Tibet news
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China has prohibited Tibetan online religious groups in Qinghai.
According to RFA, authorities in northwest China’s Qinghai province have banned Tibetan religious social media groups, telling members that if they continue to use them, they will be probed and imprisoned. According to a provincial official’s declaration on Jan. 20, the order will take effect on March 1. Any internet coordination of religious activities and…
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Tibetan writer has gone missing more than a year after his arrest.
According to RFA who cited Tibetan sources, popular Tibetan writer and poet Gendun Lhundrub remains incommunicado more than a year after his arrest in western China’s Qinghai region, with family members unaware of his location or present condition. Lhundrub, a monk at Rongwo monastery in Rebgong (in Chinese, Tongren) county in the Malho (Huangnan) Tibetan…
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Keanu Reeves’ Matrix: Resurrection is facing a boycott in China.
Throughout the year, Keanu Reeves has been in the news for a variety of reasons. Most recently, he made headlines when he returned to the role of Neo in Matrix: Resurrections after a two-decade absence. Then there was the rumor that he had donated all of his movie profits to charity, which turned out not…
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US-Tibetan woman promote her culture through dumplings
A Tibetan lady based in Beaverton is beginning on an important journey to expand her small business. Kyikyi identifies as a Tibetan in exile who came to the United States from Tibet nearly 20 years ago and is now dedicated to sharing her culture and encouraging representation via food.
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Tibet activists are urging Allianz to cancel its sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics.
Tibetan activists urged that Allianz withdraw its sponsorship of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday, citing charges of human rights violations and China’s treatment of minorities as reasons, according to Reuters. Students for a Free Tibet and Tibet Initiative Germany conducted a sit-in in front of the insurer’s Berlin headquarters, holding a poster that read:…
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Keanu Reeves to Appear at Tibet House Benefit in 2022
The date has been set for the 35th annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert. When the Tibet House supposedly holds its annual benefit concert on March 3, Keanu Reeves, Patti Smith, Trey Anastasio, and Jason Isbell will be among the performers — yes, performers — alongside musicians like Patti Smith, Trey Anastasio, and Jason Isbell.…
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French Senator wants France to lead EU on Tibet
President of the French Senate Tibet Support Group, Jacqueline Eustache-Brino, agreed that the Tibetan struggle is significantly more deeply established, complex, and historically resilient than other challenges confronting China and that France should lead the EU on the subject of Tibet.
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Twitter account of CTA spokesman has been infiltrated.
On the 18th of January, a reporter from Beijing sent an attachment file to CTA spokesman Tenzin Lekshey via Twitter, according to VOA Tibetan. When the spokesman opened the attachment, he was shocked to discover that his Twitter had been hacked and that valuable information had been stolen.
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As soldiers ‘fleeing’ in Tibet’s severe winters, China replaces’soldiers with robots.’
Hundreds of autonomous vehicles capable of delivering both weaponry and supplies have been transported to Tibet, according to Indian media sources, with the majority being deployed in border regions where Chinese troops are involved in a standoff with Indian troops.
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Chinese police seize statue of respected Tibetan monk.
According to RFA, authorities in western China’s Sichuan province seized a life-size statue of a respected Tibetan religious leader that was being transported into Tibet last year and arrested those involved in its fabrication and delivery. According to Tenzin Yarphel, a former student of Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche who now lives in Europe, the statue…