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WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (13th to 19th September 2021)

WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (13th to 19th September 2021) is a collection of different articles, columns, and Tibet-related news in and outside Tibet published on 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 &

·       Congratulating Prime Minister Modi on His Birthday

·       His Holiness the Dalai Lama to deliver talk on “Our Happiness, Our Health, Our Future” on September 22

 

TIBET TODAY

·       Critically ill Dza Wonpo Tibetan woman in detention denied medical care (Updated)

·       China Closes Tibetan School in Qinghai, Leaving Many Students Adrift

·       Tibetan Writer Dies After Eight Years of Failing Health Following Release From Prison

 

WORLDWIDE TIBETAN MOVEMENT

·       Sikyong Penpa Tsering pays courtesy call on Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

·       European Parliament report on EU-China strategy raises concerns about Tibetans’ persecution

·       UN experts raise cases of detained and “disappeared” Tibetans

·       77th Task Force Briefing: Taskforce appeals public to get tested on first appearance of symptoms

·       Representative of OOT Taiwan receives audience with Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche

·       Indian Embassy in Moscow launches Kusho Bakula Rinpoche’s Autobiography

 

SINO-INDIA/ CHINA WATCH

·       China silent as India seeks further meets to discuss speedy resolution of border issue

·       President Xi praises, rallies behind PLA unit at occupied Tibet-India border

·       China vows to retaliate as Canada’s opposition promises tougher line against it ahead of Sep 20 election

·       China subjecting ethnic minority preschoolers to compulsory Mandarin education

·       Chinese ambassador earns dubious distinction of ban from UK parliament

 

COMMENTARIES & ARTICLES

·       India should share its ancient knowledge with the world: The Dalai Lama by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Week

·       Dalai Lama alone will have final say on reincarnation: CTA chief Penpa Tsering by Rezaul H Laskar, Hindustan Times

·       India Must ‘Liberate’ Its Tibet Policy, Raise Human Rights Violations On The ‘Roof of the World’ by Rahul Kashyap

·       The Importance of Tibet – ‘Ethnic Work’ in Progress by Claude Arpi

·       China building 30 airports near India’s border in Tibet, Xinjiang: Report by Wion Team