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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…
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H.H. The Dalai Lama writes condolence letter on death of Dr. Aaron Beck
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama wrote to Dr. Beck’s daughter Judith to convey his condolences to her, her mother, and other members of their family after learning of his friend’s death at the age of 100.
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Speaker thanks NBA player Enes Kanter for his support of the Tibetan cause.
On behalf of Tibetans inside Tibet and around the world, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile expressed gratitude to professional basketball player Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association for his invaluable support for the cause of Tibet and urged for his continued support.
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Tibetan Woman Received Prestigious Dutch Royal Distinction
Tsering Jampa, an ICT Tibetan, was the first Tibetan to be granted the Dutch Royal Distinction. Tsering Jampa, Executive Director of the International Campaign for Tibet-Europe, was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau, a prestigious Dutch Royal Distinction, yesterday in Amsterdam for her significant efforts to safeguard and promote the Tibetan people’s fundamental rights.
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Blinken Meets with China’s Foreign Minister and Expresses Concerns About Human Rights
In only their second face-to-face meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Rome on Sunday, raising concerns about human rights. Tensions between the two nations are at an all-time high.
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The Dalai Lama advises world leaders that climate change must be addressed.
The Dalai Lama, only days before the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, talked on Friday about the importance of addressing climate change “since the destiny of our earth is in our hands.”
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Outside the Chinese consulate in Denmark, election posters with Tibetan flags were placed.
According to Euro News, China has denounced and conveyed its displeasure after election posters showing the Tibetan flag were displayed outside its embassy in Denmark. Several posters portraying a local election candidate next to Tibet’s flag were posted around the embassy building in Copenhagen, according to the publication. They were put by candidate Thomas Rohden…