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Ireland raises alarm over China's expanding influence in universities
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ireland's security establishment has issued a rare and pointed warning over the potential risks posed by academic and research engagement with China, signalling growing unease about foreign influence within the country's higher education sector. Irish Military Intelligence has quietly brief
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China tightens control in Tibetan regions as religious leader's detention
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chinese authorities have escalated political pressure on Tibetan communities in Amdo Golog following the detention of prominent Buddhist figure Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin. The development has intensified fears of expanding surveillance and coercive governance across Tibetan regions, Phayul report
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Chinese court sentences Tibetan activist Tsering Tso to one year in prison
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Tsering Tso, a Tibetan human rights advocate, has received a one-year prison sentence from the Trikha (Ch. Guide) County People's Court located in Tsolho (Hainan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in eastern Tibet. She was charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," a vague accusatio
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Tibetan NGOs protest alleged illegal Chinese gold mining in Tibet, demand
Updated : 5 months ago IST
A group of five NGOs, including the Tibetan Youth Congress, Tibetan Women's Association, National Democratic Party of Tibet, Gu Chu Sum Movement Association of Tibet, and Students for a Free Tibet India, vehemently denounced China's unlawful gold mining activities in Kashi village, Kham Zach
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China detains about 80 Tibetans after protest against illegal gold mining
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Around 80 Tibetans were arrested in Kashi village after protesting illegal gold mining, with seven still missing, according to Phayul. Authorities reportedly carried out door-to-door arrests, imposed restrictions and allegedly mistreated detainees amid heightened surveillance and security me
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China deploys heavy security in Lhasa during Tibetan Ganden Ngamchoe Festi
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Chinese officials have allegedly sent a significant number of police and paramilitary personnel to Lhasa on Sunday for the annual Ganden Ngamchoe festival, an important religious event that honours the parinirvana of Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, Phay
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China's assimilation drive targets Tibetan educator, shuts down cultural i
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Phayul, it remains uncertain whether regular police, secret police, or state security officers carried out the detention. Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin's growing influence as both a Buddhist teacher and a cultural educator has long drawn the attention of Chinese authorities, who are inc
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Tibetan Women's Association marks 30 years of silent protest
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) observed the 30th anniversary of the historic 'Silent Protest' staged during the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, a symbolic act remembered as the first protest by Tibetan exiles against Chinese rule on Chinese territo
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New Tibetan voices rise against China's oppression
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
All three emphasised the urgent need to rejuvenate Tibetan democracy and strengthen efforts against China's escalating repression in Tibet, as reported by Phayul.
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15-nation coalition at UNGA condemns China for "systematic" human rights a
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A coalition of 15 countries issued a collective statement during the Third Committee of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, denouncing what they referred to as serious, ongoing, and systematic human rights abuses by China at home and abroad, according to a report by Phayul.
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Prague Declaration condemns China's interference in Dalai Lama succession
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Prague Declaration on Freedom of Religion or Belief 2025 has firmly asserted the Tibetan Buddhist community's right to choose the successor of the 14th Dalai Lama without any political interference, a move widely seen as a rebuke to China's growing attempts to control the Tibetan spirit
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China's influence accused as Paris museum erases 'Tibet' from exhibition
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The demonstration organised by Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) France and the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress denounced the museum's decision to remove the word "Tibet" from its artefact labels and rename its long-running "Nepal-Tibet" gallery as "Himalayan World," as reported by Phayul.
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