INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Italian MP urges govt to speak against atrocities in Hong Kong, Tibet

  DHARAMSHALA, July 21: Italian MP Matteo Luigi Bianchi urged his government to change its position on China’s increasing atrocities in Hong Kong and Tibet on Monday. Lawmaker Bianchi emphasised the importance to articulate a stand… Continue…

• Tibetan Monasteries Closed to Outside Visitors on Dalai Lama’s Birthday

  Chinese authorities fanned out across Tibetan areas of China over the weekend, warning Tibetan monasteries not to host “outside visitors” during the 85th birthday on July 6 of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, a… Continue…

• Tibet’s Environment, Is It Better or Worse?

  Claims by China that Tibet under Beijing’s rule has protected and preserved its environment are contradicted by miles of mountains scarred by mining and rivers fouled by chemical waste, with Tibetans protesting Chinese mining companies’… Continue…

• Gulshan Abbas, Sister of Uyghur Activist in Exile, Confirmed Detained After Missing for 21 Months

  Gulshan Abbas, a Uyghur doctor from northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) who went missing after her Washington-based sister spoke out against Beijing’s policies in the region, has been confirmed detained nearly two years… Continue…