WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (10th-16th February 2020)
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February 17, 2020 |
February 17, 2020, Issue 23
WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (10th-16th February 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.
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA
TIBET TODAY
- Tibetan Nun Expelled From Buddhist Center Commits Suicide in Internment Camp
- Chinese Propaganda Featuring Tibetan Nurse Debunked as COVID-19 Cases Increase
- Tibetan monk who posted self-immolator Konpe’s picture released after two years
- Seven Detained in Tibet For ‘Spreading Rumors’ on the Coronavirus Threat
- Authorities plan to build 624 “well off” Border villages in Tibet
TIBETANS IN EXILE
- President Dr. Sangay honoured by the Tibetan community of Austria
- Speaker Pema Jungney speaks on China’s brutal occupation of Tibet and governance of Tibetan refugees in exile
- Tibetan refugees eligible for UPSC Civil Services Exam as per new notification
- Deputy Speaker-led Parliament members attend Dham Hosted by Dharamshala Deputy Mayor
- Manipur International University inks MoU with Mentseekhang, offers free land for Sowa Rigpa Institute construction in Imphal
- Education Kalon speaks at International Teacher Education Module in Vancouver
WORLDWIDE TIBET MOVEMENT
- Sikyong thanks House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, holds marathon meetings with US leaders
- Sikyong thanks US Congressman Jim McGovern for sponsoring the Tibetan Policy and Support Act 2019
- Tibetan delegation briefs UN Expert on Panchen Lama’s enforced disappearance
- South Africa Office of Tibet organises exhibition on His Holiness the Dalai Lama
ARTICLES/ COLUMNS
- Wuhan Coronavirus: a growing concern for Tibetans inside Tibetby Tenzin Tseten, Research Fellow, Tibet Policy Institute
- Rule by Law: China’s New “Ethnic Unity” Regulation in “TAR”by Tenzin Desal, Research Fellow, Tibet Policy Institute
- Coronavirus response in Tibet: arrests, crackdown, religious repressionby International Campaign for Tibet
- New China-Nepal agreements could deny Tibetans freedomby International Campaign for Tibet
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