The scale and methodology of this reclassification process raise substantive concerns regarding the transformation of sacred and communal spaces in the absence of meaningful consultation with affected Tibetan communities.
Tsering, head of the Tibetan Traditional Medical Hospital of the Xizang Autonomous Region, noted that the new center will serve as a vital bridge for cross-regional and international academic collaboration.
As many as 91,042 voters have been registered for the upcoming election of Sikyong (political leader) and the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, revealed the election commission of the Dharamshala-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).
Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya....
Two days ahead of the TibetanNew Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number.
Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems... .
KATHMANDU, Nepal — In Nepal, the unseen eye has changed Tibetan life ... They are a presence, an unseen watcher that Tibetans have learned to fear ... from Tibetans.Sign up for the Breaking News newsletter.
Those eyes have served as a symbol of sanctuary for generations of Tibetans fleeing the Chinese crackdown in their homeland. But today, Tibetan refugees are also watched by far more malevolent eyes.
The arbitrary detention and subsequent deportation of two Indian citizens with Tibetan identity markers at Shanghai airport has generated considerable discussion across India.