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China marks 60 years of cultural destruction in Tibet, not liberation, say
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As the Chinese Communist Party gears up for grand celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the so-called "Tibet Autonomous Region" (TAR) on September 9, Tibetan advocacy groups have sharply criticised the move, calling it a facade that masks decades of repression, forced
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China asserts communist rule over Dalai Lama's reincarnation
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The statement came from Gama Cedain, chairman of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), during a news conference in Beijing marking the 60th anniversary of TAR's founding, as reported by Tibetan Review.
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'Uyghur lives traded for cotton, solar panels': China's crimes against hum
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Over the past decade, China has escalated a brutal campaign of systematic repression against the Uyghur people, an indigenous Turkic Muslim group native to the region known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or East Turkestan.
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Kailash Manasarovar Yatris celebrate International Day of Yoga in Tibet
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Pilgrims on the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, a sacred journey to Mount Kailash in Tibet, marked the International Day of Yoga 2025 by performing yoga sessions in Bainang County, Tibet Autonomous Region.
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US State Department issues annual report on access to Tibetan areas
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The report highlights ongoing restrictions imposed by Chinese authorities on US diplomats, journalists, and citizens seeking to enter Tibet.
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China sees surge in worker protests over unpaid wages amid deepening local
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Workers across China, from the northern province of Hebei to the southern autonomous region of Guangxi, which borders Vietnam, and eastward to the coastal province of Guangdong, are bearing the brunt of cash-strapped local governments seeking survival strategies during the economic downturn.
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Thai security command rejects Justice Minister's Xinjiang-Uyghur compariso
Updated : 1 year ago IST
ISOC spokesperson Maj Gen Thammanoon Maison argued that likening Thailand's southern border provinces to Xinjiang is both misleading and improper.
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US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over reciprocal access t
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday (local time) the imposition of visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for limiting the access of US officials to Tibetan areas.
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Spain: 5 killed, 4 injured in coal mine explosion in Degana
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Asturias regional government said that two of the injured personnel were taken to Ponferrada, a city in the neighbouring autonomous region of Castilla y Leon, for treatment. Another person, who suffered a head injury, was taken to Cangas del Narcea, in the Asturias region.
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Thai lawyer petitions court for release of Uyghurs detained for over decad
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Chuchart Kanpai, a Thai attorney, has petitioned for the release of 42 Uyghur men who have been detained in Thailand for over ten years. The men were arrested on immigration charges in 2013 while escaping alleged persecution in China. They are members of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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UK Parliament hosts forum on genocide and human rights violations in East
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The UK Parliament's House of Lords on Wednesday hosted a significant event focusing on the ongoing genocide and human rights violations against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan, which China refers to as the "Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region."
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Death toll rises to 95 in Tibet earthquake
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Dingri County in Xigaze City, within the Tibet Autonomous Region, has climbed to 95, up from the initial count of 53, according to a report by CNN.
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