Rigdhen Dolma

Dec 12, 2024 | rfa.org | Dorjee Damdul |Rigdhen Dolma |Tenzin Pema

Pelosi ‘hopeful’ Trump will take tough Tibet stanceThe former US House speaker received an award for helping advocate on behalf of Tibetans. By Dorjee Damdul, Rigdhen Dolma, and Tenzin Pema2024.12.12

Oct 1, 2024 | rfa.org | Tenzin Dickyi |Tashi Wangchuk |Rigdhen Dolma

Read RFA coverage of this topic in Tibetan here, here and here. A French museum that replaced “Tibet”' with “Xizang” — a term promoted by the Chinese government but opposed by Tibetan advocates — said it would undo the change in its exhibits, following protests and petitions by Tibetans. Last year, China decided to adopt the term “Xizang” in all its official documents to refer to “Tibet” — an example, activists say, of Beijing’s attempts to erase their linguistic and cultural heritage.

May 23, 2024 | rfa.org | Rigdhen Dolma |Tashi Wangchuk |Tenzin Pema

The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill urging the Chinese government to engage in dialogue with the Dalai Lama or Tibetan leaders, without any preconditions, to resolve the China-Tibet dispute. The bipartisan Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act notes that the dispute between Tibet and China must be resolved in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Charter, by peaceful means and through dialogue.

May 1, 2024 | rfa.org | Rigdhen Dolma |Tashi Wangchuk |Tenzin Pema

Just days ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to France, the democratically elected head of the Tibetan government-in-exile met with French President Emmanuel Macron during an award ceremony in Paris. The visit marked the first meeting of a Tibetan elected leader with the head of a state of a major Western democratic nation.