Tibet news
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Tibetan Folk Artist Techung Wins New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
One of the finest Tibetan folk artists of the era, Tashi Dhondup Sharzur, aka Techung has been awarded the 2018 New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Artist Fellowship Programme. The veteran Tibetan artist is among 89 artists throughout New York State from various disciplines of arts to be awarded this year’s version of the…
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Arunachal Community Condemns Student Body’s Protest Against Tibetan Refugees
Since the beginning of this month, a student body called as Students’ United Movement of All Arunachal (SUMAA) began protesting against the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014 and since July 13 they have been carrying out rallies in Bomdila, Tenga and Rupa creating unrest among people. Community Based Organizations (CBO) other community leaders of Arunachal community…
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Two ‘Tibetan Refugees’ Detained by Nepal Border Police
Two Tibetans hailing from Lhasa were detained by Nepal border police when they trying to return to Tibet from Nepal on Tuesday night. Two Tibetans who have identified themselves as ‘Tibetan Refugees’ along with a Chinese man from Shigatse were trying to cross the border on expired visa in an illegal manner according to the…
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Arunachal Student Group Holds Rally Against Tibetan Refugees
The Arunachal Student group who met the West Kemang Deputy Commissioner on Monday demanding deportation of Tibetans refugees into the the demarcated refugee camps among other demands on Friday carried out a rally in Bomdila. The rally was calling for the roll back of Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014 from the state.
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United States Taking Action to Ensure Reciprocal Access to Tibet
Trump Administration is taking actions to ensure access of Americans to Tibet on a reciprocal basis. Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State, said that he is taking action to ‘guarantee’ reciprocal access to Tibet based on principles on reciprocity. Reciprocity is the one of the foundations of International diplomacy. In crude terms it means you will get what you…
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Caterpillar Fungus ‘Gold Rush’ and Tibetan Nomads
Tibetans inside Tibet especially in the Qinghai province and the Tibet Autonomous Region, come the month of May and the rush to set out for harvest the rare and highly priced caterpillar fungus or locally well known as ‘Yartzagunbu’ is a regular routine for the local Tibetans in the region. However, it is also worrying…
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Chinese Police Brutally Assaults Tibetan Villagers
The local Chinese police have launched a violent tear-gas assault on Tibetan villagers in Qinghai’s Yulshul prefecture who were protesting over a mining project at their local mountains. The violent suppression of local Tibetan villagers last week led to the end of two month long protest against the suspected Chinese mining operations.
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Mipham Rinpoche Steps Down as Shambala Head Over Sexual Assault Claims
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, leader of one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist Organizations in the West, Shambala Internation with over 200 centers across 30 countries has stepped down from the administrative and teaching responsibilities after allegations of sexual misconduct against him. The statement informed that the religious is going into a period of ‘self-reflection’.
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Arunachal Group Demands Deportation of Tibetans to Refugee Camps
Since the implementation of Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014 coined by the Central Government of India for the welfare of around hundred thousand Tibetan refugees living in the country, some non governmental organizations such as students unions have been protesting the move in Arunachal Pradesh demanding deportation of Tibetans to refugee camps in the state.
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Tibetans Marked a Grand Celebration of Dalai Lama’s Birthday in Nepal
Tibetans in Nepal have been able to mark the auspicious occasion of their spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday this year according to the special report in Voice of Tibet. The grand celebration of His Holiness’ 83rd birthday was also organised at the presence of various foreign dignitaries in the country, including the…