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School Leadership Programme for STSS School Leaders Begin
Dharamshala: The Department of Education, CTA in collaboration with Mahattattva is organising a school leadership programme for principals and headteachers of schools under the management of STSS. Developed by the expert team at Mahattattva, this programme comprises eight modules...
Janitor Required for CTA Staff Mess at Gangchen Kyishong
Dharamshala: The Department of Finance, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), announces a vacancy of janitor at CTA staff mess. Interested candidates are requested to submit their required documents stipulated in the announcement with attestation to the following address by 7...
Office of Tibet in Taiwan Organises 3-Day Summer Tibetan Culture Programme for Tibetan Children
Taipei: Office of Tibet, Taiwan in collaboration with Taiwan-based Tibetan Association, Phingtong Gosok Kunphenling and Yunling Gosok Jangchubling monasteries organised a three-day Summer Tibetan Culture Programme for Tibetan children aged 3-18 years old in Taiwan from 18-20 August 2023....
U.S. Announces its Intention of Imposing Visa Restrictions on PRC Officials Involved in Forced Assimilation of Tibetan Children in Govt-run Boarding S...
Dharamshala: Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that U.S. State Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on officials of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) “for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of more than one million...
Tibet’s annual Yogurt Festival overshadowed by heavy police presence and restrictions
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 23:This year’s edition of Tibet’s annual yoghurt festival or Shoton festival has been marred by an overwhelming police presence and stringent restrictions by Chinese authorities. The yoghurt festival, observed from August 16th to 22nd,...
Tibetan language activist Tashi Wangchuk attacked
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug 23: Tashi Wangchuk, a prominent Tibetan language advocate and former political prisoner was attacked by a group of unidentified men in Darlak County, Eastern Tibet on the evening of August 19, according to the...
Masked hoodlums rough up Tibetan language right activist in Qinghai province
(TibetanReview.net, Aug22’23) – Apparently for continuing his activism even after release from prison, well-known Tibetan language right advocate Mr Tashi Wangchuk was attacked and roughed up by a group of masked hoodlums in Darlag (Chinese: Dari) County of Golog...
India-China in further, urgent border talks amid concern that the former had gained more thus far
(TibetanReview.net, Aug22’23) – India and China appear to be seeking something of an urgent breakthrough in the more than three-year-old standoff along their Ladakh and occupied Tibet border ahead of a possible meeting between the heads of the two...
US Secretary Blinken Announces Action Against Colonial Boarding Schools in Tibet, Visa Restrictions on PRC Officials Tied to Assimilation of 1M Tibeta...
For Immediate Release August 22, 2023 Washington – Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States government will impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials “for their involvement in...
The U.S. Government Announces Visa Restrictions of Chinese Officials in Response to the Forced Tibetan Children’s Colonial Boarding Schools
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken just announced that the State Department will restrict the visas of Chinese government officials for forcing over one million Tibetan children into colonial boarding schools. These coercive policies seek to eliminate Tibet’s distinct...
Announcement of Visa Restrictions to Address Forced Assimilation in Tibet
Original Link: https://www.state.gov/announcement-of-visa-restrictions-to-address-forced-assimilation-in-tibet/ The State Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions under the authority of Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on People’s Republic of China...
9th Young Tibetan Research Scholars’ Conference Begins Deliberation of Current Tibet Situation Under Chinese Leadership
Dharamshala: Around 30 young Tibetan research scholars including some from the Himalayan region gathered at Sarah College for Higher Tibetan Studies this morning to participate in the 9th Young Tibetan Research Scholars’ Conference organised by the Tibet Policy Institute....
U.S. to Sanction Chinese Officials for Forcible Assimilation of Tibetans; State Department says Chinese boarding-school program deprives young Tibetan...
Photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Original link: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/u-s-to-sanction-chinese-officials-for-forcible-assimilation-of-tibetans-c77aa1bf The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it was taking action to punish Chinese officials in response to what it called the forcible...
Tibetan Language Advocate Tashi Wangchuk Attacked
–By Free Tibet The language advocate and former political prisoner Tashi Wangchuk was attacked on Saturday 19 August by a group of unidentified, masked men. Free Tibet’s research partner Tibet Watch has established that Tashi Wangchuk travelled to Darlak...
Opinion: The In-Between-What a nation denied tells us about ourselves
By Aashish Khullar Amidst the somber realities of Tibet and its people, a Harvard study group grapples with the politics of reincarnation, a clash of world orders, elections in exile, and the importance of identity. Have you heard of...
Nepal has violated the religious freedom of the Tibetan community: USCIRF
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug 22: The United Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its annual report has said Nepal has violated the religious freedom of the Tibetan Buddhist community and their right to freedom of religion or...
US County designates July 6 as “Peace and Justice Day” in honour of Dalai Lama’s birthday
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 22: A County in California, United States has designated the birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama as “Peace and Justice Day”. The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County unanimously passed...
China’s Latest Crackdown on VPNs Software in Tibet
–tibetpolicy.net Inside Tibet, people live in a vigorously designed, managed and curated information bubble that the Chinese government made to subjugate Tibet and its people. China’s Internet censorship system, colloquially known as the “Great Firewall,” has suppressed freedom of...
Several Tibetans arrested during Machu Horse-Race Festival
Chinese policemen have beaten and arrested several Tibetans when a few horse owners are involved in a dispute about Tibetan and Chinese horse breed at the 14th Machu horse-race Festival in Tibet. According to the information received to Tibet...
Positive Parenting Workshops Commence in South Settlements
Bylakuppe: The Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration is organising a series of Positive Parenting workshops scheduled from 21 August to 30 August 2023. The workshop commenced in Bylakuppe on 21 August 2023, with an opening address and background...
Chinese academics propose “Xizang” Over “Tibet” to enhance CCP’s narrative
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 21: In a bid to reshape Tibet’s international perception and further integrate the region into China’s narrative, Chinese academics have proposed a change in nomenclature, urging the use of “Xizang” over “Tibet” when referring to...
Tibet This Week: 14 August to 20 August 2023
Tibet This Week (TTW) is a weekly news collection of articles and Tibet related news on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Current situations inside Tibet, Tibetans in Exile, Worldwide Tibetan Movement and others published in various websites. HIS...
Democracy and Unity: The Pillars of Tibetan Exile Governance
OPINION Prof. Nawang Phuntsog* cautions that the deadlock and the precarious democracy in Dharamsala have the potential to diminish international support for the Tibetan cause and urges bolstering the Tibetan public’s commitment to unite rather than divide us to...
Tibet Advocacy in Tamil Nadu Successfully Concludes
Chennai: Parliamentarians Migyur Dorjee and Lobsang Gyatso Sither have successfully concluded their 4 days Tibet Advocacy program in Tamil Nadu from 16th to 19th of August, meeting the dignitaries including the Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center,...
Shoton: China seeks to ‘improve’, integrate Tibetan opera with Chinese counterpart
(TibetanReview.net, Aug19’23) – Shoton, one of Tibet’s most popular festivals, is traditionally best known for, among other things, the competitive performances of the various opera groups from across the land. But this year, while the week-long festival kicked off...