Tag Archives: Refugees

• India grants citizenship to Chakma, Hajong refugees 18 September 2017 | Zee Media Bureau This post has no comments yet

  The Government of India has reportedly granted citizenship to Chakma and Hajong refugees after the Supreme Court asked it to expedite their requests. ...

• NPP urges people not to worry over Tibetan rehab policy 27 August 2017 This post has one comment

  The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the National People's Party (NPP) today urged the people not to worry over the implementation of the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014. ...

• Arunachal Pradesh: Protest against the Tibetan Refugees is a shame 26 August 2017 | Suhas Chakma This post has no comments yet

  Instead of condemning to introduce the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014 earlier in the state, a number of local organisations of Arunachal Pradesh opposed the implementation of the Policy. ...

• Tibet-bordering forum urges work permits for Bangladeshi settlers 21 July 2017 | Nava Thakuria This post has no comments yet

  Patriotic People’s Front Assam urges the Union government in New Delhi to offer work permits (without voting rights) to Bangladeshi refugees on humanitarian grounds. ...

• Swiss parliamentarians assure continued support for Tibetan cause 31 March 2017 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  "We are deeply impressed by how Tibetans have been successful in developing and implementing democratic processes and institutions." ...

• The sour holes in the Swiss cheese 24 February 2017 | Ugyen Gyalpo This post has one comment

  By changing their policy towards Tibetan as nationality, Switzerland is now poked with just as many holes as their famed Swiss cheese -- black holes of immorality. ...

• Evolving Tibetan community in North America: Challenges and opportunities 22 February 2017 | Tenzin Tsedup This post has no comments yet

  Tibetan Associations and Cultural Centres are central to the preservation of our cultural heritage including identity and language. ...

• Dalai Lama rebuffs Trump’s proposed wall during speech in Hyderabad 13 February 2017 This post has no comments yet

  The Dalai Lama said that instead of building walls, world leaders should engage in dialogue to resolve differences and form a Union for peaceful co-existence and development. ...

• Anguished Fear: Refugee in Trumped America 4 February 2017 | Ugyen Gyalpo This post has one comment

  To close the door to refugees, who are collecting every bit of courage to rise from the ashes of destruction, is contradictory to the humanitarian values that this country upholds. ...

• Justin Trudeau says refugees are welcome in Canada 29 January 2017 This post has 2 comments

  US President Donald Trump signed an unconstitutional executive order to suspend arrival of refugees for 120 days and impose tough new controls on travellers from selected Muslim countries. ...