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Tibet’s importance seen at major meeting promising more repression
The seventh Tibet Work Forum held in Beijing from 28 to 29 August 2020 and presided over by China’s top leader Xi Jinping indicated the Chinese leadership’s decision to continue its policy of absolute control and assimilation in Tibet.
Tibet Brief – Edition 76
In this edition: ICT’s five Tibet action points for the German EU presidency; US bans Chinese officials under Tibet access law; EU opposes Chinese interference in the Dalai Lama’s succession; Tibetan prayer flags forced down by Chinese authorities; UN experts call for decisive measures to protect fundamental freedoms in China (…)
ICT Europe is looking for a new Executive Director
ICT Europe’s Board of Directors has initiated a process for the identification, selection and appointment of a successor to the current Executive Director, Ms. Tsering Jampa, who has led ICT Europe since its inception in 1999 and will retire in the autumn of 2021.
Communist Party leader urges struggle against Dalai Lama
The top Chinese Communist Party official in the Tibet Autonomous Region has asked party officials to win the “tough battle against separatism” and “profoundly expose and criticize the reactionary nature” of the Dalai Lama and his supporters.
Growing anti-slaughter movement against Chinese commercial slaughterhouses in Tibet
In recent decades, the Chinese government’s policy of establishing large commercial slaughterhouses in Tibet has faced increasing resistance by Tibetan herders and Buddhist leaders. The anti-slaughter movement activists face repression, intimidation and imprisonment for their opposition to the growth of slaughterhouses in their home area.
Tibetan political prisoner released with damaged limbs
A Tibetan woman who served more than a year in prison for sharing news about her nephew’s arrest had badly damaged limbs and bruises all over her body when Chinese authorities released her last week.
Hollywood censorship of Tibet blasted in PEN America report
Hollywood studios that once spotlighted the Tibetan cause now censor their movies to appease the Chinese government, PEN America says in a new report raising alarms about China’s domination of the film industry. “The Chinese Communist Party, in fact, holds major sway over whether a Hollywood movie will be profitable or not—and studio executives know […]
UN experts write to China on Panchen Lama, reincarnation rules
Five UN human rights experts and expert bodies have raised concerns with the Chinese government about Tibet’s “disappeared” Panchen Lama and Beijing’s reincarnation rules, expressing fears about Chinese interference in the succession of the Dalai Lama.
Former Tibetan political prisoner Ama Adhe passes away
Adhe Tapontsang, a former Tibetan political prisoner who played not only a supporting role but an integral part in the resistance to the Chinese invasion of Tibet, passed away in Dharamsala, India on Aug. 3, 2020.
EU High Representative responds to parliamentarian’s questions on Tibet and Nepal
The EU’s foreign policy chief responded on July 24 to questions from a parliamentarian about human rights and autonomy in Tibet, as well as a proposed extradition treaty that would endanger Tibetan refugees.