i WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (25TH TO 31ST OCTOBER 2021) | Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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

·         Compassion and Dignity

·         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

·         Despite being politically, militarily, and economically empowered, China lacks moral power: Sikyong at IPAC Conference in Rome

·         Sikyong Meets President Arno Kompatscher of South Tyrol, and Roberto Stanchina, Vice Mayor of Trentino

·         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

·         Tibet Support Group in Mexico observes Ofrenda in honour of Tibetans who died under China’s oppression

·         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