Tibet news
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World’s Youngest Political Prisoner Panchen Lama Still Under Chinese Captivity
Every year on April 25th, Tibetans all around the world are reminded that one of their most important spiritual leaders was abducted when he was a little boy(six-year-old). Every year on the Panchen Lama’s birthday, Tibetans in exile demonstrate Panchen Lama’s freedom from Chinese captivity. Every year, though, our protests go unnoticed around the world…
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Tibet is Bracing For a New Surge of COVID Outbreak!
Despite the fact that Tibet has only recorded one case during the pandemic, reports are coming out that authorities in the region are constructing enormous Covid isolation and care facilities in anticipation of more breakouts in China. According to the Guardian, The Chinese firm Jiangsu Qi’an Construction Group is building temporary hospitals with at least…
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China Release 3 Tibetans Prison After Serving Terms for Raising Land Rights
Three of the nine Tibetans sentenced to prison in China’s Qinghai region in 2018 for establishing an “illegal group” supporting land rights have been released, according to RFA, three more members of the group will be disclosed in June. Sonam Gyal and two others who were not recognized were released earlier this year after serving…
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Upper TCV School Resumes Annual Spring Fete After Two Years
After a two-year hiatus, Upper TCV School hosted its Annual Spring Fete on April 16, 2022. Due to the outbreak of the Corona Virus in 2020, the school’s annual spring fete was postponed for two years. Most schools hold at least one fete each year to raise funds for the school. Lockdown was imposed on…
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Tibetan Language Advocate Barred Entry to Hotels by Chinese Authorities
Chinese authorities’ restrictions and monitoring of Tibet’s former political prisoners are nothing new. Authorities instructed hotel operators in Tibetan areas of western China to bar a Tibetan activist who was traveling to promote language rights, as per the RFA report. Tashi Wangchuk, a former political prisoner of roughly 35 years old, had been traveling around…
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Forced Sinicization in Tibet Compel Tibetan Parents to Study Mandarin
Tibetan Parents are now responsible for teaching their children Mandarin as part of the Chinese government’s campaign to promote Mandarin as the primary spoken and written language for Tibetans as per a report from tibetwatch.org. The parents are forced to attend workshops and classes. It also places a burden on parents to stay current with…
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25th Shoton Festival concludes
The Tibetan Shoton festival, which lasted a week, came to a close late on Wednesday night with a day-long opera performance on “Prince Norsang” on the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) grounds. The festival’s concluding ceremony was attended by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the 17 Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, as well as Education Kalon Tharlam…
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Enes Freedom Felicitated at Geneva Summit for Raising China’s Human Rights Abuses
Enes Kanter Freedom, a Turkish-American professional basketball player, and outspoken human rights activist was awarded the 2022 Geneva summit Courage Award for his outstanding contribution to the defense of human rights, particularly regarding China’s brutal human rights abuses on minorities such as Tibetans. Enes had accepted the prize humbly on behalf of “all human rights…
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Popular Tibetan Musician’s Upcoming Concert in Australia
Tenzin Choegyal, a Tibetan-Australian performer, is heading to Merimbula to take listeners on a musical journey to Tibet, according to begadistrictnews. On Sunday, May 1, Mr. Choegyal will perform his concert ‘Be the Mountain’ at Twyford Hall in Merimbula.
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Tibetans Protest Outside Chinese Embassy in Paris
On Saturday, students from the ‘Students for a Free Tibet-France’ (SFT-France) group and five other Tibetan organizations protested outside the Chinese embassy in Paris against three self-immolations that occurred in their nation in March.