Tibet news
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Tibetan writer dies after eight years of failing health following his release from prison.
According to RFA, a Tibetan writer who was imprisoned for three years for criticizing Chinese government policies in Tibet died this week in Chengdu, Sichuan’s capital, after suffering ill health for eight years after his release. Ra Tsering Dhondup, also known as Shinglo Marpo, was a monk at the Rongtha monastery in Khyungchu county, Sichuan’s…
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Experts from the UN question China about the fate of Two Tibetan Buddhist scholars
A group of UN specialists has questioned China regarding the disappearance of Tibetan Buddhist Scholar Go Sherab Gyatso and the arbitrary detention of Tibetan monk Rinchen Tsultrim, both of whom are Tibetan monks from Ngaba in Amdo, Eastern Tibet.
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China closes a private Tibetan school in Qinghai province.
According to Tibetan sources quoted by Radio Free Asia (RFA), Chinese officials in Qinghai province have shut down private schools, forcing some children to enroll in government schools. The move comes amid a regional drive by Chinese authorities to dismantle schools that promote Tibetan culture and provide Tibetan language education in classrooms.
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Eight more Tibetans are detained by China in Dza Wonpo.
According to Tibet.net, On September 3, Chinese authorities detained eight more Tibetans, including six monks from Dza Wonpo Gaden Shedrup Monastery and two women from Dza Wonpo township in Sershul (Ch: Shiqu) county in Kham Kardze (Ch: Ganzi). Following two recent incidents in which police and military personnel arrested and imprisoned 113 people for either…
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Tibetan ex-prisoner died in Lhasa
Dhondup Dorjee, a former political prisoner, died in Lhasa. According to the CTA’s sources, Dorjee (74), who spent years in prison for advocating for Tibetan people’s human rights, passed away on August 25. While the exact reason for his death is unknown, it has been noted that he suffered from leg difficulties.
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Sikyong: Tibetans demonstrate ‘indomitable’ courage in the face of China
Sikyong Penpa Tsering highlighted China’s atrocities against Tibetans over the years, saying that people in Tibet have shown indomitable fortitude and tenacity in the face of China’s policy of exterminating the region’s identity. Sikyong also expressed his heartfelt gratitude to India, the United States, and all other countries and Tibet Support Groups throughout the world…
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2 Tibetan students arrested at school for opposing only Chinese instruction
According to RFA, In the province of Qinghai in northwestern China, two Tibetan students have been held accused of not using the Chinese language as the only teaching medium in Tibetan schools. Gyuldrak and Yangrik had challenged a new Chinese education policy that would require only Chinese-language instruction at middle school. The two 19-year-old inhabitants,…
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Chinese police detain 60 people in Dza Wonpo over Dalai Lama photos.
Last week, Chinese officials in the Dza Wonpo district arrested over 60 Tibetans who were allegedly found with portraits of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as part of a stepped-up campaign against the possession of illegal images of revered spiritual figures. According to Radio Free Asia, authorities in Kardze, in eastern…
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Xi Jinping’s words contrast his actions.
President Xi Jinping paid his first visit to the Tibet Autonomous Region as China’s national leader this week, urging residents to “join the party,” according to the official Xinhua news agency. According to Xinhua, Xi visited a monastery and the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, where he “inspected ethnic religion work” and Tibetan cultural heritage…
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US Urges Tibetan Parliamentarians to put aside their differences and resolve the deadlock
Lisa Peterson, The Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor wrote to Secretary Tsewang Ngodhup of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile on August 2nd, asking the elected members to put their disagreements aside and focus on the important issues that require their attention.