Tag Archives: Human Rights

• Chinese celebrities warned not to mix with exiled Tibetans 26 February 2016 | Louise Watt This post has no comments yet

  China's state media have criticized celebrities for attending an event in northeastern India with members of the Tibetan government-in-exile, adding warnings that they must "serve the people and socialism." ...

• Tibetan writer sentenced to three years on charges of “inciting separatism” 25 February 2016 | Tibet Sun Onlinenews This post has one comment

  Tibetan writer Druklo (Shokjang) has been sentenced to three years in prison by a court in Rebkong, Qinghai province, on charges of inciting separatism and endangering social stability, ...

• To wish the whole world a better place — Tilasmi Frigge 24 February 2016 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  Many people will start to carry the atmosphere of Tibet, and out of that you will win the world. ...

• Indian student attacked in court as sedition row boils over 17 February 2016 This post has no comments yet

  Some rights campaigners say the Hindu nationalist government is using the British-era sedition law to clamp down on dissent. ...

• Sale of F-16 jets should not be of concern to India: Pentagon This post has no comments yet

  The Obama Administration said on February 13 it had decided to sell eight nuclear-capable F-16 fighter jets worth nearly USD 700 million to Pakistan despite mounting opposition. ...

• India has become too tolerant of intolerance: Amartya Sen 13 February 2016 | HT Correspondent This post has one comment

  Indians have enough reasons to be proud of their traditional tolerance and plurality but have to work hard to preserve it. ...

• UN rights expert accuses Israel of excessive force against Palestinians 12 February 2016 | Stephanie Nebehay This post has no comments yet

  About 5,680 Palestinians were detained by Israel as of the end of October 2015, including hundreds of minors. ...

• Madhesis call off blockade protest against new Nepal constitution 8 February 2016 This post has no comments yet

  Nepal's Madhesis called off their nearly five-month long blockade at the India-Nepal border, bringing relief to the country suffering severe shortages due to the protests. ...

• Ratu Ngawang passes away at 90 | Tibet Sun Onlinenews This post has 2 comments

  Ratu Ngawang, a former commander in the Chushi Gangdruk and second in command of India's Special Frontier Force, passed away at age 90 in Delhi. ...

• Assange hails victory from embassy balcony after UN panel ruling 5 February 2016 | Jacques Klopp This post has no comments yet

  Assange has refused to go to Sweden for questioning, fearing deportation to the US over WikiLeaks' release of 500,000 secret military files on US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. ...