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Activists were arrested in protest of Beijing 2022.
Tibetan and Hong Kong student activists were arrested at Athens’ Acropolis in protest of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, only 48 hours before the Olympic Torch is handed over to the Beijing delegation at the same location. The Tibetan activist is recognized as Tsela and Joey as the Hong Kong activist.
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Tibetans in Germany participated in the German Post Marathon Bonn
On October 17, 2021, Tibetans in Germany competed as Team Tibet in the German Post Marathon Bonn, one of Germany’s largest running events as per Tibet today. A group of Tibetans joined nearly 4000 German athletes, runners, and walkers in a running event organized by Team Tibet that covered 5 to 40 kilometers and passed…
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China Has Deployed Drones, Fighter Jets Close To LAC
Should India worry? as China has deployed unmanned aerial vehicles and fighter jets at its Ngari Gunsa airbase. The base is only 200 kilometers from Pangong Lake. This information came through satellite images. The PLAAF’s(Chinese airforce) Ngari Gunsa base, which also functions as a civilian airport, is located near the Line of Actual Control in…
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Tibetan Scholar Was Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For His Writings.
A Tibetan writer who was arrested two years ago on unclear allegations has been sentenced to four years in prison by a Chinese court, with no word from authorities on when his sentence was issued or where he is now being imprisoned, according to RFA.
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China and Bhutan sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Border Talks.
Bhutan and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday for a “Three-Step Roadmap” for speeding Bhutan-China boundary negotiations, which Thimphu claims will give the talks a new momentum and help them reach a successful conclusion acceptable to both parties. The MoU is signed at a time when India’s own discussions with China to end…
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Chinese man who murdered his Tibetan wife was sentenced to death
After a long trial, a Chinese man who murdered his Tibetan wife was sentenced to death. Lhamo was a well-known vlogger, she was burned alive while she was live-streaming. The Chinese man Tang Lu was convicted of murdering his divorced Tibetan wife at the Abe Prefecture Intermediate People’s Court in the southwestern province of Sichuan,…
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Tibetan Youth Congress event is attended by Himachal Governor.
Rajendra Arlekar, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, attended a Tibetan Youth Congress rally on Tuesday. Sikyong Penpa Tsering was also present at the occasion, which marked the culmination of the Tibetan Youth Congress’ golden jubilee festivities.
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Tibetan Plateau is being impacted by climate change.
A new analysis released on Tuesday criticized China, the world’s largest producer and user of coal, cement, and steel, for climate change throughout the Tibetan Plateau, the world’s ‘third pole,’ in the run-up to the Glasgow climate negotiations (COP26) and the present UN biodiversity summit. It claims that climate change has a significant influence on…
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New Snakes Discovered On Tibet Plateau
The Nujiang pit viper from Zayu, Tibet, and the Glacier pit viper from west of the Nujiang River and Heishui, Sichuan, east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, have both recently been added to Asia’s fauna. The discovery was made as part of a new molecular phylogenetic analysis of Asian pit vipers published in the peer-reviewed, open-access…
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Chinese Detective Describes Torture Carried Out Against Uyghurs.
According to a former Chinese police detective, hundreds of police officers armed with rifles went house to house in Uyghur settlements in China’s far western area, removing people from their houses, handcuffing and hooding them, and threatening to shoot them if they fought. To safeguard his family members who remain in China, the ex-detective turned…