Tag Archives: Democracy

  • Karma Choephel passes away 31 January 2016 | Tibet Sun Onlinenews This post has 2 comments

    Member of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile Karma Choephel died on Saturday at his home in Dharamshala after a prolonged illness with lung infection. ...

  • Tsai Ing-wen becomes Taiwan president in landslide victory 16 January 2016 | Benjamin Yeh and Amber Wang This post has no comments yet

    Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan's main opposition party will become the island's first female president in a landslide victory, as voters turned their backs on closer China ties. ...

  • Taiwan-China ties at crossroads as vote looms 13 January 2016 | Michelle Yun This post has no comments yet

    Taiwan's fraught relationship with China will be centre stage this weekend as frustrated voters head to the polls to elect a new Beijing-sceptic leader. ...

  • Tibetans in Tashi Jong denied voting rights 12 January 2016 | Tibet Sun Onlinenews This post has one comment

    Tibetans in Tashi Jong found their names missing from the voting list for election of the local leader of their locality Nagar Panchayat on Sunday. ...

  • Mila Rangzen Why I will vote Penpa Tsering for Sikyong 2016 6 January 2016 | Mila Rangzen This post has 2 comments

    The dismissal of Lukar Gem was also the loss of issues important to our struggle. Both Tsering and Sangay are Umaylam followers: I choose Penpa Tsering. ...

  • Saudi holds first-ever election open to women 11 December 2015 | Ian Timberlake This post has no comments yet

    Saudi Arabia holds its first-ever election open to female voters and candidates on Saturday, in a tentative step towards easing restrictions on women. ...

  • Election Commission announces results of preliminary round of Tibetan elections 4 December 2015 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has no comments yet

    The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration announced the results of the preliminary round of Tibetan Elections. ...

  • Hong Kong votes in first election since democracy protests 22 November 2015 | Dennis Chong This post has no comments yet

    Hong Kong went to the polls Sunday for the first time since huge pro-democracy protests gripped the city, in a key test of public sentiment. ...

  • Suu Kyi party wins historic Myanmar polls 13 November 2015 This post has no comments yet

    Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition on Friday secured a parliamentary majority from last weekend's polls that will allow it to elect a president and form a government in a historic shift in power from the army. ...

  • Tashi Shitsetsang Arbitrary dance of Tibetan democracy 8 November 2015 | Tashi Shitsetsang This post has 3 comments

    All it takes is for us to achieve a more liberal and transparent democracy is that we make use of our rights, question arbitrariness, and challenge our EC and CTA. ...