embassy in New Delhi, emphasized that a long-term solution to bring stability to the Tibet-China dispute will come through negotiations between the Dalai Lama or his representatives and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), rather than from US statements. Elms made these remarks on Tuesday while visiting the Tibet Express bureau as part of his three-day visit to Dharamsala, the exile headquarters of the Tibetan people.

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ABA Condemns China’s Human Rights Violations in Tibet, Passes Historic Resolution to Investigate China’s Human Rights Abuses in Tibet

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DHARAMSALA, 9 August: In a significant development, the American Bar Association (ABA) has passed a historic first resolution calling on the US and the United Nations to investigate China’s human rights violations in Tibet. The resolution calls out Beijing for its continued violations of the human rights of Tibetans inside Tibet, marking a significant step towards potential investigations and accountability measures against China.

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Artifacts from the ‘Roof of the World’: 9,000-Year-Old ‘Needles’ Discovered in Tibet 

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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 8 August: Ancient stone artifacts discovered in western Tibet, identified as stone sewing needles, are said to be 9,000 years old, making them the oldest of their kind on record, according to a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports by a group of Chinese archaeologists, as reported by science.org.

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Bhartruhari Mahtab Appointed Convener, Tapir Gao Co-convener of All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet

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By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 8 August: Pro Tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha and BJP MP Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab was appointed Convener of the All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet (APIPFT), while Shri Tapir Gao, BJP MP, was appointed Co-convener on 7 August, according to tibet.net, the official website of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government in exile.

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