Tibet news
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NBA to Ban Enes Kanter if he wears “Free Tibet” Sneakers!
Enes Kanter slammed the NBA and Nike on Wednesday for failing to speak out against China’s human rights violations. Kanter questioned whether the NBA was on his side during an appearance on PBS’ “Amanpour & Company,” as he continues to speak out against China’s treatment of Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Uighurs.
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Three factors characterise China’s foreign policy in South Asia: Tibet, Buddhism, and India-Pakistan tensions.
According to ThePrint, Experts and researchers on Friday said at the virtual All India Conference of China Studies, hosted by the Institute of China Studies, that China’s foreign policy in South Asia is shaped by the issue of Tibet in its engagement with Nepal, using Buddhism as a tool of “soft power,” and leveraging the…
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CHINESE STATE FORCED THE DEMOLITION OF TIBETAN SCHOOL.
Gaden Rabten Namgyaling School at Drog Monastery was demolished, leaving 130 young Tibetans without access to essential education.
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Tibetan freedom fighters pick up campaign for no Beijing 2022 Olympics
Guwahati: When China is preparing for the next Winter Olympic Games in full swing, the Tibetan freedom fighters across the globe start raising strong voices against the worst human rights records in the authoritarian country. The exiled Tibetan exclaimed that the IOC’s plans to hold a prestigious and influential game in China were nothing less than an endorsement of all…
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China ready for negotiations with the Dalai Lama about his future, but not over Tibet.
China stated on Wednesday that it is “open” to discussions with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama about his “future,” but not on Tibet. His Holiness said he had no plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but that he would like to visit his homeland in the Himalayas to see old friends.
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Tibetan Monk Released After Serving Five-Year Sentence
According to freetibet.org, Chinese authorities released Gendun Drakpa (Dapaka), a monk from Thangkor Socktsang Monastery in Ngaba (in China’s Sichuan Province) in August 2021 after serving a five-year sentence. After being freed in August 2021, Gendun Dapaka, 45, returned to his house but has since been committed to the hospital due to bad health.
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Speaker thanks NBA player Enes Kanter for his support of the Tibetan cause.
On behalf of Tibetans inside Tibet and around the world, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile expressed gratitude to professional basketball player Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association for his invaluable support for the cause of Tibet and urged for his continued support.
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Tibetan Woman Received Prestigious Dutch Royal Distinction
Tsering Jampa, an ICT Tibetan, was the first Tibetan to be granted the Dutch Royal Distinction. Tsering Jampa, Executive Director of the International Campaign for Tibet-Europe, was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau, a prestigious Dutch Royal Distinction, yesterday in Amsterdam for her significant efforts to safeguard and promote the Tibetan people’s fundamental rights.
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NBA player has been chastised for statements on Xi Jinping and Tibet.
Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics is facing backlash in China after labelling President Xi Jinping a “brutal dictator.” He also expressed support for the Free Tibet movement in a video broadcast in Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Kanter stated in the video that his message for the Chinese government is free Tibet, and Tibet belongs…
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Are Tibetans Benefiting From Having China’s Biggest Hydropower Projects?
Of course not, in order to save you from having to read all of the details. The first unit of the 295-meter Lianghekou hydropower plant, which was one of 22 level power stations on the Yalong River approved by China’s National Development and Reform Commission in September 2014, went into service in Yajiang County, Sichuan…