Over 300 young monks at the Buddhist school of Taktsang Lhamo Kirti Monastery in Dzoge County were ordered this month to join government-run schools....
https://t.co/vNj2rEVDoQ
HUGE: The Tibet Resolve Act was passed by the US Congress yesterday with an overwhelming majority! The bill rejects Beijing’s claims that #Tibet is part of China & promotes unconditional dialogue between Chinese and Tibetan leaders.
Read more 👇
https://t.co/DuKC5k34IZ
Tune in to #TibetTalks, where this month we spoke with Maya Wang on @hrw new report: "Educate the Masses to Change their Minds" that details China's forced relocation of rural #Tibetans.
https://t.co/LrmAheEeqd
ICT has a NEW report on the #Derge protests, where 100+ Tibetans were arrested for peacefully resisting a dam that threatens their homes, monasteries & environment
Read "Derge protests put dams back on the agenda, highlight Tibet’s role in powering China" https://t.co/Ximo7Mk4wN
China blocking Dalai Lama's Sri Lanka visit, says top Buddhist leader from the country. Most Venerable Dr Waskaduwe Mahindawansa is the head of Amarapura Nikaya, a Buddhist monastic sect in Sri Lanka. Interview:
https://t.co/Gs3aiQ5RX3
I am a Tibetan not some ethnic minority of China. Everything about us is different. From culture to civilization. From languages to history. You can’t force a horse to become a donkey.
In light of the recent displacement issue and the subsequent submergence of monasteries and local villages in Dege, the following readings from the TCHRD publication are recommended for consideration:
1. https://t.co/luMqQhrGbq
2. https://t.co/piN6SAUZV0
STATEMENT from ICT President Tencho Gyatso on #China's reported arrest of OVER 1,000 Tibetans amid mass protests against a giant dam project that will FORCE villagers to relocate & DESTROY several Buddhist monasteries and ancient murals in #Derge 1/4
🚨The #ResolveTibet Act just PASSED the US House!🚨 This is a HUGE step to making the bill law & pressuring #China to resume negotiations to END its 65-year occupation of Tibet. Learn more➡️ https://t.co/FAUiV005pP
“China’s rural revitalization sees Tibet as a slaughterhouse for meat production but its national parks plan envisions #Tibet as a tourist destination.”
Today ICT published our major report on 2 competing visions that are transforming #Tibet#China's rural revitalization sees Tibet as a slaughterhouse for meat production. But its national parks plan envisions Tibet as a tourist destination
Learn more⬇️https://t.co/NWiXnPG3eO
LADAKH KI AKHIRI MANN KI BAAT
3rd Feb saw Ladakh's biggest ever rally for restoration of democracy & Safeguards under 6th Schedule of constitution
20,000 people, quarter of Leh Ladakh's adult population gathered
WATCH FULL VIDEO: https://t.co/eDLhcuifR6
#6thSchedule#democracy
The names and cases of these 12 Tibetan Human Rights Defenders were raised by multiple countries during China’s UPR.
By saying their names and knowing their stories, we and the world send a clear message that these Tibetan heroes are not forgotten.
#FreePoliticalPrisoners
Nearly half of the #UPR stakeholders’ reports omit human rights abuses or parrot official propaganda. Many reports are from entities promising loyalty to the #CCP and those based in authoritarian countries like Russia, Cuba, & Iran. See @CECCgov report: https://t.co/DcBH2VrrVv
Sikyong Penpa Tsering expressed gratitude to the people and government of Lithuania for their support of Tibet during the just concluded United Nations Universal Periodic Review of China. https://t.co/y8ESNHMFa5
#HongKong: UN Special Rapporteur @DrAliceJEdwards warns that evidence obtained through torture must not be admissible in #JimmyLai's trial , urging authorities to investigate allegations that evidence from a key prosecution had been secured through torture.https://t.co/DDl8lYE0xv
#China doesn’t want the world to keep saying #Tibet. Support our work to push back against China’s propaganda and our advocacy for Tibetans’ rights today! https://t.co/OnnMrD2aFH