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20 UN Member States Criticize China’s Treatment of Tibet in Human Rights Review
During China’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, twenty UN member states raised significant concerns regarding China’s human rights abuses in Tibet, doubling the number from the 2018 review. Issues highlighted included coercive boarding schools, arbitrary detentions, and restricted access to Tibet.
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Tibetan Woman Received Prestigious Dutch Royal Distinction
Tsering Jampa, an ICT Tibetan, was the first Tibetan to be granted the Dutch Royal Distinction. Tsering Jampa, Executive Director of the International Campaign for Tibet-Europe, was knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau, a prestigious Dutch Royal Distinction, yesterday in Amsterdam for her significant efforts to safeguard and promote the Tibetan people’s fundamental rights.
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US bans Visa for former CCP secretary in Tibet Autonomous Region and his family
United States’ decision to bar Chen Quanguo, the architect of mass human rights violations in the Tibet Autonomous Region, from entering the US. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday. Chen and two other senior Chinese Communist Party officials who are serving in Xinjiang—known to Uyghurs as East Turkestan—are banned “for their involvement in gross violations of human…
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US Will Fund $19 Million for Tibet Programs in 2020
As per the approval from both the houses and the President, United States will provide $19 million for Tibet programs in funding. The new spending bills of US includes steady spending support for Tibet programs in the new period. US President Donald Trump signed the final approvals of the spending late last month.
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First Lodi Gyari Fellows Begin Internships at US Congressional Offices
Two young Tibetan girls are the first Lodi Gyari Fellows who has begun their prestigious internship opportunities at US Congressional offices in Washington D.C. The two young Tibetan-Americans have begun their prized eight week internships at House Foreign Affairs Committee and office of Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.).
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China Fumes at Dalai Lama as Trump Signs Tibet Access Bill
China on Thursday fumed at the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the United States President, Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Tibet Reciprocal Access bill to make it a law of the country to shape their policies in dealing with China.
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Historic Building Once Home to Dalai Lama’s Parents Demolished
Yabshi Takser, the historic building close to the Potala Palace in Lhasa once home to the parents of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been demolished according to sources. The building was razed ahead of weeks of discussion of Lhasa protection at the annual meeting of the world’s leading heritage body, UNESCO…