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In a secret trial, a Tibetan writer was sentenced to ten years in prison.
According to RFA, a Tibetan writer and educator known for expressing loyalty to exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was sentenced to ten years in prison by a Chinese court in Tibet in a secret trial. On Oct. 26, 2020, State Security officers in Chengdu arrested Go Sherab Gyatso, a 46-year-old monk from Kirti monastery…
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Tibetan monk has been sentenced to five years in prison for sharing Dalai Lama’s teachings.
According to RFA, a Tibetan monk was sentenced to five years in prison by a court in western China’s Sichuan province for spreading books and teachings by Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Lobsang Thinley had defied official warnings to stop sharing teachings from the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.
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Tibet Support Groups in India mark the 32nd anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
According to a report by tibet.net, on the 10th of December 2021, the world celebrated the 32nd anniversary of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Similarly, Tibet Support Groups in India observed the day with pomp and gaiety, while also organizing activities and programs to raise awareness of the Tibet…
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HK media mogul has been imprisoned for taking part in prohibited Tiananmen Square vigil.
Jimmy Lai, a media mogul, was sentenced to up to 13 months in prison by a Hong Kong court last year for taking part in an unauthorized assembly to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Lai, the creator of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was sentenced to 13 months in prison in District Court for encouraging…
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Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet considers a wide range of concerns.
On the fringes of the Swiss Parliament’s Winter Session on Tuesday, the Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet convened and reviewed action plans for Tibet, according to the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). At the conference, they covered a wide range of topics, including the current situation in Tibet, the situation of Tibetan asylum seekers who have…
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Is China planning to use a railway project to entrap Nepal in debt?
Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that China will assist landlocked Nepal in improving road and rail connectivity, a move that experts say may raise strategic concerns for regional competitor India. Wang also offered sustained Chinese help for Nepal’s reconstruction following the tragic earthquake of 2015, and advocated stronger cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative,…
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China is separating 4-year-old Tibetan children from their parents for indoctrination.
China’s enormous system of ‘colonial boarding schools’ inside Tibet, where children as young as four are separated from their parents, was revealed in recent research by the Tibet Action Institute. According to a report titled “Separated from their families, hidden from the world- China’s vast system of colonial boarding schools inside Tibet,” Chinese government policies…
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Sikyong congratulates new German Chancellor.
The Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong Penpa Tsering hailed Germany’s incoming Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, today. On Wednesday, December 8, the German Bundestag elected and swore in Olaf Scholz as Chancellor.
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Olaf Scholz, the next German Chancellor, is congratulated by the Speaker.
Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE), congratulated Olaf Scholz on his inauguration as the new Chancellor of Germany on December 8, 2021.
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China’s huge system of colonial boarding schools in Tibet is exposed by Tibet Action Institute.
China’s enormous system of colonial boarding schools inside Tibet, which removes children as young as four from their parents, was revealed in research released on Tuesday by Tibet Action Institute. “Separated from their families, hidden from the world – China’s massive system of colonial boarding schools within Tibet,” according to the research, Chinese government policies…