Dharamshala, India — ‘We call on the international government and community to stand in solidarity with the people of Hong Kong, Tibet and join us in calling for action and protest to hold China accountable for all the atrocities, genocide and human rights violations under its occupation, as it uses the Olympics to boost its international reputation and cover-up its brutal crackdown,’ said Rinzin Choedon, national director of Students for a Free Tibet- India(SFT).
Tibetan activists join Global Climate Strike to raise awareness of the climate crisis in Tibet
Dharamshala, India — Tibetan activists and supporters joined the Global Climate Strike from Dharamshala on October 22, 2021, to raise awareness of the climate crisis in Tibet ahead of COP 26 in Glasgow, UK from October 31 to November 12, 2021.
17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile convened its first session in Dharamshala
Dharamshala, India — The newly constituted 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile held its first session in Dharamshala on October 11, 2021, pledging to resolve the political issue of Tibet peacefully, address Tibet's human rights and environmental crises, and oversee the welfare of Tibetans in exile.
Tibetan activists protest against China on it’s 72nd founding anniversary
Dharamshala, India — Tibetan activists protested against the Chinese Communist Party on the occasion of its 72nd anniversary and said “as the Chinese communist regime gears up to celebrate its 72nd founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China, it is a day of grief to its occupied countries like Tibet, Uyghurs, Southern Mongolia, Hongkong and Taiwan.”
Tibetan activists protest Beijing 2022 Olympic flame handover ceremony
Dharamshala, India — Tibetan activists and supporters protest wearing shirts with the words "#NOBEIJING2022" on the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Organizing Committee delegation at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, Greece, October 19, 2021.
17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile approves three women as 16th cabinet ministers
Dharamshala, India — The 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Monday, October 11, 2021, approved three women among the five members nominated by President of Central Tibetan Administration(CTA), Penpa Tsering, to be ministers in the 16th Kashag (Cabinet). The three women, Dolma Gyari, Norzin Dolma, and Tharlam Dolma, were approved by a majority of the parliamentarians at the Tibetan Parliament session.
Chinese rule in Tibet is colonial as it bears all the fundamental characteristics of colonialism: CTA
Dharamshala, India — The Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) has released a new book titled Tibet: 70 Years of Occupation and Oppression as an official response to the Chinese White Paper and states that "Chinese rule in Tibet is colonial as it bears all the fundamental characteristics of colonialism."