Tag Archives: Tibet

• Time has come to acknowledge that Tibet has vastly improved under Chinese rule 13 August 2018 | Justice Markandey Katju (Retd) This post has one comment

  The Chinese claim that Tibet has been part of the country since the Yuan dynasty, which is disputed by the Tibetans. The more important question is whether Chinese rule has benefited Tibet. ...

• Up to Tibetans to decide future of Dalai Lama Institution: Dalai Lama 9 August 2018 This post has 2 comments

  "It is up to the people of Tibet to decide whether the age old tradition of institution of Dalai Lama should continue or not and it is no longer politically relevant," said the Dalai Lama. ...

• China criminalises support for autonomy in Tibet 31 July 2018 | Jennifer Creery This post has one comment

  China has criminalised expressions of support for increased autonomy in Tibet for the first time, NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Monday. ...

• China’s premier says Tibet inseparable part of country’s ‘sacred’ territory | Ben Blanchard This post has 6 comments

  Tibet is an inseparable part of China’s “sacred” territory, and religious figures should promote national unity and ethnic harmony, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said. ...

• Chinese Premier Li Keqiang tells Buddhist leaders to defend ethnic unity 29 July 2018 | Teddy Ng and Matt Ho This post has 2 comments

  Li Keqiang has made a rare trip to Tibet, the first publicly reported visit by a Chinese premier to the remote Himalayan region in recent decades. ...

• China bans religious activities for Tibetan students 24 July 2018 This post has no comments yet

  Students inside occupied Tibet have been banned from taking part in religious activities over the summer holidays, follow similar edicts by the ruling Communist Party in other regions. ...

• Has Tibet finally lost out to China? 30 June 2018 | Jonathan Mirsky This post has no comments yet

  Beijing’s pressure on world leaders to ignore Tibet is now overwhelming. Even No. 10 declares: ‘We have turned the page on the Dalai Lama’ ...

• China holds drill in Tibet for military-civilian integration 29 June 2018 This post has 2 comments

  Chinese military stationed in Tibet has carried out a drill to test their logistics, armament support capabilities, and military-civilian integration in the remote Himalayan region. ...

• Fifth International Rangzen Conference held in Dharamshala 26 May 2018 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has 13 comments

  Exile Tibetans supporting an independent Tibet held the Fifth International Rangzen Conference in Dharamshala, India, the capital of the Tibetan Diaspora. ...

• China jails Tibetan-language advocate for 5 years 23 May 2018 This post has 3 comments

  A Tibetan who has campaigned to preserve his region's ancestral language was jailed for five years in China on Tuesday for "inciting separatism". ...