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New Snakes Discovered On Tibet Plateau
The Nujiang pit viper from Zayu, Tibet, and the Glacier pit viper from west of the Nujiang River and Heishui, Sichuan, east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, have both recently been added to Asia’s fauna. The discovery was made as part of a new molecular phylogenetic analysis of Asian pit vipers published in the peer-reviewed, open-access…
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Chinese Detective Describes Torture Carried Out Against Uyghurs.
According to a former Chinese police detective, hundreds of police officers armed with rifles went house to house in Uyghur settlements in China’s far western area, removing people from their houses, handcuffing and hooding them, and threatening to shoot them if they fought. To safeguard his family members who remain in China, the ex-detective turned…
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Tibetans in Belgium Hold Green Book Day Event
On Saturday, the Belgium Tibetan Community Association hosted a two-day Green Book Day celebration in Antwerpen, Belgium’s most Tibetan-populated city, according to Tibet.net. Due to overwhelming demand, it had to be replayed on Sunday as well.
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Military Talks Between India and China Fail: “The Chinese Side Wasn’t Agreeable”
The last round of talks between Indian and Chinese military commanders over the impasse in Ladakh ended on Sunday, according to the Indian Army. The Chinese side was not “agreeable” and “could not make any forward-looking proposals,” per the Indian Army.
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Standing Committee of 17th TPiE meets for the first time.
The inaugural Standing Committee of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile welcomed new members today. According to Article 42 of the Tibetans in Exile Charter, a Standing Committee comprised of two Parliamentarians from each of the three traditional provinces and one Parliamentarian from each of the religious schools was formed and began the process of allocating members…
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Tibet’s Buddhists are being pressured by Beijing to translate classroom texts into Mandarin.
According to RFA, Chinese authorities have urged Buddhist monasteries in Tibet to translate classroom texts from Tibetan into Mandarin, China’s “common language,” in order to strengthen control over TAR(Tibet Autonomous Region). Beijing has also told monks and nuns to communicate in Chinese rather than their native tongue(Tibetan), according to Radio Free Asia. The goal of…
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Sikyong Penpa Tsering urges for greater ties between Taiwan and Tibet
Sikyong Penpa Tsering expressed hope on Monday that Taiwan and Tibet’s ties may be strengthened. He expressed the hope that Taipei will provide Tibetan students with scholarships and encourage increased exchanges between the two countries. He said Taiwan is a wonderful site for Tibetans to learn Chinese and study international relations, and that studying there…
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Netizens moved by Tibetan Youtuber’s generosity to Specially-abled man
A specially-abled man is seen selling packages of oranges by a hillside to make a living in a moving film. Ted Kunchok, a Tibetan YouTuber, captured the video. Anu, the orange seller, disclosed that his mother is ill when chatting with Ted. He was attempting to sell oranges at a price of $100 a packet.…
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Speaker and Deputy Speaker elected by 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile.
Under the supervision of the Tibetan Election Commission, the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile elected its Speaker and Deputy Speaker on the afternoon of October 8th. The Chief Election Commissioner, Pesur Wangdu Tsering, outlined the voting procedures and regulations prior to the actual voting.
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Members of 17th Tibetan Parliament in exile takes Oath
At a ceremony held at the Tibetan Parliamentary secretariat today, the elected members of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile were sworn in in accordance with the Tibetan exiles’ charter. The Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong Penpa Tsering was present at the swearing-in ceremony.