Tag Archives: Democracy
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EC strips Mila Rangzen of rights to vote or stand in elections
1 November 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal
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Mila Rangzen from Jersey City, NJ, US, has lost his rights to vote or stand in elections as the Tibetan Election Commission (EC) penalised him for a comment against a member of the Tibetan exile Parliament who is running for re-election. ...
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Hundreds march in Taiwan to support 12 arrested Hong Kongers
25 October 2020 | Huizhong Wu
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Hundreds of people marched in Taiwan's capital on Sunday to demand the release of 12 Hong Kong anti-government protesters who were arrested by mainland Chinese authorities in August. ...
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My Sikyong vote for Penpa Tsering, and why 13 October 2020 | Norbu Tsering This post has 21 comments
I will not be surprised if Penpa Tsering la comes out of the elections in the manner of the Phoenix rising from the ashes to be the Sikyong. ...
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Taiwan’s leader hopes for reduced tensions with China
11 October 2020 | Huizhong Wu
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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Saturday she has hopes for less tensions with China and in the region if Beijing will listen to Taipei’s concerns, alter its approach and restart dialogue with the self-ruled island democracy. ...
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Be the Krishna for Yudhishthira: Vote Penpa Tsering in 2021 5 October 2020 | Kunchok Gyatso This post has 21 comments
Yudhishthira was aided and guided by Krishna to uphold the virtue of righteousness. PT needs a Krishna and I have found him -- none other than the Tibetan people themselves. ...
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Is Kasur Ngodup Dongchung a suitable future Sikyong? 2 October 2020 | Phuntsok Tendar Barpu This post has 8 comments
Kasur Ngodup Dongchung is someone who is endowed with all these ten good qualities of a virtuous person. For the sake of the Tibetan people and Tibetan nation, it is hoped that he ascends to the post of the next Sikyong. ...
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Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok releases Sikyong election manifesto
| Lobsang Wangyal
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Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile, launched his election manifesto, enumerating his experience from a school prefect in 1979 to election as Deputy Speaker in 2016. ...
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EC upholds Supreme Justice order revoking voting rights for 11 MPs
29 September 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal
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The Tibetan Election Commission ordered all the Regional Election Commissions to follow the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission order revoking voting rights for 11 members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile. ...
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Top two from preliminary round will be final Sikyong candidates
28 September 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal
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Tibetans in exile will elect a new political leader, known as Sikyong, on 11 April, announced the Tibetan Election Commission (EC) in a press conference today at the headquarters of the Central Tibetan Administration. ...
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Tibetan Parliament rejects court order to revoke MPs’ voting rights
26 September 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal
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The Tibetan Parliament-in-exile rejected the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC) order to revoke the voting rights of 11 MPs for cancelling the 10th session of the Parliament. ...