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Dharamshala: Dopo, a Tibetan man barely of 23 years old, set himself on fire on 4 November, this year in Ngaba County of Tibet’s Amdo region. More

Geneva: Four days ahead of China’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a day-long forum titled “Forum on Human Rights Situation in Regions under the PRC,” jointly organized by Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), CTA and Office of Tibet, Geneva took place in Geneva. More

New Delhi: The Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) will on Monday launch a flagship trilingual report titled ‘Tibet Was Never A Part Of China But The Middle Way Approach Remains a Viable Solution.’  The report published in Tibetan, English and Chinese languages, will be unveiled by Prof. Anand Kumar and Dr. More

Dharamsala: An agreement has been made between China and the Vatican in late September this year, concerning the appointment of Catholic bishops to mainland China. The main idea of the agreement is said to promote mutual understanding between China's two Catholic fractions, but the agreement shows signs of concern especially in light of the Vatican’s hopefulness. More

Bratislava: CTA President Dr Lobsang Sangay gave a talk on Tibet and China at the Pan-European University in Slovakia on 11 October. CTA President was invited by the Mass Media Faculty of the University. The talk was moderated by Dr Yvonne Vavrova, Vice Dean of Pan–European University. More

Geneva: The deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet and China’s unfulfilled promises made in the second cycle of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) were brought to the attention of the UN member states at the UPR pre-session this afternoon. More

Washington: “America had hoped that economic liberalization would bring China into greater partnership with us and with the world. Instead, China has chosen economic aggression..in recent years, it has taken a sharp U-turn toward control and oppression,” US Vice President Mike Pence said in a loaded criticism of Beijing’s homeland and foreign policy at Hudson Institute. More

Geneva: The deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet under the control of Chinese government was yet again brought to the attention by the UN member states at the 39th UN Human Rights Council session concluded on Friday, this week. More

Whatever one reads into China's recent moves in Tibet, one thing is very clear: Beijing has big plans for Tibet in all fronts. These plans constitute the increasing militarization of the Tibetan Plateau in China's push against India and securing the border, Tibet serving as a location of migrant Chinese settlers and the source of natural resources for rapidly industrializing economy. More

Geneva: The human rights situation in Tibet under the Chinese occupation was brought under spotlight once again at the UN Human Rights Council this afternoon at its ongoing 39th session. More

Brussels 12 September: The European Parliament today unanimously approved its EU-China relations report. This report forms the basis for future EU-China policy. The report highlights the deterioration of human rights situation in Tibet and in China. More

Dharamsala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama applauded the anti-corruption campaign led by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, saying that the leadership is “tackling corruption with boldness.” He added, however, that the “best way to tackle corruption is to focus on transforming human emotions, cultivating transparency in work, truthfulness and self-discipline in individuals. More

Filed by UN, EU and Human Rights Desk, Department of Information and International Relations The European Parliament’s Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance has categorised China under “severe violations” group. China is also ranked amongst the worst violators of Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance in the World. More

The United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has published its “concluding observations on the combined fourteenth to seventeenth periodic reports of China”, adopted at its ninety-sixth session. Click here for the complete report. The report comes after China underwent a CERD review a few weeks ago on 10 and 13 August. More

By Michael Clarke August 29, 2018 Chinese President Xi Jinping has proclaimed that his signature “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) that seeks to link the Chinese economy with the major continental and maritime zones of the Eurasian continent will “benefit people across the whole world,” as it will be based on the “Silk Road spirit” of “peace and cooperation, openness and inclusivenes More

Aug 29, 2018, 07.57 AM IST  China has sought to woo India just days ahead of the maiden Indo-US 2+2 dialogue, which will aim to strengthen bilateral partnership in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, by describing the country as a natural partner in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). More

The tactics in Tibet are largely aimed at reducing the influence of the region’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India. China claims Tibet has been part of its territory for more than seven centuries and regards the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist. More

By Emily Feng, Financial Times Beijing exerts pressure on neighbouring countries to monitor dissident émigrés Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. More

  Dharamsala: In a first, the Middle Way Approach Desk of Department of Information & International Relations, CTA is organising a 'Training of Trainers on Empowering Champions of Dialogue’ for members of Tibetan NGOs from across India. More

By Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Rare public infighting betrays the government’s paralysis. Caught unwillingly in a trade war, China’s economy is faltering. But those expecting a repeat of the stimulus during the global financial crisis a decade ago will be sorely disappointed. Rather, the country is sliding into a state of policy paralysis. More