Geneva: The Tibet Bureau Geneva expressed sadness at the demise of Ama Astrid Marquis of Switzerland, who has dedicated her life for Tibet including support for Sera Jey monastery’s school. She passed away on 1st August at the age of 78. In condolences letter to the family of Ama Marquis, (...)
The Department of Education is pleased to announce the Sikyong Award for Academic accomplishment to any Tibetan student who has completed a Ph. D in any discipline after August 2020. Each recipient will receive award money of INR 20,000 along with a Certificate of Appreciation. The interested (...)
Business Standard. August 9, 2021. China has opened a newly constructed terminal – stated to be the biggest in Tibet – at the provincial capital Lhasa, further expanding the transport infrastructure in the strategic Himalayan region China has opened a newly constructed terminal – stated to be the (...)
James Kynge – Financial Times, 10 August 2021 Signs of China’s growing assertiveness predated the pandemic. But it was in early 2020, as Covid-19 spread rapidly around the world, that Beijing went full “wolf warrior”. Zhao Lijian, spokesman for China’s foreign ministry, alleged on Twitter in March (...)
Switzerland: Members of Swiss-parliamentary group for Tibet visited exhibition on Tibet at Anna Göldi Museum in Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, on 08 August 2021. The exhibition titled “Escape from Tibet” showcased photographs of Tibetan people captured by renowned Swiss photographer Manuel Bauer (...)
Foreign Minister Marise Payne on 5 August announced the Australian government will “reform and modernise” the country’s autonomous sanctions laws to target perpetrators of “egregious acts of international concern”. Australia’s current “country-based” autonomous sanction framework, that only targets (...)
CE Malley, Organisation for Peace President Xi Jinping, along with several other high-level government and military officials from China, made a visit to the Tibetan Autonomous Region on July 23rd. This visit, the first Xi has made to Tibet since assuming office, coincides with the 70th (...)
By David Brown, BBC – 9 August 2021 China’s carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China’s emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. China’s President Xi Jinping has said his country will aim for (...)