Call it Xizang, not Tibet – says Chinese academics

A call for Beijing to use ‘Xizang’ instead of ‘Tibet’ in reference to the CCP’s demarcated Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) was raised by academics at the 7th International Tibetan Studies seminar held in Beijing from 14 -16 August, the CCP’s United Front Work Department reported according to the South China Morning Post report on Thursday. 

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Well-being of writer Dhi Lhaden a ‘concern’ despite release from prison, says TCHRD

Tibetan writer Dhi Lhaden’s recent release from prison after completing his four years sentence, though a joyous occasion – “raises concerns over the uncertainty surrounding his physical and psychological well-being” says the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) in their report today. 

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Focus less on defining what Tibet is based on political boundary: Tsering Wangyal Shawa

DHARAMSALA, 7 Aug: Tsering Wangyal Shawa, the special guest at the inauguration of the Tibet Museum’s temporary exhibition titled “Mapping Tibet” said that we should concentrate less on defining what Tibet is based on the political boundary and focus more on collecting, creating, standardising, and understanding cultural and geographical feature names in the Tibetan language so that we can own our place. 

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CCP’s new law set to tighten religious freedom, speed up sinicization project

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 7 Aug: The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 75 points new guidelines on religious activities, effective from 1 September, will have all places of worship within China mandatorily prioritise CCP’s leadership and its policies under the rubric of “sinicization”, reported Tibetan Review.

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