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Tibetan researchers, activists demand transparency from China over Kyirong flash floods
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 1: A joint press briefing in Dharamshala on Tuesday raised alarm over what activists and researchers described as an ‘information blackout’ surrounding the devastating flash floods in Kyirong in occupied Tibet, demanding that China release...
China censors Kyirong flood footage, grossly under-reports death toll
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 31: Video footage capturing the terrifying moments when people fled a rapidly advancing wall of mud and debris at the Kyirong Port in occupied Tibet has reportedly been removed from Chinese social-media platforms, fuelling concerns...
Nepal flood death toll surpasses 600, Tibet’s death toll obscured as China restricts information
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 29: The catastrophic glacier collapse and ensuing flash floods that tore through the Nepal–Tibet border region have killed more than 600 people in Nepal, while the Chinese authorities have reported only seven deaths in the...
Nepal flood triggers scrutiny of Chinese expanding infrastructure in occupied Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 29: The catastrophic flash flood that struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 26, killing more than 600 people and leaving scores missing, has sparked fresh scrutiny of China’s expanding infrastructure footprint in occupied Tibet. Nepali...
Lobga Rangzen’s family meets U.S. Mission to UN, urges sustained attention on Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 29: A delegation of Tibetans, including Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) President Tsering Chomphel, members of the family of late independence activist Lobga Rangzen, former TYC President and MP Tenzing Jigme, and Regional TYC New York...
Tibetan cooperatives urged for greater accountability, sustainable growth at annual conference
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 28: The 25th Annual Conference of 15 Tibetan Cooperatives in India commenced on Wednesday at the Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong Hall here at the seat of the exile Tibetan government in exile, bringing together more...
CTA President confirms casualty among Tibetan settlement in Nepal’s flood-hit Rasuwa with many missing
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 27: The catastrophic flash flood that swept across the Nepal–Tibet border on Wednesday has caused widespread destruction and left Tibetan communities in both Tibet and Nepal facing severe losses, according to Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)...
Deadly flash flood sweeps Nepal-Tibet border, Tibetans feared among those affected
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 26: A catastrophic flash flood and mudslide swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district along the Tibet border early Wednesday, killing at least 95 people and leaving hundreds missing, as torrents of water, mud, and debris inundated...
China removes Tibetan literary and cultural work from textbooks under new ethnic unity law
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 26: China is reportedly removing traditional Tibetan literary and cultural works from revised Tibetan-language school textbooks, according to a report by the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), raising fresh concerns over...
Xi Jinping likely to visit India after seven years for BRICS Summit
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 25: Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to visit India next month to attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, in what could mark his first trip to the country in seven years and a...













