Tibet news
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Tibetan scholar held without charge for two years.
Tibetan writer who was arrested on unclear allegations two years ago has still not been brought to trial, and his family has been kept in the dark about his status. According to RFA, Lobsang Lhundup, also known as Dhi Lhaden, was detained in June 2019 while working at a private cultural education center in Chengdu,…
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A Tibetan from Hunsur attempted to self-immolate.
A guy named Lobsang Tenzin,60, of ‘I’ Village attempted to self-immolate on Sunday morning in Hunsur, South India but was unsuccessful because his daughter smothered the flames. He attempted self-immolation because he was dissatisfied with the behavior of members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile. According to Voice of America, Lobsang Tenzin’s principal motivation for…
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Newly elected members of 17th TPiE conducts oath taking ceremony
On Wednesday, newly elected members of the 17th Tibetan parliament-in-exile, situated in Dharamshala, took their oaths. First, Dawa Tsering, one of the most senior members, was sworn in as Protem Speaker in front of Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Dagpo, and subsequently other MPs. Due to Covid-19 policy, all procedures were held indoors, and no media…
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Dawa Tsering is sworn in as the 17th TPiE’s pro-tem Speaker.
Mr. Dawa Tsering, the pro-tem Speaker of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile, was sworn in earlier this morning at the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission here in Gangchen Kyishong. Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Norbu Dagpo gave the oath of office. Given the current restrictions in place to combat the spread of Covid, only a small…
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Penpa Tsering sworn-in as new Sikyong of CTA
Penpa Tsering(53) was sworn in as Sikyong on Thursday, succeeding Lobsang Sangay. At a tiny ceremony held here(Gangkyi) under the constraints imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Norbu Dagpo gave the oath to Penpa Tsering at the presence(virtually) of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. His Holiness greeted the new Sikyong of…
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Swiss Tibetan rallyed for 1000 Km of solo cycle to raise awareness on Chinese repression.
A Swiss-Tibetan held a solo cycle rally of 1000 kilometers from Winterthur to Geneva to raise awareness about the violent repression by China in Tibet. The 46-year-old Tsering Wangdu started his bike rally at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva on 7 May covering close to 1000 kilometers of bad weather. According…
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COVID-19 cases On the Surge in Bylakuppe
On Sunday, Minister for Cooperation S.T. Somashekar, who is also in charge of the Mysuru district, assessed the situation in the Hunsur and Periyapatana taluks, expressing concern about the rise in COVID-19 cases in Periyapatana and Bylakuppe. There is an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Tibetan settlement at Bylakuppe as a…
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Penpa Tsering: Beijing must understand Buddhism for Dalai Lama’s succession.
Penpa Tsering, the newly elected president of CTA, called for exile unity and pledged work to resume CTA representatives’ talks with China. Tsering said that he will fulfill the aspirations of the electorate in all matters, including resolving the Sino-Tibet issue. He said he would resume talks between his administration and China to settle the…
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On This Day: China kidnapped Panchen Lama, at the age of 6
Following His Holiness, the 14th Dalali Lama’s formal declaration of his recognition as the 11th Panchen lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, 6 years old, was abducted by the Chinese government on this day in 1995. Gendhun Choikyi Nyima was born on April 25, 1989, and was recognized as the 11th Panchen Lama by His Holiness the…
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China has no part in selecting the next Dalai Lama Says President Elect Penpa Tsering
On Saturday, the next president of the Tibetan government in exile said that China’s government has no right to choose the next Dalai Lama, particularly because China’s communist leaders do not believe in religion, while the succession of the Tibetan spiritual leader is a deeply religious matter.