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CHINESE STATE FORCED THE DEMOLITION OF TIBETAN SCHOOL.
Gaden Rabten Namgyaling School at Drog Monastery was demolished, leaving 130 young Tibetans without access to essential education.
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Tibetan freedom fighters pick up campaign for no Beijing 2022 Olympics
Guwahati: When China is preparing for the next Winter Olympic Games in full swing, the Tibetan freedom fighters across the globe start raising strong voices against the worst human rights records in the authoritarian country. The exiled Tibetan exclaimed that the IOC’s plans to hold a prestigious and influential game in China were nothing less than an endorsement of all…
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China ready for negotiations with the Dalai Lama about his future, but not over Tibet.
China stated on Wednesday that it is “open” to discussions with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama about his “future,” but not on Tibet. His Holiness said he had no plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but that he would like to visit his homeland in the Himalayas to see old friends.
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India is threatened by China’s huge military presence in Tibet.
China has created a massive build-up in Tibet, To avoid a repeat of the 1962 conflict, the Indian Government told the Army that it requires wider highways to transport heavy vehicles up to the India-China boundary. According to the Centre, the Army must be prepared for any situation and cannot be caught off guard, as…
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Chinese Journalist Imprisoned For Covering Wuhan Covid “Might Not Survive”
A citizen journalist imprisoned in Wuhan for covering China’s early response to Covid has gone on hunger strike, according to her family, triggering increased calls from rights groups for her quick release. In February 2020, Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, traveled to Wuhan to report on the pandemonium in the epicenter of the pandemic, questioning…
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Senior Chinese Intelligence Officer Convicted of Espionage
According to swarajyamag.com, Yanjun Xu, a top Chinese intelligence official, was convicted of conspiring to and attempting to commit economic espionage and theft of trade secrets by a federal jury in the United States on Friday (November 5). Yanjun Xu was the first Chinese spy to be extradited to the United States.
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Tibetan Monk Released After Serving Five-Year Sentence
According to freetibet.org, Chinese authorities released Gendun Drakpa (Dapaka), a monk from Thangkor Socktsang Monastery in Ngaba (in China’s Sichuan Province) in August 2021 after serving a five-year sentence. After being freed in August 2021, Gendun Dapaka, 45, returned to his house but has since been committed to the hospital due to bad health.
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Tennis player Peng Shuai accuses an ex-Chinese official of sexual abuse.
According to a screenshot of a post made to her verified social media account late Tuesday, Peng Shuai, China’s biggest tennis star, accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexually abusing her and then pushing her into a sexual relationship. On Tuesday night, professional tennis player Peng Shuai, 35, posted a long statement on her…
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Aftab Pureval elected as Cincinnati’s first Asian American mayor.
Pureval, 38, the son of a Tibetan refugee mother and an Indian father, won the Mayoral election by defeating his opponent David Mann. Pureval, a half-Indian, half-Tibetan immigrant, is seen as a rising political star in the state. After airing advertising with a stuffed duck quacking his name – “Aftab!” – in a campaign reminiscent…
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China Obstructing India’s Efforts To Meet Its Climate-Change Targets.
In a bold move, India said on Sunday that achieving its climate goals could be linked to issues such as its membership in the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, which has been stalled due to China’s opposition, and the availability of technology, as it pushed for the inclusion of differentiated responsibilities, which would require the developed world…