DHARAMSALA, 13 Dec: A prominent Tibetan monk-writer from Kirti monastery, Go Sherab Gyatso has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Chinese authorities nearly a year after his incommunicado detention.
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DHARAMSALA, 7 Dec: The US has declared a diplomatic boycott of the soon to be held 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity.”
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DHARAMSALA, 6 Dec: “Victory for Tibet,” Tibetans chanted as they flagged off a bike rally from Leh to Kardong la, the highest motorable pass in the world calling for the boycott of the soon to be held 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing while also thanking NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom for calling out China over human-rights violations and supporting the Tibetan cause.
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DHARAMSALA, 3 Dec: The COVID- 19 Task Force of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) reported 39 new positive cases among exiled Tibetans in India and Nepal over the past seven days.
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DHARAMSALA, 3 Dec: Dr Namgyal Choedup formally took charge as the new Representative of Office of Tibet, Washington DC on 2 December, after successfully concluding the handing over of charge from the outgoing Representative Ngodup Tsering.
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DHARAMSALA, 2 Dec: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a Dharamsala-based rights group today launched a new website, ‘Decoding Chinese Communist Party,’ to see through the veil of beautiful-sounding Chinese propaganda jargon and slogans.
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DHARAMSALA, 2 Dec: The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced the immediate suspension of all tournaments in China due to concerns about the well-being of former doubles world number one Peng Shuai and the safety of other players.
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DHARAMSALA, 1 Dec: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has thanked the professional basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom of Boston Celtics for his “advocacy for the rights and freedoms of Tibetans suffering under China’s repressive rule” and thanked the NBA veteran for his “resolute stand for human rights and freedom.”
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By N.S.Venkataraman
In the year 1950-51, when China entered Tibet and ruthlessly suppressed the Tibetan protesters, the Government of India virtually kept quiet. Even then, several experts in India suggested to the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to examine the feasibility of stopping China’s aggression of Tibet and Nehru was forewarned that the next target of China could be India.