High-Profile Espionage Case: Top Aide of German MEP Arrested, Also Visited Dharamsala
DHARAMSALA, 26 April: Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday the arrest of a close adviser to a prominent member
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Activists disrupt Chinese ambassadors’ address at Harvard
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 23 April: Five Tibetan and Taiwanese American activists disrupted the Chinese Ambassador’s address at Harvard Kennedy School on Saturday, 20 April, by protesting against China’s stance on Tibet, Hong Kong, East Turkestan, and Taiwan, reported thecrimson.com.
Chinese Authorities Fire Tibetan Educator for Teaching Tibetan Language and History
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 22 April: Chinese authorities in Ngaba County in the Traditional Tibetan Province of Amdo have fired a Tibetan educator for teaching Tibetan language and History in Meruma Township in the region.
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Former Political Prisoner Testifies, Urges Unity in Exile for Tibet’s Freedom
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 22 April: Namkyi, a former Tibetan political prisoner, testified during a press conference organised by the Central Tibetan Administration at Lhakpa Tsering Hall on 19 April, detailing her experiences, describing the events that led to her protest, recounting the hardships she endured while incarcerated in a Chinese prison, narrating her escape into exile after being released, and highlighting the critical situation in Tibet.
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New Bill In US Congress – A New Beginning For Tibet
By Vijay Kranti
Foreign Relations Committee of the US Senate clears the way for the new US law which recognizes Tibet as an ‘Occupied Country’, CHOLKA-SUM as the ‘Real Tibet’ and shows the world how to reject Xi Jinping’s ‘One China Policy’
Tibetans Protesting Land Grab Face Arrest in Markham
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 17 April: Four Tibetans have been arrested and subsequently detained by the Chinese police after staging a protest against the Chinese authorities’ land expropriation in Markham, in the traditional Tibetan Province of Kham, reported RFA on 15 April, citing three sources from Tibet.
Read moreTibetan Monk’s Suicide Linked to China’s Detention Torture, Subsequent Restrictions
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 17 April: A Tibetan monk in Tibet had committed suicide on 25 May last year following his release from detention by the Chinese authorities, reported Tibet Times yesterday.
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Another Centuries Old Tibetan Monastery Faces Destruction Due To China’s Dam Project
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 15 April: Atsok Gon Dechen Choekhorling Monastery, a 19th-century Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in Amdo, and Tibetans living in the area are facing enforced relocation due to China’s construction of a hydropower dam on the Machu River that runs through it, reports RFA.
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China Issues Rule Manual to Tibetan Monasteries in Amdo on the eventuality of Dalai Lama’s Passing
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 11 April: A manual, containing a list of 10 rules, including the ban on displaying the Dalai Lama’s photo in the event of his demise, has been distributed in monasteries in the Amdo region of Tibet by Chinese authorities, reported the RFA on 9 April.
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Chinese Government Shuts Down Luktsang Palyon: A Popular Tibetan Language Blog in Tibet
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 10 April: Luktsang Palyon, a popular Tibetan-language blog in Tibet, has been shut down by the Chinese government for alleged copyright infringement, reports Radio Free Asia (RFA) on Monday. The administrator has filed a formal appeal with the authorities to restore it.
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