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China intensifies digital surveillance, arrests in Tibet: HRW report
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 14: Chinese authorities have arrested dozens of Tibetans since 2021 for phone and internet-related offences that appear politically motivated, according to a new report released Sunday by US-based rights group Human Rights Watch. The monitoring group documented more...
China imposes visa curbs on US officials over Tibet in a retaliatory move
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 14: China announced visa restrictions on “US personnel who have acted egregiously” on Tibet-related issues on Monday, escalating diplomatic tensions in direct response to similar measures imposed by Washington two weeks ago. “Tibet-related affairs are purely...
Tibetan youth protest outside Vietnam embassy in Delhi, demands investigation into Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s death
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 14: Around 20 Tibetan youth activists from Students for a Free Tibet–India staged a protest outside the Vietnamese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday, demanding a transparent and independent investigation into the suspicious death of...
Tibetans protest, demand probe into prominent Buddhist leader’s death in Vietnam
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 12: The Tibetan exile community worldwide has mobilized in protest following the suspicious death of prominent Buddhist leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje under Chinese custody in Vietnam. Demonstrations, candlelight vigils, and formal appeals have been organized...
China leads in executions amid record spike: Amnesty International
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 12: China has once again been named the “world’s top executioner” in Amnesty International’s Death Sentences and Executions 2024 report. Released on April 8, the report revealed a 32% spike in known executions from 2023 documented executions worldwide,...
HRW calls for investigation into suspicious death of Humkar Dorje Rinpoche in Vietnam
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 11: International rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Vietnamese government to launch an impartial and transparent investigation into the death of a prominent Tibetan religious leader, Humkar Dorje Rinpoche, under what the...
Seventh Permanent Strategy Committee meeting convenes in Dharamshala
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 10: The 16th Cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also known as the exile Tibetan government convened its 7th Permanent Strategy Committee meeting on Wednesday at the Administrative Training Centre in Dharamshala. This three-day...
China-linked spyware targeting communities deemed threat to CCP: Advisory by global cybersecurity agencies
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 10: Global cybersecurity agencies have issued a joint advisory warning about sophisticated spyware targeting individuals and communities connected to Tibet, Taiwan, East Turkestan and Falun Gong. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), in collaboration with...
US ambassador to China nominee pledges strong stand on Tibet at confirmation hearing
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 9: During the confirmation hearing of David Perdue, nominee for US Ambassador to China, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, Tibet emerged as a focal point in discussions surrounding human rights in China. Perdue faced questions...
CTA condemns death of prominent Buddhist leader in Chinese custody in Vietnam
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 9: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile, has strongly denounced the sudden and suspicious death of prominent Tibetan Buddhist figure Tulku Hungkar Dorje while in Chinese custody in Vietnam. The condemnation was issued...















