News
-
Dalai Lama wrote condolence letter to Tutu’s daughter
His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote a letter to Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s daughter, Rev. Mpho Tutu, as soon as he received word that his “respected elder spiritual brother and good friend” Archbishop Desmond Tutu had died, according to tibet.net.
-
Desmond Tutu, an outspoken opponent of apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90
Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and outspoken opponent of apartheid in South Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 90. The loss of the man regarded as the country’s moral conscience was lamented by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, South Africans, world leaders, and people around the world.
-
Tibetan bikers are urging India’s government to boycott the Winter Olympics.
A group of 15 Tibetan bikers protesting the Winter Olympics, which will be hosted in Beijing next year, said China did not deserve to host the games, which promote world unity and peace, and asked the Indian government to boycott the event. The Tibetans, who arrived in Ahmedabad on Sunday, drew attention to the Chinese…
-
China banns family visits for Tibetan political detainees
According to RFA who cited Tibetan sources, authorities in western China’s Sichuan and Qinghai provinces have banned family visits for Tibetan political detainees, citing fears about the spread of COVID-19.
-
Tenzin Tsundue has finished his 127-day Himalayan trek.
Tenzin Tsundue, has finished an epic trip that took him through one Union territory and four Himalayan states to raise awareness about China’s 70-year occupation of Tibet and the security threat it poses to India. Tsundue, a Tibetan independence activist and writer, said that during the 127-day journey, which spanned 20,000 kilometers, he realized that…
-
Tibetans may soon suffer the same fate as Uyghurs: Sikyong.
According to Sikyong, there is a palpable dread that Tibetans may suffer the same fate as Uyghurs and Hong Kong residents. The visit of Chinese Premier Xi Jinping to Tibet in May 2020 was nominally unimportant, but the undercurrents hinted at a deeper goal. In terms of control, there has been an increase in intensity.…
-
Tiananmen Square statue in Hong Kong has been removed.
Late on Wednesday, a prominent statue commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre was taken from the University of Hong Kong. To remember the hundreds, if not thousands, of pro-democracy protestors killed by Chinese authorities in 1989, the statue depicted piled-up bodies. It was one of the few remaining public tributes to the incident in Hong Kong.…
-
His Holiness says Zeya will help improve the situation in Tibet.
The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, has written to Uzra Zeya to congratulate her on her appointment as the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. He expressed the hope that she will be able to make a substantial contribution to improving the Tibetan people’s predicament.
-
Athletes are being urged to boycott Beijing Olympics.
International sportsmen are being urged to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing the seriousness of escalating human rights abuses perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party. Activists representing these organizations wrote an open letter to athletes on Wednesday, urging them to boycott the games in solidarity with communities that have been recorded to be…
-
CATA hosted the 32nd Nobel Peace Prize day event
On Saturday, December 18, 2021, Representative Namgyal Choedup and personnel from the Office of Tibet (OoT) attended the 32nd anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize day event hosted by the Capital Area Tibetan Association (CATA), according to tibet.net. CATA youth Tenzin Tsedup was also there at the meeting and shared his experiences and the importance…