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Transgender in Tibetan society: Mariko’s Story
We all heard about Mariko, a monk-turned-woman, and her difficult journey being a trans-woman in society. Unless you are living under a rock Tenzin Mariko is a Tibetan model and LGBTQ celebrity. She is the public’s first openly transgender Tibetan. She got famous when a video of her dancing in a wig, five-inch heels, and…
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Is Ukraine becoming the new Tibet?
Is Ukraine on track to become the new Tibet? The Russian invasion of Ukraine today is eerily similar to China’s takeover of Tibet in 1959, in which a stronger nation invaded a weaker nation under the excuse that the two countries were once one. Is it normal for a larger, stronger country to attack and…
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Tibetan Artist Awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Colorado
Well-known Tibetan artist Tenzing Rigdol has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Colorado, Denver on Wednesday. Tenzing is one of the most widely recognized artists from the Tibetan community and he has been recognized by his alma mater, University of Colorado Denver’s College of Arts & Media through this honorary doctorate.
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US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues to Meet Dalai Lama in India
Uzra Zeya, the US special coordinator for Tibetan issues, is scheduled to travel to India next month to meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and other senior leaders of the Tibetan government in exile in Dharamsala, as reported by the Times of India, demonstrating the Biden administration’s dedication to the Tibetan cause. It will…
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Tibetan Teacher Released from Imprisonment for Teaching Own Language
Authorities in China’s Qinghai region have released a Tibetan schoolteacher who had been imprisoned since last year, when her Tibetan school was shut down for teaching classes in their own language. Rinchen Kyi, 42, was freed on August 24 at around 8:00 p.m. local time and escorted to her family home in Darlag (in Chinese,…
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Czech Foreign Minister meeting with Sikyong criticised by China
After a top Czech diplomat met with an exiled Tibetan leader, China reprimanded the Czech Republic, worsening already tense relations between the European Union and Beijing. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky met with Penpa Tsering, the leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, during a visit to Washington on Tuesday. In a message on Twitter, Lipavsky shared…
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US designates China as ‘Country of Particular Concern’ Over Religious Freedom
On April 25, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its annual report for 2022, in which China was named a Country of Particular Concern (CFC) alongside Afghanistan, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Burma, etc.
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US Urges China to Free Tibet’s Panchen Lama Immediately
The US State Department released a press release on Monday, April 25th, on the 33rd birth anniversary of Gendun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, demanding China reveal the whereabouts and well-being of the missing Panchen Lama and his family, who was last seen as a six-year-old on May 17, 1995.
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World’s Youngest Political Prisoner Panchen Lama Still Under Chinese Captivity
Every year on April 25th, Tibetans all around the world are reminded that one of their most important spiritual leaders was abducted when he was a little boy(six-year-old). Every year on the Panchen Lama’s birthday, Tibetans in exile demonstrate Panchen Lama’s freedom from Chinese captivity. Every year, though, our protests go unnoticed around the world…
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Dalai Lama congratulates President Macron on re-election
President Macron’s re-election has been congratulated by the Tibetan spritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, according to His Holiness’s official website dalailama.com. In a letter to President Macron, His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulated President Macron on his historic re-election as President of France for a second five-year term on Monday.