Tibet news
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Chinese police foiled a self-immolation attempt at Tibet’s Potala Palace.
According to RFA, in an apparent demonstration in front of the landmark Potala Palace in the Tibet regional capital Lhasa this week, a Tibetan screamed slogans and tried self-immolation, but was foiled by Chinese police. The Tibetan was taken away by police shortly after the altercation outside the Potala on Friday morning. His identity, condition,…
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Hollywood bends to China, affects movies.
According to Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel, today’s Hollywood blockbusters are explicitly constructed to appeal to Chinese moviegoers — and pass muster with the Chinese government. He cites the following examples of product placement: Mark Wahlberg’s character in the 2014 film Transformers: Age of Extinction withdraws money from a China Construction Bank ATM while…
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Tibetans with contacts in exile are being urged to install spyware on their cellphones.
Tibetans in Dragyab County and Chamdo who have contacts in exile have reportedly been told to install spyware on their cellphones to keep an eye on them. The Chinese government has adopted a new surveillance strategy. Local sources in Tibet have confirmed the deployment of cell phone spyware that actively monitors Tibetans with links in…
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China has issued warning to Tibetan monks ahead of March anniversaries.
According to state media reports, a top Chinese official in Tibet visited monasteries in and around the Tibetan capital Lhasa this week to warn monks against behavior that is considered disrespectful to the ruling Chinese Communist Party. According to media reports, Wang Junzheng, the Tibet Autonomous Region’s party secretary, visited the Ramoche Temple in Lhasa…
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Airbnb makes money from rentals in Tibet and Xinjiang
According to a new study, Airbnb has hundreds of listings in Xinjiang and Tibet, two areas where China is accused of serious human rights violations and forced cultural assimilation. Beijing is holding the Winter Olympics in the midst of international outrage over human rights abuses against minorities, particularly the predominantly Muslim Uyghur people. With a…
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Three Tibetan pilgrims were apprehended by Chinese police for stealing state secrets.
As they returned from a pilgrimage, Chinese officials in Sichuan province arrested three Tibetan Buddhists, alleging they were in possession of “politically sensitive material.” On Jan. 10, while returning home to Chamdo prefecture’s Dakyab township from the enormous Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Academy in Sichuan’s Serta (in Chinese, Seda) county, Asang, Dodra, and Nortso were…
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During Beijing Olympics, China increases controls in Tibetan areas.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, authorities have tightened security measures in Tibetan areas of western China, with police closely monitoring locals to prevent communication with Tibetans in exile, according to RFA who claimed sources in the region.
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China prohibits publication of images of Tibetan expat lamas.
The Chinese government devised a range of strategies to stifle communication between Tibetans inside Tibet and Tibetans outside Tibet, some of which are implemented openly and others in secret.
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Tibetan students are protesting the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
On Thursday, a group of Tibetan students protested the Beijing Winter Olympics in Mcleod Ganj’s main square. The protest was led by Students for Free Tibet, an exiled Tibetan organization. One demonstrator wore a mask picturing China’s President Xi Jinping, while others sat inside a mock jail with their faces and hands stained in red,…
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In Chinese custody, an Arunachal teen was tortured and subjected to electric shocks.
According to ANI who cited Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tapir Gao, an Arunachal Pradesh youngster who was beaten up and given electric shocks while in the custody of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is a serious concern. Gao, who represents Arunachal East in the Lok Sabha, originally tweeted on January 19 that the Chinese Army…