DHARAMSALA, 25 Aug: US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues, Ms Uzra Zeya, has said that “climate change and infrastructure development, among other issues, continue to threaten the Tibetan plateau.”
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DHARAMSALA, 25 Aug: KHADHOK, a collective of Tibetan artists, inaugurated its inaugural Art Exhibition today to honour the life and art of Jigme Choedak, also known as JC (1997-2023).
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DHARAMSALA, 24 Aug: A former Tibetan political prisoner Sonam Gyalpo has passed away last Wednesday. According to multiple reports, the veteran Tibetan political prisoner in his 70s who spent over 16 years in Chinese prison breathed his last on 16 August 2023.
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DHARAMSALA, 24 Aug: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday congratulated India on the successful landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander module on the moon.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 24th Aug: The US on Tuesday announced that it will impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials involved in CCP’s “forced assimilation” policy, where over a million Tibetan children have been put into government-run boarding schools.
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DHARAMSALA, 23 Aug: Subjected to constantan surveillance, Tibetan language advocate and former political prisoner Tashi Wangchuk has been brutally thrashed by a group of unidentified, masked men at a hotel in Golok in eastern Tibet, while the apathy of the authorities-police and doctor- has forced him to spend a night on a stool in the hospital on Saturday.
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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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The experts decry the lack of information regarding their detention, trial and sentencing and urged “the Chinese government to provide details on why and where they are being held and their health conditions, provide them with adequate medical care and permit their families access to visit them.”
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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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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 9 Aug: The Tibetan men’s national football team got knocked out of CONIFA Asia Cup following two subsequent losses at the group stage despite a competitive game under the unfortunate circumstances of eight players’ absence.
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