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China leads in executions amid record spike: Amnesty International

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 12: China has once again been named the “world’s top executioner” in Amnesty International’s Death Sentences and Executions 2024 report. Released on April 8, the report revealed a 32% spike in known executions from 2023 documented executions worldwide,...

HRW calls for investigation into suspicious death of Humkar Dorje Rinpoche in Vietnam

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 11: International rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Vietnamese government to launch an impartial and transparent investigation into the death of a prominent Tibetan religious leader, Humkar Dorje Rinpoche, under what the...

Seventh Permanent Strategy Committee meeting convenes in Dharamshala

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 10: The 16th Cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also known as the exile Tibetan government convened its 7th Permanent Strategy Committee meeting on Wednesday at the Administrative Training Centre in Dharamshala. This three-day...

China-linked spyware targeting communities deemed threat to CCP: Advisory by global cybersecurity agencies

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 10: Global cybersecurity agencies have issued a joint advisory warning about sophisticated spyware targeting individuals and communities connected to Tibet, Taiwan, East Turkestan and Falun Gong. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), in collaboration with...

US ambassador to China nominee pledges strong stand on Tibet at confirmation hearing

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 9: During the confirmation hearing of David Perdue, nominee for US Ambassador to China, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, Tibet emerged as a focal point in discussions surrounding human rights in China. Perdue faced questions...

CTA condemns death of prominent Buddhist leader in Chinese custody in Vietnam

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 9: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile, has strongly denounced the sudden and suspicious death of prominent Tibetan Buddhist figure Tulku Hungkar Dorje while in Chinese custody in Vietnam. The condemnation was issued...