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Tibet Brief – Edition 82
In this edition: Chinese President makes surprise visit to Tibet; US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Dalai Lama’s representative; European Parliament’s report on EU-China Strategy raises concerns about Tibetans’ persecution, reiterates call for Beijing Olympic diplomatic boycott (…)
Tibet Talks – Townhall with ICT leaders
Join us for a special ask-me-anything edition of the Tibet Talks with Tsering Jampa, Executive Director of ICT Europe, Kai Mueller, Executive Director of ICT Germany, and Bhuchung Tsering, Interim President of ICT.
European Parliament report on EU-China Strategy raises concerns about Tibetans’ persecution
The European Parliament adopted today a report on a new EU-China Strategy that expresses concerns about reports of coercive labor programs in Tibet, calls for free access to Tibetan areas for diplomats and journalists, and criticizes China’s control of the selection of religious leaders.
UN experts raise cases of detained and “disappeared” Tibetans
Four independent UN human rights experts and bodies have raised the cases of the detained Tibetans Rinchen Tsultrim and Go Sherab Gyatso in a communication to the Chinese government that became public today.
ICT statement at UN Asia-Pacific Forum on Minority Issues
The International Campaign for Tibet today delivered a statement at the 3rd UN Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Minority Issues, calling for an end to policies of Sinicization in Tibet and for a resumption of the Sino-Tibetan dialogue.
Former political prisoner Dhondup Dorjee dies
Dhondup Dorjee, a former political prisoner who spent years in prison for standing up for the rights of the Tibetan people, passed away in Lhasa on 25 August 2021.
‘Peaceful liberation’ of Tibet festivities no cause to celebrate
Although China is holding large festivities to mark 70 years of its authoritarian rule in Tibet, the Tibetan people themselves have no reason to celebrate, the International Campaign for Tibet said today.
Testimony reveals pre-trial torture of Tibetan businessman-philanthropist
Newly revealed testimony from a Tibetan businessman and philanthropist who is in critical health after years of torture and imprisonment documents the horrifying abuse he received in pre-trial detention.
China cancels major Tibetan cultural festival
Chinese authorities in the Tibetan capital have announced the cancellation of all activities connected to the annual “Shoton” festival, citing the risk posed by the surge in COVID-19 cases in China.
China shuts down historic monastery, evicts monks and nuns
Disturbing footage has emerged from China’s Gansu province, where local authorities shut down a Tibetan Buddhist monastery and ordered the monastics to disrobe.