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Athletes are being urged to boycott Beijing Olympics.
International sportsmen are being urged to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing the seriousness of escalating human rights abuses perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party. Activists representing these organizations wrote an open letter to athletes on Wednesday, urging them to boycott the games in solidarity with communities that have been recorded to be…
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CATA hosted the 32nd Nobel Peace Prize day event
On Saturday, December 18, 2021, Representative Namgyal Choedup and personnel from the Office of Tibet (OoT) attended the 32nd anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize day event hosted by the Capital Area Tibetan Association (CATA), according to tibet.net. CATA youth Tenzin Tsedup was also there at the meeting and shared his experiences and the importance…
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China retaliates with sanctions over the United States’ Tibet policy
In the latest tit-for-tat response to Washington’s own sanctions targeting suspected perpetrators of “genocide” in Xinjiang, China has blacklisted four members of a US congressional panel on religious freedom. Beijing also chastised the US for establishing a new special coordinator for Tibet and chastised international powers for criticizing Hong Kong’s municipal elections, which weeded out…
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US appointed new special coordinator’ for Tibet.
On Monday, the US announced the appointment of a new special coordinator for Tibetan Issues, who will be entrusted with resuming talks between the Dalai Lama and China, as well as encouraging respect for Tibetan human rights.
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RSS chief meets H.H. the Dalai Lama and expresses his support for Tibet.
Mohan Bhagwat, the Chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at his residence at Gaden Phodrang in McLeodganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra region on Monday and expressed India’s support for Tibet.
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Pakistan media applauds China’s treatment of the Xinjiang region.
Recently the US has sanctioned China over its treatment of the Uyghurs. Because of China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims, countries such as the United States and other Western countries are boycotting Beijing 2022 Olympics diplomatically, but no Muslim nation has done so far.
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US has sanctioned China over its treatment of the Uyghurs
The US has launched a barrage of moves to condemn China’s treatment of the Uyghur minority, with legislators moving to stifle trade and imposing additional penalties on the Chinese government. The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to make the US the first country to prohibit practically all imports from China’s Xinjiang region due to worries about…
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China conducts ‘real combat’ nuclear, chemical, and biological drill in Tibet.
In Tibet, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) performed an “actual combat drill” incorporating anti-nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare amid rising border tensions between China and India. The 24-hour exercise, which took place on “the snowy plateau,” included commandos and armored attack squads, according to the Hindustan Times of Delhi.
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Dubious Interest in Tibetan Buddhist incarnations by Chinese Authorities
Why would Chinese Authorities be Interested in Tibetan Buddhist incarnations? Well, to sum in one word, Politics. In late November, a senior local Chinese Communist Party official visited three townships in Sog, a county in the Tibet Autonomous Region known for its religious resistance. His purpose is to persuade local Tibetan officials to support government…
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PM of Japan will not attend opening ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics.
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, has indicated he will not attend the Winter Olympics in Beijing’s opening ceremony, but it is unclear whether the country will join a US-led diplomatic boycott over human rights abuses. Kishida has only stated that he will make a decision based on Japan’s “national interest,” possibly by the end of…