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The Chinese government’s new “White Paper” on Tibet released this month runsurprisingly presents an overwhelmingly flowery image of the situation in Tibet, while remaining silent on core projects of the party-state in Tibet.
Former political prisoner Tashi Wangchuk was detained and beaten by Chinese police earlier this month after he posted a video showing government officials denying him a license for his new business.
The Tibetan Sikyong (President) met with Congressional leaders, Biden administration officials, local Tibetan Americans, Washington, DC journalists and more during a productive and busy trip to the US capital last week.
The word Tibet will no longer appear in official documents from the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the future and will instead be replaced by the artificial term “Xizang” – a tactic intended to give the appearance of legitimacy to Chinese rule in Tibet
According to a report by Radio Free Asia, Chinese authorities have banned Tibetan as the language of instruction for all subjects in state schools in the so-called Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures of Kardze and Ngaba (Sichuan Province) since the start of the autumn semester in September.
In a statement adopted unanimously last month, the European Buddhist Union (EBU) has called on the Chinese government not to interfere in Tibetan Buddhist affairs – including in particular in the recognition of reincarnation of high lamas such as the Dalai Lama.
As the European Union’s top diplomat embarks on an official visit to China this week, the International Campaign for Tibet urges him to ensure that the Tibetan issue – and in particular the urgent need for a resolution of the Sino-Tibetan conflict – features high on the agenda of his meetings with Chinese government officials.
The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and other human rights groups are calling on UN member states to vote against China’s candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, which will be decided on October 10. Due to China’s devastating human rights record, the organizations are urging as many states as possible to express their rejection […]
The International Campaign for Tibet once again drew attention to the alarming human rights deterioration in Tibet during the General Debate of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The joint statement issued by Nepal and China in Beijing on 26 September following the visit by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ institutionally strengthens China’s hand on matters relating to Tibet and Tibetans.