Tag Archives: Democracy

• Hong Kong activists arrested over last year’s democracy rallies 18 April 2020 This post has one comment

  Police in Hong Kong carried out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners on Saturday, arresting 15 activists on charges related to massive protests that rocked the Asian financial hub last year. ...

• Ngodup Dongchung is my Sikyong candidate for 2021 22 March 2020 | Lobsang Tendar Ngamring This post has 49 comments

  Given his experience, sincerity, understanding of the need for a unified Tibet, and genuine trust placed in him by all Tibetans, Kasur Ngodup Dongchung is the most eligible and suitable to be the Sikyong of 2021. ...

• Why I am supporting Lobsang Nyandak for Sikyong 2021 9 March 2020 | Tsering Passang This post has 24 comments

  I believe Kasur Lobsang Nyandak is the right candidate at the right time for the Central Tibetan Administration. I hope there will be many like-minded friends who will give their vital backing in the forthcoming election. ...

• Stunning defeat for Modi’s party in New Delhi elections 11 February 2020 | Ashok Sharma This post has 4 comments

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was given a stunning defeat by a regional party Tuesday in elections in the national capital that were seen as a referendum on his policies. ...

• Delhi heads to vote amid protests against citizenship law 8 February 2020 This post has no comments yet

  Voters in New Delhi began voting on Saturday in a state election seen as a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity following months of deadly anti-government protests over a new citizenship law. ...

• Indian Christians protest against ‘anti-Muslim’ law 20 January 2020 This post has one comment

  More than 8,000 people from the Christian community took to the streets in eastern India Monday to protest against a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims. ...

• Police fire tear gas to disperse thousands in central Hong Kong 19 January 2020 | Jessie Pang and Mari Saito This post has 3 comments

  Police fired tear gas on Sunday to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters who gathered in a central Hong Kong park but later spilled onto the streets, briefly barricading roads and spray-painting buildings. ...

• Dalai Lama congratulates Taiwanese President on re-election 12 January 2020 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has no comments yet

  Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama congratulated Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on her landslide re-election victory on Saturday, hoping she would make further strides in bringing peace and prosperity to the people of Taiwan. ...

• Case no 20 over, time to move on: Penpa Tsering 6 January 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 12 comments

  Penpa Tsering’s public statement, held at a private venue, was aimed at fulfilling the court’s order to both the plaintiff and the defendant to work towards bringing unity and harmony within the Tibetan community. ...

• China detains activists in year-end crackdown 2 January 2020 | Jing Xuan Teng This post has no comments yet

  Over a dozen Chinese lawyers and activists were detained or went missing in the final days of 2019 in a crackdown on participants of a private democracy gathering, rights groups said Thursday. ...