Tibet news
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Hong Kong’s new film censorship law bans even cartoons over Tibet, Tiananmen Square
The Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong is missing an episode(episode 12 of season 16) of “The Simpsons” in which the cartoon American family makes witty humorous remarks regarding Tibet, the Tiananmen Square, Mao Zedong, and the Cultural Revolution. This raises concerns about the mainland China-style censorship in the city.
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Chinese officials forcing local Tibetans to part with their land without any compensation
According to an anonymous video, persecution is taking place in Tibet and the Uyghur belt in Xinjiang, and there is widespread misery among the people in these areas. The video brought attention to the illegal seizure of Tibetan territory. “The authorities are forcing the local Tibetans to part with their land without any compensation,” a…
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Tibet Open For Talks But China Doesn’t Want It: Sikyong
Sikyong Penpa Tsering slammed the Chinese government for threatening Tibetans over the China-Tibet disputes, saying that they are open to a formal line of contact with the Chinese side and that this has been the Tibetian side’s continuous motive. He stated that settlements to the Tibet concerns can only be reached after a thorough discussion…
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Tibet’s party members are prohibited from engaging in religious activities in China.
According to sources, China, which has been accused of restricting religious freedom in Tibet, has put a ban on religious activities on all party members and cadres in Tibet’s Amdo region. In October, Golog prefecture reported a similar prohibition, with a high number of informers ensuring that no Tibetan party members engaged in religious practices…
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Taste Tibet was not nominated for the BBC Food and Farming Awards.
After missing out on a national BBC culinary competition, the owners of an Oxford eatery have praised the winners. Taste Tibet reopened last year after serving festivalgoers across the country for over a decade. Yeshi Jampa and Julie Kleeman learned in July that the business had been named one of three finalists in the BBC…
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Sikyong request for firm policy on Tibetans living near the border
CTA fears that China is “pushing” more Tibetans to the border areas while using the opportunity to settle more mainland Chinese in Tibetan cities, As New Delhi is occupied with growing concerns about China’s transgressions along the Line of Actual Control and reports of villages being established along with it. Furthermore, according to Sikyong, a…
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Despite assurances of employment, Tibetan graduates are unable to find job.
With Han Chinese saturating the labor market and public-sector jobs mostly out of reach, Tibetan university graduates are finding it difficult to find work in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. Authorities’ promises to develop more opportunities for Tibetan graduates have gone unfulfilled in recent years.
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Locals bribed by China to move into disputed Indian border territory.
According to a report, Indian officials estimate China is “constructing more than 600 such villages” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), a border between the two nations agreed upon after a “short but devastating border war” in 1962, as described by Newsweek.
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Kashag bids farewell to retiring Chief Justice Commissioner
On Saturday, November 13th, the 16th Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration staged a dual event honoring Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Norbu Dagpo’s goodbye and congratulating the 16th Kashag’s three newly sworn-in Kalons.
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Taiwanese President thanks Enes Kanter for Support
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen commended NBA player Enes Kanter on Saturday for urging people to “stand with Taiwan” and “support democracy” in a video posted earlier that day. “I stand with Taiwan because it is a democratic and free country,” Kanter stated in a video shared on Twitter. Kanter also chastised Chinese President Xi Jinping…