Sydney — Tibetans around the world, and particularly Tibetan Australians, have expressed their sincere condolences for the loss of a good friend of Tibet, Australian Senator Kimberley Kitching of the Australian Labor Party, and have expressed their solidarity with her family, using various platforms such as social media.
UN rights chief to visit China, Tibet Bureau calls for a holistic visit
Geneva — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet announced on Tuesday that she had reached an agreement with China for an official visit to East Turkestan in May and that she had raised with the Chinese government the ongoing crackdown on activists in support of their freedom of expression.
Hope for dialogue to restore peace in Ukraine: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala, India — "Our world has become so interdependent that violent conflict between two countries inevitably impacts the rest of the world. Hope for dialogue to restore peace in Ukraine," said His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, on February 28, 2022.
Winter Olympics in Beijing was a "Genocide Games": Int'l experts
New Delhi — China's exploitation of the Beijing Winter Olympics for political propaganda and IOC President Tomas Bach's misuse of the Olympic platform have brought shame on the Olympic movement, hence calls for rebooting the rules and regulations of the Olympics and the IOC,” say, international experts.
President Xi's claims over Tibet expose his guilt conscience for colonial occupation: Vijay Kranti
New Delhi — "President Xi Jinping’s over enthusiasm in insisting that “Tibet has been always a part of China” and his aggressive expectation from the world community to accept China’s similar claims over Xinjiang, South Mongolia and other occupied countries has exposed the guilt conscience of China over its colonial rule over these countries," said Vijay Kranti, a renowned Tibetologist and Chairman of CHASE, .
Human Rights Watch calls on China to release Tibetan writer Gosher
New York —“The Chinese government should immediately and unconditionally release the imprisoned Tibetan monk and religious philosopher Go Sherab Gyatso and should be given comprehensive medical care,” said Human Rights Watch(HRW) on February 9, 2022.
Representative Arya briefed the Japanese parliamentary group on the critical situation in Tibet
Tokyo — Dr Arya, representative of the Tibet Office in Japan, presented a report to the Japanese parliamentary group on the history of Tibet, the Chinese invasion of Tibet, and the current situation in Tibet, including the recent demolition of the 99-foot Buddha statue in Draggo County, Kham Region, Eastern Tibet.