By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 13 Oct: The executive committee of the 15th Regional Tibetan Women’s Association (RTWA) in Dharamsala has suspended all official operations and returned its uniforms and local office keys to the Central Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), citing fundamental objections to an open letter welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his visit to India for the BRICS summit.

The letter was jointly issued by TWA and four other Tibetan organisations at a press conference in New Delhi on 8 September.

In a statement published on Facebook on 13 Oct., the regional committee condemned the central leadership’s decision to extend formal courtesy and a welcoming reception to a president responsible for the occupation of Tibet, the deaths of more than a million Tibetans, and ongoing efforts to eradicate Tibetan language and culture. The committee described such deference as inappropriate and deeply m...