By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 28 Dec: The helmsman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi Jinping, reiterated the inevitable reunification of China with Taiwan in his speech at the 130th birth anniversary of Mao Zedong held at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on 26 December, according to a South China Morning Post report.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 28 Dec: A massive fire erupted in the Drayap region of Kham Tibet, following a reported rocket booster crash. Videos circulating on social media captured the intense flames, believed to have been caused by a blast from a rocket booster that crashed in the area on 26 December.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 27 Dec: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is reportedly resurrecting its collaboration with Pakistan to support terrorist groups, exert pressure on New Delhi and redirect India-deployed army troops from the Ladakh border to the Kashmir region, as per an Intelligence Agency report cited by India Today on Tuesday.
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DHARAMSALA, 22 Dec: Gonmo Kyi (Gonpo Kyi), the sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Dorjee Tashi, has been released by Chinese authorities in Lhasa, Tibet Watch said.
Citing a reliable source, the research partner of the London-based advocacy group Free Tibet reported that Chinese police authorities in Lhasa released Gonpo Kyi on Thursday, four days after the release of her husband Choekyong. Tibet Watch stated they don’t have any additional information other than her release, as the couple’s family members and relatives are under heightened surveillance.
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 20 Dec: The European Parliament’s resolution condemning “the repressive assimilation policies throughout China, especially the boarding school system in Tibet,” calling for immediate “abolishment of the system” received a landslide majority votes, according to various reports.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 20 Dec: Chokyong Tsering was released by the Lhasa police authority on 18 December, while the whereabouts of his wife, Gonpo Kyi, who is currently detained, remain unknown, according to a Tibet Times report today.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 20 December: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, formally launched the inaugural First International Sangha Forum (ISF) today at the International Convention Centre in Bodh Gaya. The three-day conference from 20-23 December is jointly organised by the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the International Buddhist Confederation and the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s South East Side Coordinator’s office, according to the Dalai Lama’s official website.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 14 Dec: The Chinese authorities arrested Gonpo Kyi and her husband Choekyong, detaining the couple on the morning of December 13, with their current situation and location unknown, as reported by freetibet.org
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 14 Dec: The Nepalese government, on December 10, deployed numerous police personnel to key locations, including Boudhanath Stupa and Swayambhunath Stupa, to deter Tibetans from hosting celebrations for the 34th anniversary of the conferment of the ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ to the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a day that also coincides with International Human Rights Day.
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