Author: Tibet Express Newsdesk
Prominent Tibetan Environmentalist Freed after 15 Years, Yet Continues to Face Surveillance
DHARAMSALA, 20 Nov: Chinese authorities have released prominent Tibetan environmentalist and philanthropist Karma Samdrup after he completed a 15-year prison sentence. Karma Samdrup was released in frail health, sources have told Tibet Express.
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Prominent Tibetan Writer Rongwo Gendun Lhundup Released After Serving Four-Year Sentence
DHARAMSALA, 20 Nov: The Chinese authorities have released prominent Tibetan writer Rongwo Gendun Lhundup after he completed his four-year sentence, according to a source from the region.
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Dr Gyal Lo Questions Impact of 159 Tibetan Self-Immolations: ‘One Book Instead of 159’
DHARAMSALA 7 Nov: To date, 159 Tibetans have self-immolated inside Tibet in protest against Chinese occupation, yet there is only one book instead of 159, Dr. Gyal Lo cautioned at the launch of the Tibetan translation of Barbara Demick’s book, “Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town.”
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Chinese Authorities Detain Tibetan After Viral Video Exposes Illegal Mining
By Yangchen Lhamu
DHARAMSALA, 4 Nov: Chinese authorities have detained a Tibetan youth for exposing China’s illegal mining in Tibet earlier this week. Tsongon Tsering, a 29-year-old Tibetan from Tsaruma village in Kakhog County, Ngaba, in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo, was detained after he posted a video registering a complaint about large-scale sand and gravel mining along the river in Tsaruma village, which is the source of Asia’s two largest rivers, the Yangtze and the Yellow River, reports the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
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Brushstrokes of Resilience:Diaspora Artists Speak Through ‘Unsettled’ Exhibition
By Yangchen Lhamu
DHARAMSALA, 4 Nov: “Unsettled,” a group art exhibition featuring contemporary Tibetan artists from across the world curated by Khadhok, a Tibetan artists’ collective, is underway at Buddha’s Abode in McLeodGanj, the exile headquarters of the Tibetan people.
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US Turns Down Xi’s Demand to Alter Diplomatic Language over Taiwan
By Yangchen Lhamu
DHARAMSALA, 1 Nov: China’s President Xi Jinping has asked US President Joe Biden to change Washington’s diplomatic language over Taiwan’s independence last year, with Xi’s aides repeatedly following up, but the White House has turned down the request.
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel to visit Bomdila, Tumlang in northeast India
By Yangchen Lhamu
DHARAMSALA, 31 Oct: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, is scheduled to visit Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tumlang, North Sikkim, in the northeastern part of India in November.
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Tibet’s Diplomatic Milestone: Dalai Lama’s Envoy Meets Philippine Leaders
By Yangchen Lhamu
DHARAMSALA, 29 Oct: Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Japan and East Asia, has successfully completed his maiden official tour to the Philippines on October 27, reinforcing the longstanding bond between the two nations and paving the way for future collaborations.
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Artificial Chinese Cordyceps Threaten Tibet’s Traditional Market, Livelihoods
DHARAMSALA, 22 Oct: A growing crisis has been unfolding on the Tibetan Plateau, with the flooding of artificial cordyceps fungi,
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