Tibet news
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China pushes Tibetan nomads to hand over ownership of their land
Tibetan nomads in Qinghai province are being forced to sign an agreement transferring ownership of their customary lands to the Chinese government. These nomads follow and herd sheep on the Tibetan plateau’s lush grasslands in nearly the same way as their forefathers did decades ago, but Chinese officials are now preventing them from accessing their…
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Tibet is now in the hands of a CPC leader sanctioned for Xinjiang crimes.
According to Chinese state media, a rising Chinese leader sanctioned by Western countries for alleged human rights breaches in Xinjiang has been nominated as the CCP’s chief of Tibet. Wang Junzheng, 58, was the political commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and deputy secretary of the CPC committee of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous…
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Activists were arrested in protest of Beijing 2022.
Tibetan and Hong Kong student activists were arrested at Athens’ Acropolis in protest of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, only 48 hours before the Olympic Torch is handed over to the Beijing delegation at the same location. The Tibetan activist is recognized as Tsela and Joey as the Hong Kong activist.
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Tibetans in Germany participated in the German Post Marathon Bonn
On October 17, 2021, Tibetans in Germany competed as Team Tibet in the German Post Marathon Bonn, one of Germany’s largest running events as per Tibet today. A group of Tibetans joined nearly 4000 German athletes, runners, and walkers in a running event organized by Team Tibet that covered 5 to 40 kilometers and passed…
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Tibetan Scholar Was Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For His Writings.
A Tibetan writer who was arrested two years ago on unclear allegations has been sentenced to four years in prison by a Chinese court, with no word from authorities on when his sentence was issued or where he is now being imprisoned, according to RFA.
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Chinese man who murdered his Tibetan wife was sentenced to death
After a long trial, a Chinese man who murdered his Tibetan wife was sentenced to death. Lhamo was a well-known vlogger, she was burned alive while she was live-streaming. The Chinese man Tang Lu was convicted of murdering his divorced Tibetan wife at the Abe Prefecture Intermediate People’s Court in the southwestern province of Sichuan,…
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Tibetan Youth Congress event is attended by Himachal Governor.
Rajendra Arlekar, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, attended a Tibetan Youth Congress rally on Tuesday. Sikyong Penpa Tsering was also present at the occasion, which marked the culmination of the Tibetan Youth Congress’ golden jubilee festivities.
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Tibetan Plateau is being impacted by climate change.
A new analysis released on Tuesday criticized China, the world’s largest producer and user of coal, cement, and steel, for climate change throughout the Tibetan Plateau, the world’s ‘third pole,’ in the run-up to the Glasgow climate negotiations (COP26) and the present UN biodiversity summit. It claims that climate change has a significant influence on…
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Chinese Detective Describes Torture Carried Out Against Uyghurs.
According to a former Chinese police detective, hundreds of police officers armed with rifles went house to house in Uyghur settlements in China’s far western area, removing people from their houses, handcuffing and hooding them, and threatening to shoot them if they fought. To safeguard his family members who remain in China, the ex-detective turned…
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Tibetans in Belgium Hold Green Book Day Event
On Saturday, the Belgium Tibetan Community Association hosted a two-day Green Book Day celebration in Antwerpen, Belgium’s most Tibetan-populated city, according to Tibet.net. Due to overwhelming demand, it had to be replayed on Sunday as well.