Tibet news
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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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Tibetan Woman Appointed Superior Court Judge in USA
In one of the most inspiring stories, a Tibetan woman has been appointed to judge in the United States. The governor of Clark county in Nevada has appointed a Tibetan woman to serve as the judge of its Superior court on Wednesday. This will be one of the first such achievements by any Tibetan in…
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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…
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Transgender in Tibetan society: Mariko’s Story
We all heard about Mariko, a monk-turned-woman, and her difficult journey being a trans-woman in society. Unless you are living under a rock Tenzin Mariko is a Tibetan model and LGBTQ celebrity. She is the public’s first openly transgender Tibetan. She got famous when a video of her dancing in a wig, five-inch heels, and…
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Tibetan Artist Awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Colorado
Well-known Tibetan artist Tenzing Rigdol has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Colorado, Denver on Wednesday. Tenzing is one of the most widely recognized artists from the Tibetan community and he has been recognized by his alma mater, University of Colorado Denver’s College of Arts & Media through this honorary doctorate.
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US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues to Meet Dalai Lama in India
Uzra Zeya, the US special coordinator for Tibetan issues, is scheduled to travel to India next month to meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and other senior leaders of the Tibetan government in exile in Dharamsala, as reported by the Times of India, demonstrating the Biden administration’s dedication to the Tibetan cause. It will…
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Tibetan Teacher Released from Imprisonment for Teaching Own Language
Authorities in China’s Qinghai region have released a Tibetan schoolteacher who had been imprisoned since last year, when her Tibetan school was shut down for teaching classes in their own language. Rinchen Kyi, 42, was freed on August 24 at around 8:00 p.m. local time and escorted to her family home in Darlag (in Chinese,…
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Czech Foreign Minister meeting with Sikyong criticised by China
After a top Czech diplomat met with an exiled Tibetan leader, China reprimanded the Czech Republic, worsening already tense relations between the European Union and Beijing. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky met with Penpa Tsering, the leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, during a visit to Washington on Tuesday. In a message on Twitter, Lipavsky shared…
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US designates China as ‘Country of Particular Concern’ Over Religious Freedom
On April 25, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its annual report for 2022, in which China was named a Country of Particular Concern (CFC) alongside Afghanistan, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Burma, etc.
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US Urges China to Free Tibet’s Panchen Lama Immediately
The US State Department released a press release on Monday, April 25th, on the 33rd birth anniversary of Gendun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, demanding China reveal the whereabouts and well-being of the missing Panchen Lama and his family, who was last seen as a six-year-old on May 17, 1995.