Press and Statements - Tibet post International

Police Harassment on Tibetan Woman in Nepal Unacceptable

Dharamshala: Tibetan Women's Association (TWA), an exile women's group Wednesday is appalled by the unacceptable harassment of 42 year old Tibetan woman activist Sonam Choedon as she was publicly violated by Nepalese police. Ms. Choedon was harassed, coerced and ordered by Nepalese police to remove her top in public because of a slogan on her t-shirt which read: "save Tibet and stop the killing in Tibet".

Exile Parliament Seeks UN's Help in Stopping Tibet Crackdown

Dharamshala: - The Tibetan Parliament in exile has appealed for the United Nations to intervene in stopping repression imposed by the local Chinese authorities on the monks of Kirti Monastery and the local Tibetan population in Ngaba in northeastern Tibet.

"Tibet's Forgotten Heroes", Latest Book Released

Dharamshala: Tibet's Forgotten Heroes. The Story of Tibet's Armed Resistance against China is a unique historical document on Tibetan resistance to Chinese oppression. For the very first time since the events, forty-eight stories by Tibetan warriors involved in the struggle for freedom are given unabridged, creating a vivid and emotional spectrum of events in Tibet since 1949.

Condolences for Loss of the Deputy Speaker of Sudtirol Parliament

Dharamshala: In being a voice for the Voiceless Tibetan people, The Tibet Post International is sad to hear the news about the passing away of Seppl Lamprecht, the former vice president of South Tyrol Parliament, Italy. The Tibet Post International remembers his long-term supports for Tibetan people and Tibet cause in general.

Dharamsala Appeals to Beijing to Lift Blockade of Monastery in Tibet

Dharamshala: - "We deeply regret the tense stand-off between the local Chinese authorities and the monks of Kirti Monastery and the local Tibetan population of Ngaba in northeastern Tibet," said Kalon Kesang Y Takla, Kalon for the Department of Information and International Relations of the Central Tibetan Administration based in Dharamsala.

CIRCaP wIll Carry-out Internet Survey of the Exile Tibet's Population

Dharamshala: The Centre for the Study of Political Change (CIRCaP) at the University of Siena in Italy is carrying out, in coordination with the National Democratic Party of Tibet and with the support of the Province of Siena (Italy), an internet survey of the Tibetan population in exile. The survey will be conducted between February and March 2011 and aims to explore the orientations of Tibetans in the diaspora in relation to the next election of the Government-in-Exile, their attitudes towards autonomy, independence, de-colonisation and other major issues concerning the political future of Tibet.

Five Kalon Tripa Candidates to Join Bylakuppe Debate

Bylakuppe: With just over a month until the preliminary elections for the prestigious exile post of Kalon Tripa (prime minister), a group of volunteers in Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement have announced a major public debate, Katri Droeleng Chenmo,to be held on September 3.