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Independent Tibet’s Last Surviving Government Official passes away.
Tsedrung Gyaltsen Choden, one of Tibet’s longest-serving civil employees and the only surviving government official, died in the United States on Friday at the age of 102, according to the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). On January 12, a prayer ceremony was held in the Kashag Secretariat to mourn his death, which was attended by Sikyong…
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Tibetan Woman Unable to Walk After Torture in Prison
Dolkar, a former Tibetan political prisoner from Sershul County in Kardze, eastern Tibet, is bedridden after being tortured and denied medical treatment for nearly a year in prison. For stating the truth about her nephew’s detention, Dolkar was condemned to prison and forced labor.
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TIBETAN STUDENT WAS RELEASED IN CRITICAL HEALTH.
Sangay Tso’s family discovers her in a hotel, unable to walk, a week after she was arrested. After being unlawfully jailed for more than ten months, Sangay Tso, a co-founder of a chat group, was freed in a critical health state. Sangay Tso, a university student, was detained in Kyegudo, Yushul Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, on…
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Tibetan man has been arrested for criticising China’s language policies.
According to RFA, a Tibetan college graduate was imprisoned last year in northwest China’s Qinghai province for speaking out against Chinese regulations requiring the teaching of Chinese language in Tibetan areas. Loten, 23, was apprehended on Dec. 20 in Matoe (in Chinese, Maduo) county in the Golog (Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture after complaining of social…
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China desecrates another famous Tibetan statue
Since late last month in western China’s Sichuan province, RFA has confirmed the destruction of a second Buddhist statue beloved by Tibetans, as part of a campaign the ethnic minority claims is targeting its religion and culture. The destruction of a three-story statue of Maitreya Buddha at Gaden Namyal Ling monastery in Drago (in Chinese,…
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Surgeons transplant the heart of pig into dying human patient.
In a pioneering surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the United States, David Bennett, a 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease, had a heart transplant from a genetically engineered pig. Doctors opted to proceed with the experimental surgery after getting an emergency authorization because it was Bennett’s only choice.
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Tower Hamlets is considering renaming roads to Tibet Hill, Uyghur Court, Hong Kong
Tower Hamlets Council has agreed to propose renaming local roads and buildings Tiananmen Square, Uyghur Court, Hong Kong Road, and Tibet Hill in reaction to China’s desire to erect a new embassy in London, according to reports.
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Tibetan monks have been arrested by Chinese authorities for providing information about the demolition of a Buddha statue.
According to RFA, Chinese officials in Sichuan province are arresting Tibetan monks and assaulting them on suspicion of informing outsiders about the destruction of a 99-foot tall Buddha monument in the country’s Luhuo county (Drago). According to Tibetan reports quoted by Radio Free Asia (RFA), the Buddha monument in the Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Region…
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Rep. Tashi Phuntsok gives Taiwanese Rep. Ming-Yen Tsai a courtesy call.
Representative Tashi Phuntsok met with Taiwanese Representative Ming-Yen Tsai at his office today, January 7, as per CTA’s official website tibet.net. For the first time since Mr. Tsai took over the Office, both representatives are meeting in person. Tsai has taken the place of Harry Tseng, who is now Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister and with…
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Indian-American attorney to replace Aftab Pureval as Hamilton clerk of courts
As the Hamilton County clerk of courts, Indian-American attorney Pavan Parikh will take over for Indian-Tibetan Cincinnati city mayor-elect Aftab Pureval. Pureval is also the first member of the community to be elected as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States. Meanwhile, Pureval, a 38-year-old Democrat who is the son of a Tibetan…