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Kasur Tashi Wangdi Clears Misinformation Spread In His name on Social Media
11th may: Tashi Wangdi la clarifies misinformation using his name on social media in a recent YouTube video. A circulation holding no truth in its content quotes the former minister of Tibetan government in exile condemning former CTA staffs appealing for the reinstatement of the three justices impeached controversially by the parliament in March this…
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China Building a Whole Village Violating International Borders
China announced in October 2015 that a new village, named Gyalaphug in Tibetan or Jieluobu in Chinese, had been built in the Tibet Autonomous Region’s south (TAR). Wu Yingjie, the TAR Communist Party secretary, moved over two passes, both over 14,000 feet high, on his way to visit the new village in April 2020. There,…
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As the World Warms, Floods in the Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau Could Triple
According to new research, the risk of flooding across the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau could triple as global temperatures rise and glaciers melt faster. The expected rise in lake outbursts floods could jeopardize water resources in politically unstable regions like Kashmir and place communities and infrastructure in jeopardy.
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In the Swiss-China Trade Agreement, Human Rights have No Place
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hails the conclusion of talks on an investment security deal with China at the end of Germany’s presidency of the Council of the European Union as a major achievement. That was in late December, but doubts about Merkel’s China strategy have grown since then.
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In Morocco, A Mali Woman Gives Birth to Nine Children
According to Mali’s Minister of Health and the Moroccan clinic where the nonuplets were born, a Malian woman gave birth to nine babies at once after expecting seven. It seemed to be the first time in history that a woman gave birth to nine healthy babies at the same time. The five girls and four boys, as…
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10 Days Strict Curfew from May 7 Imposed in Himachal To Curb Surging COVID Cases
Himachal Pradesh’s cabinet has agreed to enact a 10-day coronavirus curfew across the entire state from May 7 to midnight on May 16. During this period, all government and private offices and establishments will be closed. Only critical services, such as health, electricity, telecommunications, water supply, sanitation, and so on, will remain open during this curfew.
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India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Faces Pressure to Lock Down the Country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged states to use lockdowns only as a “last resort” two weeks ago. Everyone now sees them as the best way to stop the world’s worst virus epidemic, from his political allies to top business executives and US President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor.
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China’s treatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans Is a repeat of Their Own Repression
According to the outgoing Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, Tibetans in China are facing mass persecution close to that faced by ethnic minority Uyghurs in the western part of the region. “It’s not exactly the same, but it is similar,” Sikyong said. “Labor camps are set up in Tibet.” China is forcefully attempting to convert Tibet into…
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Sikyong Sangay Says His Cabinet Will Stay in Power If Parliament Fails to Appoint New Justice Commissioner
The President of Central Tibetan Administration, Lobsang Sangay in a public briefing said that his cabinet could stay in power if parliament fails to appoint the new Tibetan supreme justice commissioner. In a short appeal to the public, Sikyong Sangay explains the possible situations at the democratic set up, the Tibetan government in exile in…
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Son of Tibetan Immigrant Runs for Cincinnati Mayor
Aftab Pureval, the son of Indian and Tibetan immigrants, is running for mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, and if elected, will be the state’s first mayor of South Asian descent. Aftab is the Hamilton County Clerk at the moment, and he has a history of trying to make courts more available to underserved populations. Six candidates…