Author: Tibet Express Newsdesk

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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Outspoken Critic of Chinese Authorities Detained Fourth Time: TCHRD Condemns Chinese Authorities’ Persecution of Tibetan Activists

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By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 7 August: Tsering Tso, a Tibetan tour guide and outspoken critic of Chinese authorities’ racial discrimination of Tibetans, was detained again on 29 June and subjected to a 10-day “administrative detention” under charges of “endangering social stability” and was later released on July 8, reported the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a Dharamsala-based rights group on Monday.

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Taiwan Secures Historic Badminton Doubles Gold, But Fans Subjected to Unfair Treatment?

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By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 5 August: Controversy erupted at the Paris Olympics 2024 when a Taiwan supporter was forcibly removed from the arena for displaying a pro-Taiwan banner during the men’s doubles badminton final between the geopolitical rivals Taiwan and China on Friday. The incident, which occurred amid Taiwan’s victory over China, has reignited debates over the island’s representation in international sporting events and the freedom of expression for its supporters.

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HOPES AND DANGERS OF NEW TIBET-CHINA DIALOGUE: A FRIENDLY WARNING

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By Vijay Kranti

Repeated claims by the senior most Tibetan exile leadership about ‘back channel’ talks being in progress with Beijing are an indication of a new round of Dharamshala-Beijing dialogue taking shape to settle the seven decade old conflict between the two sides. In his recent media statements Penpa Tsering, the ‘Sikyong’ (Tibetan title for the elected ‘President’ of the exiled Tibetan diaspora) has revealed that some behind the scene talks are being held with the Chinese leaders with the help of a third country. It’s understandable that the Sikyong refused to divulge either the name of the ‘third country’ or the identity of officials involved from either side. But his claim that these talks started with the initiative of the Chinese side deserves serious attention and calls for a deep clinical scrutiny of what prompted President Xi Jinping to restart these negotiations after having rejected every single point on which the Dalai Lama side has been resting its case for settlement of the Tibetan issue with Beijing.

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100 Tibetan Scholars Petition UN, Urge China To End Closure of Tibetan Schools

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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 30 July: A petition calling for an end to China’s ongoing forced closure of Tibetan private and monastic schools in Tibet, as well as the restoration of those that have already been closed, has been submitted to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on 29 July. Initiated by Tibet Times, a Tibetan media agency based in Dharamsala, the four-point petition has been signed by 100 Tibetan professors, PhDs, and scholars from the exile community, as stated in their press release today.

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DC Reception for Resolve Tibet Act: CTA President Lauds Collaborative Efforts

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By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 29 July: A reception, marking the signing of “Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act” into law, was hosted in Washington DC, US on Thursday. Co-organised by the Office of Tibet North America and International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the event was attended by Central Tibetan Administration’s(CTA) Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering along with former US speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Michael McCaul, Congressman Jim McGovern, and Congressman Joe Wilson, as reported on Tibet.net, the CTA’s official website.

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TCHRD Condemns China’s Closure of Golok Tibetan School as Intensifying Cultural Suppression

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DHARAMSALA, 22 July: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, a Tibetan advocacy group based in Dharamsala, declared today that the Chinese authorities’ forceful shutdown of the renowned Ragya Jigme Gyaltsen Nationalities Vocational High School in Golok, within the traditional Tibetan Province of Amdo, “signals the intensification of the Chinese government’s accelerated and systematic campaign to assimilate Tibetan cultural identity into the dominant Han Chinese majority.”

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