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Dubious Interest in Tibetan Buddhist incarnations by Chinese Authorities
Why would Chinese Authorities be Interested in Tibetan Buddhist incarnations? Well, to sum in one word, Politics. In late November, a senior local Chinese Communist Party official visited three townships in Sog, a county in the Tibet Autonomous Region known for its religious resistance. His purpose is to persuade local Tibetan officials to support government…
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PM of Japan will not attend opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics.
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, has indicated he will not attend the Winter Olympics in Beijing’s opening ceremony, but it is unclear whether the country will join a US-led diplomatic boycott over human rights abuses. Kishida has only stated that he will make a decision based on Japan’s “national interest,” possibly by the end of…
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Tibetan monk has been missing for more than a year, following his detention.
According to RFA, a Tibetan monk arrested more than a year ago in western China’s Sichuan province is being held incommunicado, with no word from police regarding his whereabouts or likely trial date. Tenzin Dargye, a monk in his 30s from the Barong monastery in the Sershul (Shiqu) county of Kardze (in Chinese, Ganzi) Tibetan…
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His Holiness starts to grant In-person Audience Since Lockdown, Sikyong was the first Audience
At his official residence, on Wednesday, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration an audience. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020, this is His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s first in-person audience. It’s also Sikyong Penpa Tsering’s first official in-person audience with His Holiness…
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Tibetan students protest Beijing 2022 by chaining themselves to the Olympic insignia in front of the IOC.
According to Reuters, a peaceful protest was held outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) offices in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Saturday by the Tibetan Youth Association in Europe (TYAE) and Students for a Free Tibet. China is being accused by the groups of utilizing the upcoming Olympic Games, dubbed “Genocide Games,” to portray itself in a…
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Congressional letters call on Biden’s Tibet coordinator to take action.
In an unprecedented move, over 60 members of Congress say in new Senate and House bipartisan letters that the Biden administration’s presumptive Tibet coordinator should push for a meeting between President Biden and the Dalai Lama, full implementation of US laws on Tibet, an end to the practice of referring to Tibet as part of…
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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…