WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (20th-27th April, 2020)
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April 27, 2020 |
April 27, 2020, Issue 26
Weekly Tibet News Digest is a collection of different articles, columns and Tibet related news in and outside Tibet published in various websites. The views expressed are of the authors and do not necessarily reflect endorsement by the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi.
NEWS ON TIBET
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Message for Earth Day
- Tibetan Monk Dies After Living Two Years With Torture Injuries Sustained in Custody
- Nomads Appeal Plan to Make Tibetan Schools in Ngaba Teach in Chinese
PANCHEN LAMA 31ST BIRTHDAY
- Panel discussion: Renewing global advocacy for the release of the 11th Panchen Lama
- USCIRF calls China to release the 11th Panchen Lama who turns 31 today
- 32 European parliamentarians urge European Commission to call upon China to free Panchen Lama without any conditions
- CTA launches month-long Global Advocacy Campaign on Panchen Lama’s 31st Birthday
- Office of Tibet, Japan begins campaign for 11th Panchen Lama’s release
- Tibet issue tabled in Taiwan, ahead of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama’s enforced disappearance
CTA INITIATIVES ON COVID-19
- Sikyong urges Tibetans to observe lockdown through May end to combat COVID-19 spread
- Press briefing by CTA COVID-19 Task Force: New guidelines to be implemented after 3 May
- DOE Relief Money for the needy Tibetan students stranded without help amidst lockdown
TIBETANS CONTRIBUTION TO RELIEF EFFORTS
- Kyabje Kundeling Tatsak Rinpoche commits over 2 million rupees towards COVID-19 relief efforts in India
- Kyabje Jonang Gyaltsab Rinpoche pledges over 1 lakh to CM relief fund, donates relief worth 1 lakh to poor
- Ravangla Tibetan donates over 50,000 to Sikkim CM Coronavirus relief fund
- Dehradun Tibetans pledge over 7 lakh to CM Coronavirus Relief Fund
- Jonang monastery distributes rations worth of 80,000 to local Indian community
- Sera Jey KheNyen Dratsang and Sera Mey Thoesam Norling Monastery donate 18 lakh worth rations to daily wagers, stranded migrant workers
- Kalimpong Tibetan contributes over 2.3 lakhs to West Bengal emergency relief fund
- Mainpat Tibetan community donates over 3.5 lakhs to CM Relief Fund
- Zigar Drukpa Kargyud Institute and Holy caves of Guru Padmasambhava Centre Rewalsar contribute 5 Lakh to DC Mandi COVID-19 Relief Fund and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund
FEATURE & ARTICLES
- China must not shape the future of human rights at the UN by Kyle Matthews & Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, The Conversation
- China’s Hidden Crackdown in Tibet by Kate Saunders, The Diplomat
- Why China is losing the coronavirus narrative by Jamil Anderlini, Financial Times
- Trump warns China over Covid-19 outbreak as Europe approaches 100,000 deaths by Alison Rourke, The Guardian