WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (25TH TO 31ST OCTOBER 2021)
Tibet This Week (TTW) is a weekly news collection of articles and Tibet-related news on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Current situations inside Tibet, Tibetans in Exile, Worldwide Tibetan Movement and others published in various websites.
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA & TIBET TODAY
· His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Message to COP26
· TIBETAN POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASED AFTER SERVING FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE
· China erases memories of popular Tibetan monk who died in prison
· Chinese tourists crowd Tibet’s Lhasa amid COVID surge in Chinese provinces
SIKYONG VISIT TO ITALY & SWISS
· Sikyong Meets Tibet Supporters in Rome, Addresses Tibetan Community in Milan
· Sikyong arrives to warm welcome reception in Geneva
· Sikyong Penpa Tsering addresses Intergroup Parliamentary for Tibet
· Sikyong Penpa Tsering speaks to researchers of Eurac Research in Bolzano, South Tyrol
TIBETANS IN EXILE
· Speaker expresses gratitude to NBA player Enes Kanter for supporting Tibetan cause
· Knighthood Conferred upon Tsering Jampa on her Retirement Day
· International Conference on ‘Finding Common Ground 2021’ Held in Taipei
· Central Taskforce debunks vaccine myths, more older adults called to get vaccinated
· ICT: Rights-based climate approach needed at COP26
· China’s NBA Enes Kanter response raises Olympics concerns
ARTICLES & COMMENTARIES
· “Xizang”: China Is Stealing from Tibet Even Its Name by Lopsang Gurung
· The Perils of an Unresolved Boundary by Nirupama Rao
· Climate Change Crisis: Tibetan Plateau to Get Spotlight at the COP26 Summit by IANS