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1 month ago | 
rfa.org | Tenzin Pema |Stephen Wright
BANGKOK and WASHINGTON – Press freedom is at its lowest ebb globally in more than two decades, Reporters Without Borders said Friday, as economic pressures shake the foundations of journalism. The advocacy group, also known as Reporters sans frontières or RSF, said it classified the global state of press freedom as “difficult” for the first time since it began compiling its media index in 2002.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
rfa.org | Tashi Wangchuk |Tenzin Pema
Tibet’s struggle for autonomy in China is “one of the frontlines” in America’s battle with the Chinese Communist Party, a senior State Department official said at a Tibetan New Year celebration. Albert Gombis, the acting under secretary of state for civilian security, democracy and human rights, made the remark at an event marking Losar, or Tibetan New Year, at the State Department on Tuesday.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
rfa.org | Tashi Wangchuk |Tenzin Pema |Boer Deng
Gyalo Thondup, an elder brother of the Dalai Lama who played a crucial role in the history of modern Tibetan, has died at his home in Kalimpong in northeast India aged 97. One of six siblings to the Tibetan spiritual leader, he leaves behind a legacy built on a lifetime of advocating against Chinese rule in Tibet.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
rfa.org | Tashi Wangchuk |Tenzin Pema |Taejun Kang
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Dozens of people were killed on Tuesday and many buildings destroyed when a powerful earthquake struck Tibet in western China, according to U.S. and Chinese agencies. Tremors were felt hundreds of kilometres away in neighboring Nepal and India.
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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
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
rfa.org | Tenzin Pema
Rising waters from a new dam in central China have submerged the area where a 135-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monastery once stood, as well as a nearby village, according to experts who viewed satellite photos and two sources inside Tibet. The Atsok Monastery, built in 1889, was demolished earlier this year to make way for the expansion of the Yangqu hydropower station in Qinghai province.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
rfa.org | Tenzin Dickyi |Tenzin Pema
A U.S. official who handles Tibetan issues has called for information sharing about environmental changes taking place in Tibetan areas of China to help scientists prepare for climate change. Uzra Zeya, the U.S. special coordinator for Tibetan issues, emphasized the critical role of the Tibetan Plateau in advancing global water security in virtual remarks given on Saturday to the World Water Week 2024 conference in Stockholm.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
rfa.org | Tenzin Pema
A Chinese government measure to boost the economy and improve the business environment of the Tibet Autonomous Region will benefit the large and growing Han population there, while Tibetans face increased economic marginalization, according to a new think-tank report. Chinese officials have doubled down on expanding existing economic and technology development zones, or ETDZs, in Tibet, says , a Washington think tank.
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Jul 13, 2024 | 
rfa.org | Tenzin Pema |Tashi Wangchuk
President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law a bill that urges China to resume talks with the Dalai Lama or his representatives to arrive at a “negotiated agreement on Tibet” as he reiterated that the measure did not represent a change in U.S. policy. “I share the Congress’s bipartisan commitment to advancing the human rights of Tibetans and supporting efforts to preserve their distinct linguistic, cultural and religious heritage,” Biden said in a July 12 statement.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
rfa.org | Tenzin Pema
Defying a warning from China, a delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, in northern India, on Wednesday, telling the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader that the recent passage of U.S. legislation is a major step toward ensuring the self-determination of the Tibetan people. Led by Rep.
