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Italian representatives visit Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, discuss Tibet's
Updated : 6 days, 8 hours ago IST
During the meeting, participants highlighted the long-standing ties between Italy and Tibet, noting that cultural exchanges between the two date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. At that time, Italian Jesuit and Capuchin missionaries travelled to Lhasa, where they studied the Tibetan lang
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Chinese authorities jail Tibetan monk for 6 years for teaching Tibetan lan
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
The Chinese government has sentenced Palden Yeshe, a Tibetan monk, to six years in prison for teaching Tibetan language to over 300 students during their school holidays, drawing renewed criticism over China's tightening restrictions on Tibetan cultural and linguistic practices, as reported
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Chinese Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Tibetan Language and Religious
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Citing sources within Tibet, the Tibet Times states that posts featuring Tibetan script, spoken Tibetan language, traditional attire, religious teachings, and images of revered spiritual leaders are increasingly subjected to censorship. Users reportedly face warnings, temporary suspension
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French lawmaker raises concerns over Tibetan language policy, France voice
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
The report states that Deputy Charles de Courson of the French National Assembly submitted a formal written question to the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, warning about a policy change scheduled for 2026 that would remove Tibetan as a core subject from national university en
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China expands propaganda airwaves in Tibet as independent voices fade
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
As China advances its sinicisation campaign in the Tibet Autonomous Region, the government has moved aggressively to expand the reach of its Tibetan-language broadcasting, even as access for outside media continues to narrow.
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"10th Panchen Lama sacrificed his life for the cause of Tibet," says Tibet
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
As part of the commemoration, TYC organised a panel discussion in Dharamshala and invited scholars from the Tibetan community to deliberate on the importance of preserving the Tibetan language. In addition to the Dharamshala event, university-based programmes were organised across various pa
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TCHRD criticises Xi Jinping's Tibet visit as 'stage-managed spectacle'
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy criticised Xi Jinping's Lhasa visit, calling it a "stage-managed" display that ignored Tibetan autonomy. The report highlighted Sinicisation, restricted Tibetan language and culture, and alleged forced labour, intermarriage, and resource disp
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China to drop Tibetan as core subject in university entrance exams, sparki
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Beijing's push to intensify Sinicization across the Tibetan Plateau has taken a significant step forward, with the Communist Party of China's top Tibetan leader announcing that the Tibetan language will no longer be a core subject in the region's national college entrance examination for mos
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CTA wraps up Tibetan language, dialectics workshops amid China's growing c
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Central Tibetan Administration held two workshops to enhance teachers' skills in Buddhist Dialectics and Tibetan language. Officials urged educators to preserve Tibetan identity through education, especially as external pressures grow and fewer young Tibetans speak the language. Teachers
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China uses colonial boarding schools for political assimilation: New repor
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US-based Tibet Action Group has come up with a new report that reveals that China is using colonial boarding schools for political assimilation and not for education access. The report says that China has designed this system to assimilate Tibetan children. The report describes how these
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Tibetan leader warns of cultural erasure, pushes Tibetan language educatio
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
During a visit to the Kham Kathok Tibetan Settlement in Sataun, Sikyong Penpa Tsering warned of China's continued efforts to erase Tibetan identity and urged stronger Tibetan language education for children in exile, while also highlighting a new digital archive project to preserve sacred te
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Tibet activists demand full investigation following suspicious death of Ti
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, 56, reportedly sought refuge in Vietnam after experiencing harassment from Chinese authorities in Tibet due to his active role in preserving Tibetan language and cultural identity.
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