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The Newsweek | 19 Jan 2021 | Read the original news here The United States became the first country to officially declare Chinese government of Uighur Muslims an act of "genocide," announcing findings Tuesday which found China's policies toward the minority group are "crimes against humanity." Outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said U.S. More

Dharamshala: The officials of Central Tibetan Administration observed a prayer service to mourn the death of Shurmo, five years after he self-immolated protesting against China’s repressive policies in Tibet. More

Delhi: As a bone-chilling cold wave took over the national capital, with the mercury dipping to a historic low, the staff of the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi have been busying themselves with a noble initiative. More

Sutirtho Patranobis for Hindustan Times and Edited by Vinod Janardhanan. Read the article here. The exercise involved ground assault forces as well as the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) aviation unit, which deployed attack helicopters for the drill, China’s official military media reported. More

IRENE JIANG, Business Insider. JAN 18, 2021. Read original news here. Rory Truex, an assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, told students not to take his course on Chinese politics if they currently reside in China. Truex told the Daily Princetonian the course covers subjects the Chinese government may consider sensitive and could endanger students. More

Dharamshala: In recognition of the recently enacted TPSA 2020 by the US government, the Indo Tibetan Friendship Association (ITFA) of Dharamshala hosted a felicitation ceremony at the auditorium of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) last Saturday. Sikyong Dr. More

The panel found it was "clear" that "public health measures could have been applied more forcefully by local and national health authorities in China in January." Agence France-Presse, republished in NDTV News. January 18, 2021. Read original news here. More

Dharamshala: Youth Empowerment Support (YES) section of the Department of Home (DoH), CTA sent 28 Tibetan youth from 13 different Tibetan settlements for long term skill training at Tibetan Private Industrial Training Institute (ITI) based in Selakui, Dehradun. These 28 young people have started their training in December 2020. More

Dharamshala: COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented disruption in the lives of all individuals and the daily affairs of every community, causing a huge burden to the healthcare system of every country. More

THOMAS COLSON, Business Insider. JAN 17, 2021. Read original news here. A leading member of the European Parliament has raised significant concerns about the EU's landmark investment deal with China over its alleged human rights abuses and fears that it could harm relations with the new Biden administration. More

Times of India. Read the article here. WASHINGTON: Outgoing US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday urged President-elect Joe Biden's administration to exercise 'eternal vigilance' especially when it comes to the US-China relations. More

Brahma Chellaney | Project Syndicate | 12 Jan 2021 | Read the original news here China's recent encroachments on Indian territory in the Himalayas could pose a significant threat to Indo-Pacific stability. More

Written by Manish Shukla and Edited by Ananya Das for Zee News. Read the original article here. The Chinese Communist  Party (CCP), under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, craves to establish China as a global power, a dominant force in the international arena. More

Dharamshala: Seeing the faces of students and their Professor, Arthur Brooks, on the screens before him this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama smiled and waved. The students and their professor waved back. Brooks greeted him, saying, “Tashi Delek” and told him how excited he was about the impending meeting. More

Brussels: Belgian Federal parliamentarian Mr Samuel Cogolati was briefed in detail on the recent developments on the issue of Tibet by Representative Tashi Phuntsok today during their meeting at Yuentenling Buddhist Institute in Huy, Belgium. Mr Cogolati had kindly accepted Mr Phuntsok 's request for the meeting as he was visiting the Centre and Mr Cogolati is from Huy. More

Dharamshala: The Indo-Tibetan Friendship Association (ITFA) of Dharamshala organised a felicitation ceremony in recognition of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) of 2020, passed by the US Congress and signed into law by the US President Donald Trump, at the auditorium of Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) on 16 January 2021. More

Dharamshala: After a series of successful meetings with the democratically-elected leader of Tibetan people, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, members of the 15th Kashag, Speaker, Deputy speaker and standing committee of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, US Special Coordinator on Tibetan Issues, Mr Robert Destro met with a group of Tibetan female journalists from various news media organizations acro More

Washington DC: The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) released their annual report—a report based on the events between 1 July 2019 to 1 July 2020—detailing its recommendations to Congress and the United States President based on the human rights conditions and rule of law developments in China. More

Dharamshala: Kalon Ven. Karma Gelek Yuthok, Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration yesterday virtually took part in the 13th Executive Council Meeting of Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (ABCP) organized by Sri Lankan ABCP National centre. More

Dharamshala: Additional Secretary of Health Department, Jampa Phuntsok updated on the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines in India which is likely to begin from 16th January. More