Tag Archives: Canada

• Toronto police probe online abuse of Tibetan-Canadian student leader 2 March 2019 | Tom Blackwell This post has no comments yet

  The torrent of abuse Chinese students and others directed at Chemi Lhamo after being elected as a University of Toronto student-union president has now become a police matter. ...

• China issues travel warning for Canada after “arbitrary detention” of national 15 January 2019 | Michael Martina and Philip Wen This post has 4 comments

  China on Tuesday issued a travel advisory for Canada, warning its citizens to “fully evaluate risks” and exercise caution when travelling there. ...

• Don’t self-censor to please China in trading relationship, exiled Tibetan leader tells Canada 18 June 2018 | Marie-Danielle Smith This post has 2 comments

  Especially amid recent uncertainty with Canada's biggest trade partner, the United States, it makes economic sense to engage with China, said Lobsang Sangay. ...

• Bhutila Karpoche wins Parkdale-High Park — first Tibetan elected to public office in North America 7 June 2018 | Brendan Kenney This post has no comments yet

  Bhuti Karpoche made history Thursday night, becoming the first Tibetan ever elected to public office in North America, by winning the Parkdale-High Park riding with 60 per cent of the vote. ...

• Tsering Dorjee Wangkhang: One of first Tibetans in Canada 19 April 2017 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  This documentary could have been a story of sadness, but it is a story of people who survived and thrived. ...

• Justin Trudeau says refugees are welcome in Canada 29 January 2017 This post has 2 comments

  US President Donald Trump signed an unconstitutional executive order to suspend arrival of refugees for 120 days and impose tough new controls on travellers from selected Muslim countries. ...

• Canada PM presses China on rights, signs business deals 1 September 2016 | Brenda Goh This post has one comment

  "Canada encourages China to do more to promote and protect human rights. I know these are not easy conversations to have but they are necessary ones." ...

• Tibetan political leader seeks official Canadian visit to Tibet 2 March 2014 | Justin Giovannetti This post has no comments yet

  The head of Tibet’s government-in-exile has called on Canadian officials to visit Tibet, saying that a large military buildup and new security measures have made life intolerable for Tibetans. ...

• Tibetan refugees seek better life in Vancouver 3 January 2014 | Gavin Fisher This post has no comments yet

  Kelsang Choden shifted nervously in her chair, her eyes darting towards her sponsor sitting nearby. "I'm hoping to become a nurse," she said, when asked what her dreams are for her life in Canada. ...

• Call to help Tibetans puts pressure on Canada’s new religion envoy 26 February 2013 | Campbell Clark This post has no comments yet

  Sikyong Lobsang Sangay is calling on Canada’s ambassador for religious freedom to investigate religious repression and suicide protests in Tibet. ...