Over 140 global Tibet groups condemn Musée Guimet’s cultural erasure of Tibet
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct 25: A coalition of more than 140 Tibet advocacy organizations has confronted Paris’s Musée Guimet over its controversial decision to replace references to “Tibet” with “Himalayan World” in its exhibitions, accusing the museum of complicity in China’s cultural erasure efforts. In a letter delivered Thursday to Museum President Dr. Yannick Lintz, the […]
Modi-Xi meeting at BRICS draws cautious optimism from Tibetan leader
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct 25: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting on the side lines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday. According to information released by India’s Ministry of External Affairs, the two leaders discussed improving India-China relations and agreed to work on restoring ties […]
Tibetan rights group demands information on four missing detainees in Ngaba
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct 25: A Tibetan human rights organization has raised alarm over the disappearance of four Tibetans, including two prominent monks, who were detained by Chinese authorities in Ngaba, Amdo. The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) reported that two monks from Kirti Monastery in the Tibetan province of Amdo, Lobsang Samten […]