Tibet news
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Tibetan Woman Lit on Fire in Toronto Dies, Man Charged 1st Degree Murder
A Tibetan woman who in a very unfortunate incident was lit on fire and succumbed to the injuries recently. The man who is also identified to be a Tibetan is now facing upgraded charges of first-degree murder. This incident has shocked the local community and the global Tibetan community at large despite no clarity in…
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Tibetan Monk Burns Self In Front of Dalai Lama Portrait in Tibet
In a breaking report from Phayul.com, a Tibetan monk has burnt himself in front of their spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama portrait in Tibet. This report comes at a time of heightened crackdown on religious freedom in Tibet. The Tibetan monk’s courageous act of protest has been carried out against the widespread crackdown…
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Tibetan Wins the Best Young Scientist Award for 2022
A Tibetan student has recently been awarded the Best Young Scientist Award for 2022. According to the report by the official news outlet of the Tibetan government in exile, the Tibetan student has been awarded the recognition at the Asian Medical Institute in the city of Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, former Soviet Union Republic.
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China’s Cover Up For Destroying Giant Buddha Statue? Blame the Monks!
In another hilarious attempt by the Chinese government to cover up their mess, it is blaming the monks for destroying a Buddha statue. At the beginning of this year, the news about China’s destruction of a giant Buddha statue in Tibet was leaked. Since the news spread like a wildfire, backfiring at China for its…
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US Special Envoy on Tibetan Issues Visits Tibetan Government in Exile
Urza Zeya, the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, came to Dharamshala on Wednesday, May 18th, and was greeted warmly by the local Tibetans on the first day of her two-day visit to Dharamshala. The CTA official, led by Sikyong Penpa Tsering, took the US State Department delegation to the Kashag Secretariat for a brief…
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China’s New University Guidelines Says No Admission to Dalai Lama Supporters
With the publication of new admission rules, it is now official that China will not admit students supporting Dalai Lama to their colleges. The largest University in the China’s designated Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet University has now ruled not to admit Dalai Lama supporters. Official terms in reference here are political attitude and moral ideology.
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Father of Tibetan Singer Who Burnt Himself in Protest of China Kills Self
The Father of a popular Tibetan singer who burnt himself in protest against China is reported to have killed himself. According to sources of the Tibetan section of Voice of America, an elderly Tibetan man, whose son died earlier this year after setting himself on fire in Tibet in protest against China has committed suicide…
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Rise of Youtubers in Exile Tibetan Community
The current spike in Tibetan YouTubers is partly owing to the lockdown, which confined individuals to their homes for months, forcing them to entertain themselves with technology. People’s minds were soothed by stories from other Tibetan families about how they spent their time during the lockdown, and they were able to construct a virtual society…