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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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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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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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.
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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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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DHARAMSALA, 22 Oct: A growing crisis has been unfolding on the Tibetan Plateau, with the flooding of artificial cordyceps fungi,
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By Yangchen Lhamu
DHARAMSALA, 16 Oct: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, concluded his four-nation European tour on Tuesday with a series of engagements, including high-level meetings with global leaders, experts, lawmakers, and Ministers of the Czech Republic in Prague.
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By Yangchen Lhamu
DHARAMSALA, Oct 14: China has launched “Joint Sword-2024B” drills near Taiwan, warning against “separatist acts” by Taiwan independence forces. This move, ChinaPerspective reported, is China’s response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s speech, which Beijing condemned for stating China has no right to represent Taiwan. The drills, conducted in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding areas, simulate sea-air combat, blockades, and missile launches, drawing condemnation from Taiwan and the US.
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By Yangchen Lhamu
DHARAMSALA, 9 Oct: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), commonly referred to as the Tibetan Government in exile, has issued basic guidelines for exiled Tibetans travelling to Tibet, citing increased pressure and deceptive tactics by the Chinese Government in the form of transnational repression.
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