Tibet
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During Beijing Olympics, China increases controls in Tibetan areas.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, authorities have tightened security measures in Tibetan areas of western China, with police closely monitoring locals to prevent communication with Tibetans in exile, according to RFA who claimed sources in the region.
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China prohibits publication of images of Tibetan expat lamas.
The Chinese government devised a range of strategies to stifle communication between Tibetans inside Tibet and Tibetans outside Tibet, some of which are implemented openly and others in secret.
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Chinese soldier who was involved in the conflict in Galwan Valley is now the torchbearer for the 2022 Winter Olympics
The three-day Olympic torch relay for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics began on Wednesday, with basketball legend Yao Ming and a Chinese soldier wounded in a violent border conflict with India among those carrying the symbolic flame. The soldier, known as Qi Fabao, is a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) regimental commander who was severely injured…
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Police continue to monitor Tibetan former political prisoner who is in poor condition.
Despite being crippled by beatings while in custody, a Tibetan monk incarcerated for six years for taking part in Tibetan independence movements is still being observed by police years after his release. According to RFA Geshe Tsewang Namgyal, a former monk at the Draggo monastery in Sichuan’s Kardze (in Chinese, Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, was…
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Tibetan monks have been arrested by Chinese authorities for providing information about the demolition of a Buddha statue.
According to RFA, Chinese officials in Sichuan province are arresting Tibetan monks and assaulting them on suspicion of informing outsiders about the destruction of a 99-foot tall Buddha monument in the country’s Luhuo county (Drago). According to Tibetan reports quoted by Radio Free Asia (RFA), the Buddha monument in the Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Region…
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Rep. Tashi Phuntsok gives Taiwanese Rep. Ming-Yen Tsai a courtesy call.
Representative Tashi Phuntsok met with Taiwanese Representative Ming-Yen Tsai at his office today, January 7, as per CTA’s official website tibet.net. For the first time since Mr. Tsai took over the Office, both representatives are meeting in person. Tsai has taken the place of Harry Tseng, who is now Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister and with…
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India criticizes China for sending letter to MPs about Tibet meeting
On Thursday, India slammed China, accusing the tone of a letter issued by a Chinese official to MPs and ministers attending a meeting on Tibet. The Indian criticism came in response to a Chinese embassy official’s unprecedented action of writing directly to ministers and lawmakers attending a meeting of the recently revived All-Party Indian Parliamentary…
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Chinese embassy warns Indian legislators for attending a Tibet-related event.
The Chinese embassy has sent an angry letter to some Indian parliamentarians and ministers who attended a meeting hosted by the Tibetan government in exile. Jairam Ramesh, Manish Tiwari, Sujeet Kumar, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Ramdas Athawale, and Maneka Gandhi were among the Indian MPs that attended the meeting.
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Tibetan bikers are urging India’s government to boycott the Winter Olympics.
A group of 15 Tibetan bikers protesting the Winter Olympics, which will be hosted in Beijing next year, said China did not deserve to host the games, which promote world unity and peace, and asked the Indian government to boycott the event. The Tibetans, who arrived in Ahmedabad on Sunday, drew attention to the Chinese…
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China banns family visits for Tibetan political detainees
According to RFA who cited Tibetan sources, authorities in western China’s Sichuan and Qinghai provinces have banned family visits for Tibetan political detainees, citing fears about the spread of COVID-19.