WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (09th-15th March 2020)
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March 16, 2020 |
March 16, 2020, Issue 24
WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (09th-15th March 2020) 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.
TIBET TODAY
- Massive show of military force close to Tibetan Uprising Day
- Repression in Tibet “more severe” than other areas of China: State Dept. report
- China Calls Tibet’s Stability Into Question With ‘Show of Force’ in Lhasa
TIBETANS IN EXILE
- CTA observes annual ‘Tibetan Women’s Day’ this year
- Statement of the President of the Central Tibetan Administration on the 61st Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day
- Statement of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on the commemoration of the 61st Tibetan National Uprising Day
- On the 61st anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day, Czech MPs reaffirm support to the cause of Tibet
- Tibetan Parliamentarians conclude official visit to the Russian Federation
- Message from Health Kalon regarding COVID-19, appeals people to stay away from rumours
WORLDWIDE TIBET MOVEMENT
- UN Human Rights Chief’s visit to China “incomplete without a visit to Tibet”
- UN Member States Raise Tibet at the 43rd UN Human Rights Council
WORLD LEADERS STATEMENT ON 10TH MARCH
- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s statement on the 61st Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day
- Representative Jim McGovern’s Statement on 61st Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising
- British MP Tim Loughton’s speech on the occasion of the 61st Anniversary of ‘Tibetan Uprising Day’
- Canadian MP Garnett Genuis’ statement on the 61st Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day
- MEP Santos and Belgian MP Cogolati address the Tibetan Uprising Day Commemoration in Brussels
EVENTS ON TIBETAN NATIONAL UPRISING DAY
- Czech Republic commemorates 61st Tibetan National Uprising Day across 1102 venues
- Tibetan National Flag raised in many European municipalities on 10 March
- 61st Tibetan National Uprising Day commemorated across Central and Eastern Europe
- Tibetan National Uprising Day marked in Vilnius, Lithuania
- Tibet Support Group in Mexico rallies for Tibet on 10 March Uprising
- Tibetans in Switzerland and Liechtenstein hold demonstration on the 43rd UN HRC session
- Mayor of Royal Borough of Greenwich hoists Tibetan National Flag in observance of Tibetan Uprising Day