Tibet news
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Tibetan bikers are urging India’s government to boycott the Winter Olympics.
A group of 15 Tibetan bikers protesting the Winter Olympics, which will be hosted in Beijing next year, said China did not deserve to host the games, which promote world unity and peace, and asked the Indian government to boycott the event. The Tibetans, who arrived in Ahmedabad on Sunday, drew attention to the Chinese…
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China banns family visits for Tibetan political detainees
According to RFA who cited Tibetan sources, authorities in western China’s Sichuan and Qinghai provinces have banned family visits for Tibetan political detainees, citing fears about the spread of COVID-19.
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Tenzin Tsundue has finished his 127-day Himalayan trek.
Tenzin Tsundue, has finished an epic trip that took him through one Union territory and four Himalayan states to raise awareness about China’s 70-year occupation of Tibet and the security threat it poses to India. Tsundue, a Tibetan independence activist and writer, said that during the 127-day journey, which spanned 20,000 kilometers, he realized that…
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Tibetans may soon suffer the same fate as Uyghurs: Sikyong.
According to Sikyong, there is a palpable dread that Tibetans may suffer the same fate as Uyghurs and Hong Kong residents. The visit of Chinese Premier Xi Jinping to Tibet in May 2020 was nominally unimportant, but the undercurrents hinted at a deeper goal. In terms of control, there has been an increase in intensity.…
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His Holiness says Zeya will help improve the situation in Tibet.
The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, has written to Uzra Zeya to congratulate her on her appointment as the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. He expressed the hope that she will be able to make a substantial contribution to improving the Tibetan people’s predicament.
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CATA hosted the 32nd Nobel Peace Prize day event
On Saturday, December 18, 2021, Representative Namgyal Choedup and personnel from the Office of Tibet (OoT) attended the 32nd anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize day event hosted by the Capital Area Tibetan Association (CATA), according to tibet.net. CATA youth Tenzin Tsedup was also there at the meeting and shared his experiences and the importance…
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China retaliates with sanctions over the United States’ Tibet policy
In the latest tit-for-tat response to Washington’s own sanctions targeting suspected perpetrators of “genocide” in Xinjiang, China has blacklisted four members of a US congressional panel on religious freedom. Beijing also chastised the US for establishing a new special coordinator for Tibet and chastised international powers for criticizing Hong Kong’s municipal elections, which weeded out…
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US appointed new special coordinator’ for Tibet.
On Monday, the US announced the appointment of a new special coordinator for Tibetan Issues, who will be entrusted with resuming talks between the Dalai Lama and China, as well as encouraging respect for Tibetan human rights.
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RSS chief meets H.H. the Dalai Lama and expresses his support for Tibet.
Mohan Bhagwat, the Chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at his residence at Gaden Phodrang in McLeodganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra region on Monday and expressed India’s support for Tibet.
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China conducts ‘real combat’ nuclear, chemical, and biological drill in Tibet.
In Tibet, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) performed an “actual combat drill” incorporating anti-nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare amid rising border tensions between China and India. The 24-hour exercise, which took place on “the snowy plateau,” included commandos and armored attack squads, according to the Hindustan Times of Delhi.