For Immediate Release July 20, 2024 Boston – Chinese authorities forced the closure of Gangjong Sherig Norbu Lobling [1], a renowned Tibetan-run private school [2] located in one of Tibet’s most sparsely populated regions. The move starkly contradicts China’s chief justification that the controversial boarding school system, holding at least one million Tibetan children, is...
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Washington Post: U.S. lawmakers support Dalai Lama amid questions over Tibet’s future
The U.S. delegation gave the Dalai Lama a framed copy of the Resolve Tibet Act that was passed by Congress last week and represents a shift in U.S. policy toward Tibet. By: Gerry Shih and Shibani Mahtani Published: June 20, 2024 NEW DELHI — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation made rare calls for Tibetan self-determination...
The Economist: Why China takes young Tibetans from their families
. Visiting a Tibetan region where children must attend Chinese-language boarding schools Illustration: Chloe Cushman June 13, 2024 Original Article from the Economist: https://www.economist.com/china/2024/06/13/why-china-takes-young-tibetans-from-their-families An air of quiet piety hangs over Rongwo Monastery in the western province of Qinghai. The streets near this ancient complex draw pilgrims and Tibetan Buddhist monks in dark red robes....
BBC investigates life under China’s boarding School System in Tibet
A harrowing @BBCWorld report reveals the struggles of Tibetan children in China's colonial boarding schools. This important and in-depth story, the first of its kind, emerges just days after Tibet was once again ranked the least free place in the world:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4m8g