WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (13th-19th April, 2020)
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April 22, 2020 |
April 22, 2020, Issue 25
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.
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA
- ‘Prayer Is Not Enough.’ The Dalai Lama on Why We Need to Fight Coronavirus With Compassion
- Congratulating President Moon Jae-in on Election Victory
TIBET TODAY
- Two Tibetan monasteries in Lhokha closed as part of coronavirus prevention
- Tibetan School children Lose Fluency in Native Language as Schools Switch to Mandarin
- Traditional Tibetan Medicines See Spike in Demand as Purported Coronavirus Remedies
- LAND TO BE CONFISCATED FROM TIBETANS AS PART OF RAILWAY PROJECT CONSTRUCTION
CTA INITIATIVES ON COVID-19
- CTA Press Briefing on Coronavirus| 16 April 2020
- Tibetans in South India raise over Rs. 2 crores in contribution to PM CARES, K’taka CM fund and relief for dailywage earners
- Baroda Tibetan sweater sellers donate over 1 lakh to Mayor’s COVID-19 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
- Kyabje Gaden Tripa contributes over 5 lakh to PM CARES and Karnataka CM COVID-19 relief fund
- Shimla Tibetan community donates over 1.5 lakh to CM’s Covid-19 solidarity response fund
- Miao Tibetan settlement contributes over 2 lakh to Chief Minister and ADC Emergency Relief Fund
- Jonang Takten Choeling Monastery donates over 1.15 lakh to Himachal CM relief fund, donates medical supplies
- Tibetan Settlement Office Darjeeling donates 1.5 lakh to West Bengal Coronavirus relief fund
- Rato Monastery in Mundgod provides food and relief supplies to dailywage earners in rurals
- Tibetan Monasteries in Dharamshala contribute over 15 lakh to India’s Coronavirus relief fund
- Paonta, Kamrao, Sataun and Puruwala Tibetans donate 1 lakh to the CM Relief Fund
- Ladakh Settlement Office contributes Rs 5.7 lakh to Ladakh UT Coronavirus fund
- Tibetan organisations in Dharamshala makes donation to combat COVID-19
- Tibetan Homes Foundation, Mussoorie donates 3 lakhs to the District COVID-19 Relief Fund
NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
- 82 organizations petition against China’s appointment to the Consultative Group of UN Human Rights Council
- Belgian Federal MP Hon. Cogolati issues public statement for the unconditional release of Panchen Lama
FEATURE & ARTICLES
- Op-Ed: In Tibet, it’s a crime to even talk about the value of mother-tongue education by Sophie Richardson, Los Angeles Times
- China’s Big Game: The Post-Corona Surveillance Network by Tenzing Wangdak, Tibet Policy Institute
- US – China Relations: The normative clause of Tibet by Tenzin Lhadon, Tibet Policy Institute
- China Limited the Mekong’s Flow. Other Countries Suffered a Drought. by Hannah Beech, The New York Times
- New study says China limited river flow from Tibet to Southeast Asia by International Campaign for Tibet
- How China is losing the world’s trust following its cover-up of the coronavirus crisis by Chi Wang, South China Morning Post