Lhasa, July 24 (IANS) The detention of Zhang Yi, a Wuhan activist long monitored by the authorities in Tibet, has sparked concerns among Tibetan human rights activists and those who have followed his trajectory since the late 1980s. He was arrested on July 1 during his trip to Tibet after allegedly showing a picture of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on his phone. The opaque handling of the case and the arrest indicates that the first day of implementation of China’s new National Ethnic Unit…
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Washington, July 20 (IANS) The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has urged the US Congress to pass legislation strengthening Washington’s engagement with Tibet’s elected leadership and called on the Trump administration to condemn China’s new ethnic unity law.The appeal came as the United States observed Captive Nations Week from July 19 to 25. The group said the occasion should be used to reaffirm bipartisan American support for the Tibetan people.”Captive Nations Week reminds us tha…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) China is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI), big data and advanced digital communication tools to shape international perceptions on Tibet, according to a report.The report by Bitter Winter states that the Second Xizang International Communication Conference, held in Lhasa in June under the theme of enhancing international communication on Tibet-related issues, brought together nearly 300 participants, including scholars, journalists, media professiona…
Washington, July 10 (IANS) China is intensifying human rights abuses in Tibet and using a new law to place its forced assimilation policies on a legal footing, the head of a leading Tibet advocacy group has said. Ryan Fioresi, executive director of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), said the situation inside Tibet remained deeply troubling. He urged the United States and other governments to press Beijing to resume negotiations with the Dalai Lama or his representatives.”The situation i…
New York, July 10 (IANS) The self-immolation outside United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York was not an isolated act of despair but a desperate plea to the international community, reminding them that Tibet’s suffering remains hidden behind China’s facade. A person setting himself on fire is not only a tragedy but demonstrates the silence of the international community, a report has detailed. “Self-immolation has become a haunting form of protest among Tibetans. It is not born of fanaticism…
Washington, July 10 (IANS) US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues Riley Barnes joined celebrations of the Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday in Washington, calling it an honour to mark the Tibetan spiritual leader’s life and legacy.Barnes, who also serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, attended the event organised by the Office of Tibet with support from the International Campaign for Tibet.“It’s an honour to be here celebrating him and his life,” Ba…
New York, July 3 (IANS) Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen died after self-immolating outside the United Nations headquarters in New York.The tragic incident unfolded on Thursday evening– a day after Beijing’s new legislation, the “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress Law”, came into force.This legislation has drawn widespread criticism from the global community, with UN experts warning that it risks “entrenching forced assimilation and encouraging transnational repression.”Moments before the in…
Brussels, May 23 (IANS) A group of seven leading international human rights groups wrote to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), urging them to prioritise human rights violations in China during their engagement with Chinese counterparts.In its letter to the MEPs ahead of their upcoming visit to China, the human rights organisations alleged that the Chinese authorities exert unrelenting control over information and public discourse while suppressing dissent and peaceful assembly, surveilli…
Beijing, May 17 (IANS) The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and Tibetans, Tibetan Buddhists and Tibet supporters around the world have urged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to release 11th Panchem Lama immediately and restore his rights and freedoms under China’s laws and its international commitments. According to the statement released by International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), Chinese authorities kidnapped a six-year-old Tibetan boy, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima on May 17, 1995, just days after…
Washington, May 10 (IANS) The US State Department in its recent two reports exposed the severity of China’s repression in Tibet while also stressing the need for greater efforts to deal with this repression and calling for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing Tibet-China conflict, a report has stated. The 2026 Report to Congress on Access to Tibetan Areas, which covers the 2025 calendar year and continues to be mandated by the 2018 Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, states that China restricts jo…