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WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (24TH AUGUST TO 30th AUGUST 2020)

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

·         Sympathy for Retiring Japanese Prime Minister

·         The Need for Secular Ethics in Modern Education

·         Short video titled “I admire the spirit of the European Union” – HH the Dalai Lama to be released on 2 September, Tibetan Democracy Day

TIBET TODAY

·         Communist Party leader urges struggle against Dalai Lama

·         Growing anti-slaughter movement against Chinese commercial slaughterhouses in Tibet

·         Tibetan Crowds at Lhasa Festival Smaller This Year, With Officials Citing ‘COVID’ Fears

·         Tibetan Uncle and Nephew Arrested For Urging Resistance to Chinese Land Grab

·         Xi says China to step up efforts to fight ‘splittism’ in Tibet

TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         Thanking Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Support for Tibet

·         Secretary Karma Choeying appointed Official Spokesperson of Central Tibetan Administration

·         Tibetans and Hong-Kongers protest during the secretive visit of Chinese Foreign Minister to Rome

·         Tibet Civil Societies Recommend Switzerland to Re-Think on ‘One-China’ Policy and the Belt and Road Initiative

·         15th Kashag Completes Four Years in Office: Exclusive interview with Home Kalon Sonam Topgyal Khorlatsang

·         15th Kashag Completes Four Years in Office: Exclusive interview with Education Kalon Dr Pema Yangchen

·         Education Kalon hosts Webinar on English Curriculum and Learning Standards Framework

·         Induction Training for School Guidance Counselors Underway

FEATURE & ARTICLES

 ·         China’s expansionism enters dangerous phase by Brahma Chellaney, the hill.com

·         China Alone by Brahma Chellaney, Project Syndicate

·         The Chinese Trojan Horse That Distorted Tibetan History  by Nawang Phuntsog, The Quint

·         China and India’s road to peace blocked as both sides build in border region by Keegan Elmer

·         Enforced disappearances ‘rife across the world’ – UN chief by UN News