Why we fly the Tibetan flag over Prague City Hall
By Zdenek Hrib | The Washington Post | 23 Dec 2019. Prague is one of the great musical cities of
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New Zealand rugby star joins Ozil, speaks out against China’s treatment of Uighurs
DHARAMSALA, 23 Dec: New Zealand rugby star Sonny Bill Williams has become the latest sports star to criticise the Chinese communist regime over its treatment of the Uighur Muslims.
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Tibetan activists protest Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit to India
DHARAMSALA, 21 Dec: Tibetan activists greeted visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with protests highlighting the illegal occupation of Tibet by the Chinese communist regime and cautioning China’s representation in the Indo-Tibet border issue.
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US House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approves Tibet Policy and Support Act
DHARAMSALA, 20 Dec: A bill entailing sanctions against Chinese officials interfering with the selection of a new Dalai Lama and to deepen US’ support for Tibet among others has been approved by the US House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Mike Pompeo backs Mesut Ozil while China deletes him from popular computer game over criticism of Uighur treatment
DHARAMSALA, 19 Dec: Arsenal FC’s star player Mesut Ozil, after facing a backlash and ban from China over his criticism over their treatment of Uighur Muslim found a supporter in the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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End the culture of silence
By Claude Arpi | The Pioneer | 19th December 2019.
It is surprising that successive Indian Governments preferred to remain, mum, even as China kept on making advances towards the border. If this continues, a new disaster may unfold
Rare debate and protest after authorities drop ‘freedom of thought’ from Chinese university charter
DHARAMSALA, 19 Dec: The replacement of “freedom of thought” with a pledge to follow the Communist Party’s leadership in the charter of one of China’s top universities by the Chinese authorities has prompted a heated debate online and a rare act of student defiance in the campus, according to various media reports.
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Trump impeachment: US president to face trial in Senate
BBC | 19 Dec 2019.
Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office.
Macau handover anniversary begins with pompous and overbearing security
DHARAMSALA, 18 Dec: As Hong Kong still simmers with the mass pro-democracy protests that griped the island since early June this year, the 20th anniversary of the Macau’s handover to Chia was marked with pompous and overbearing security.
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China buying Indian media for propaganda gimmick
By Tsewang Gyalpo Arya | 16th December 2019.
Hindustan Times, one of the leading Indian dallies, has on its Friday issue [13/12/2019] carried a full-page supplement with two ostensible articles by some Yuan Shenggao under the sponsorship of China Watch Daily, a mouthpiece of the Chinese communist regime. The articles are titled “Decades of progress highlighted”1 and “Unparalleled change experienced within a space of generation”2.