Tag Archives: Tibet

• China continues to tighten its grip in Tibet, tries to eradicate Dalai Lama from Tibetan lives 16 February 2021 This post has 3 comments

  In the latest attempt to tighten its grip in Tibet, China is forcing the Tibetans to pay less attention to their religion and show more enthusiasm for president Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party, according to The Economist. ...

• Legendary batsman Vivian Richards backs Tibet’s freedom movement in latest tweet 13 February 2021 This post has no comments yet

  Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Vivian Richards posted a tweet on Saturday lending support to Tibet's freedom movement, #FreedomforTibet. The tweet has generated quite a lot of buzz online. ...

• China planning to build world’s biggest dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet: Report 11 February 2021 This post has no comments yet

  In yet another example where China has run into rough waters with its neighbours, the country has planned to build the world's biggest dam on River Brahmaputra -- a 60-gigawatt mega-dam in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). ...

• Tibetan activist Tashi Wangchuk released after five years in prison 29 January 2021 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has one comment

  Tibetan-language advocate Tashi Wangchuk has been released after five years in prison, according to a press release by Free Tibet, a Tibet Support Group in the UK. Wangchuk was freed on Thursday, and was brought to his family in Kham. ...

• Tibetan history lessons for Indian army officers to counter China 28 January 2021 | Rajat Pandit This post has 3 comments

  India undertakes a rebalance of military forces and fire power to the northern borders with China amid the continuing troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, the Army has a new target on its radar screen: Tibetology. ...

• Exile Tibetans mourn teenager’s death in Kardze 25 January 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 3 comments

  Exile Tibetans in McLeod Ganj marched in a candlelight vigil to mourn and protest the death of 19-year-old Tibetan monk Tenzin Nyima in Tibet after being severely beaten and tortured for a peaceful protest against Chinese rule in Tibet. ...

• China imposes new visa limits in back-and-forth with US 22 December 2020 This post has no comments yet

  China hit back with reciprocal actions Tuesday against unnamed American officials in the latest back-and-forth, following a US announcement of new visa restrictions on Chinese officials. ...

• India fully prepared to counter any threat on northern borders: CDS General Bipin Rawat 14 December 2020 | Times Now Digital This post has one comment

  Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Monday said that given India is engaged in a standoff situation in Ladakh, there is some development activity which has been ongoing in Tibet Autonomous Region of China. ...

• As China restricts access to Tibet, US urges nations to make laws over it 6 December 2020 This post has one comment

  Slamming China for its "repressive" regime in Tibet, a top American diplomat has urged other countries to pass their own versions of a US law that calls for denying access to the US for Chinese officials known to be involved in restricting ...

• India plans dam on Brahmaputra to offset Chinese construction upstream 1 December 2020 | Neha Arora and Devjyot Ghoshal This post has no comments yet

  India is considering a plan to build a 10 gigawatts (GW) hydropower project in a remote eastern state, an Indian official said on Tuesday, following reports that China could construct dams on a section of the Brahmaputra river. ...