Tag Archives: Democracy

  • Detained Hong Kong activist says arrest meant to ‘frighten’ 6 June 2021 | Zen Soo This post has no comments yet

    A Hong Kong activist was released Saturday after being detained on suspicion of publicizing a commemoration of China’s deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, and said her arrest was meant to have a chilling effect on marking ...

  • Taiwan will never forget China’s Tiananmen crackdown, says president 5 June 2021 This post has no comments yet

    Taiwan's people will never forget China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square 32 years ago and will stick with their faith in democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday. ...

  • Tibetan justices resume duties after two-month hiatus 24 May 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 21 comments

    The Chief Justice and two Justice Commissioners of the Supreme Justice Commission announced resumption of their duties, two months after they had been terminated from their posts on charges of interfering in the business of the House. ...

  • Tibetan Parliament to hold session despite Corona restrictions 16 May 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 12 comments

    In the wake of a Tibetan constitutional crisis following the termination of justices of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission, the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile has called for an extra session to try to resolve the issue. ...

  • It’s official: Penpa Tsering is new Sikyong 14 May 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 10 comments

    Penpa Tsering is officially declared the new Sikyong-elect of the Central Tibetan Administration by the Chief Tibetan Election Commissioner Wangdu Tsering Pesur in an online press conference. ...

  • Norbu Tsering All is not well that does not end well 10 May 2021 | Norbu Tsering This post has 13 comments

    Will wisdom dawn on our MPs on the special Parliament session day? Chances are it will not. Poor Tibetan democracy! ...

  • Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced for Tiananmen vigil 6 May 2021 This post has one comment

    Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to more jail time Thursday for participating in an unauthorized vigil to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as Hong Kong authorities exert more control over dissents. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal Tibetan constitutional crisis: The way forward 2 May 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 34 comments

    Democracy was crumbling right before his eyes, and yet he didn't utter even a single word, and now he wants the public and the media to be quiet. ...

  • ASEAN leaders tell Myanmar coup general to end killings 25 April 2021 | Niniek Karmini This post has no comments yet

    ASEAN leaders demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar in an emergency summit Saturday with its top general and coup leader who, according to Malaysia's prime minister, did not reject them. ...

  • Tibetans around the world cast ballots to elect a new leader 11 April 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 6 comments

    Tibetans living in exile in 25 countries around the world voted to elect a new political leader called Sikyong in the final round of voting. Ballots were also cast to elect 45 lawmakers of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile. ...