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Dharamshala: Domestic violence is an issue tackled globally by governments through stringent legislation but until four years ago, there were no laws protecting women in China against domestic violence. There are still no laws prohibiting marital rape or sexual harassment. More

Geneva: The Tibet Bureau Geneva staff Thinlay Chukki, Special Appointee for Human Rights testified on the deplorable conditions of the Tibetan political prisoners under the Chinese rule at a web conference organized in the Senate Building of the Italian Republic on 23 November 2020. More

Dharamshala: Speaker Pema Jungney of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile offered his heartfelt condolences to Shri Gaurav Gogoi, MP of Lok Sabha, on the demise of his father Shri Late Tarun Gogoi, former Chief Minister of Assam. Expressing his deep sadness, the Speaker wrote, “We are deeply saddened to learn the demise of your father Mr Tarun Gogoi. More

Geneva: In a recent communication to the United Nations independent experts, the Chinese government has falsely claimed that it established the religious status and titles of the lineage of the living Buddha and the institutions of the Dalai Lamas and the Panchen Lamas. More

CTA President Dr. Lobsang Sangay on his maiden official visit to the White House Significance of CTA President's first ever official meetings and visit to the White House: An Interview Posted by TIBET TV on Sunday, 22 November 2020   Dharamshala: President Dr Lobsang Sangay on Friday created history as the first political head of CTA to formally enter the White House. More

Washington DC: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay entered the United States White House this afternoon — a historic feat. This is the first time in the last 6 decades the head of the Central Tibetan Administration has been invited into the White House. Last month, Dr. More

Washington DC: The 15th Interethnic/Interfaith leadership conference of Citizen Power Initiative was held virtually on 18th November 2020 with global participants and speakers. The initiative was started by Dr. Yang Jianli under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama more than a decade ago. Representative Ngodup Tsering gave opening remarks for the conference and congratulated Dr. More

Dharamshala: Speaker Pema Jungney on behalf of Tibetans in and outside Tibet and the 16th Tibetan Parliament in Exile extended his heartiest gratitude to Congressman Ted Yoho for sponsoring the resolution titled “H. Res. More

Dharamshala: The Tibetan community in India and Nepal has reported 65 new cases over the past week, bringing the total case to 1230. Addressing the 34th COVID-19 briefing, Dr. More

Dharamshala: This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to take part in a conversation with Ian Hickie, a Professor of Psychiatry in Sydney as part of this year’s Happiness and Its Causes Conference in Australia. Moderator Tony Steel welcomed His Holiness, Prof Hickie, other conference participants and an online audience of several thousand. More

Geneva: Joshua Wong, one of Hong Kong’s well known pro-democracy student activist leader turned politician addressed a talk-cum-press conference organized by Farefuturo Foundation’s Training School in the Nassyria Hall of the Italian Senate yesterday i.e., 18 November 2020. More

Washington DC: This week the US House of Representatives passed a resolution titled “H. Res. 697: - Affirming the significance of' the advocacy for genuine autonomy for Tibetans in the People's Republic of China and the work His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has done to promote global peace, harmony, and understanding. More

Washington DC: The United States State Department's Office of Policy Planning released a 72-page report, titled “The Elements of the China Challenge,” for how the US has responded and should respond to China’s ongoing authoritarianism. The report devotes space to the discussion of repression of ethnic and religious minorities in China. More

By Tenzin Lhadon for Tibet Policy Institute, 19 November 2020, Read the original article published on tibetpolicy.net The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on October 29 wrapped up the fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee in Beijing. More

Dharamshala: Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback has opposed China's intervention in picking the next Dalai Lama saying, "The United States supports – that religious community has the right to pick their own leadership. That certainly includes the next Dalai Lama". More

Dharamshala: Speaker Pema Jungney and Deputy Speaker Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile participated in the flag-off ceremony of Indo-Tibet bike rally on Wednesday. The Chief Guest was Shri Kishan Kapoor, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Kangra and Chamba. More

Sonamling, Leh: Chief Representative Officer Tsetan Wangchuk of Ladakh Tibetans met with MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal to congratulate him on his appointment as Ladakh's BJP President and also on the BJP's decisive win in the recently concluded Ladakh Hill Council Election. More

Dharamshala: In a press conference held on 21 August 2020, the Election Commission had issued the following guidelines regarding the voter registration for 2021 General Elections of Sikyong and members of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile: All those who fulfill the conditions laid down in Article 18 (4) are eligible to vote. More

Taiwan: The Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Centre under the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan organized a one-day conference titled "Tibetan Cultural Development and Innovation Conference" on 14 November. More

DECLARATION GENEVA FORUM 2020 9-13 NOVEMBER 2020, GENEVA We, the experts along with the speakers and participants of the third Geneva Forum 2020 on “China’s Policy on Freedom of Religion: Global Impact”, Express Our Grave Concern for policies implemented by the Government of the People’s Republic of China that represent systemic violations of freedom of religion or belief, as enshrined in More