Headlines- At a site that was the target of hostile Iranian attacks, a fire was brought under control..
- On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said that attacks on Iran "will continue until I say it's enough."
- Early on Wednesday, air defenses around the Bushehr nuclear power station in southern Iran were activated, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency.
- According to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. forces have resumed their naval blockade of vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports.
- In a statement to Iran's leaders at the Negev Conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel would become aggressive if tensions persisted.
- Over the past two days, as the U.S.-Iran war has resumed, including Iranian strikes on cargo ships, the price of crude oil has shot up.
Tag: Tibetan Spiritual Leader
Tibetan Exile MPs Sworn in Amid...
Newly elected members of Tibet’s India-based exile parliament were sworn into office in two separate groups on June 8, with each group now denouncing the other’s oaths as invalid, Tibetan sources say
Tibetan Protester Released Early From Prison...
A Tibetan man serving a 10-year prison term for taking part in protests against Chinese rule was released in February one year before completing his sentence, but is in failing health after suffering beatings and torture in prison, Tibetan sources say
Tibetan Nomad Jailed For One Year...
A Tibetan nomad was jailed this month by a court in northwestern China’s Qinghai province after being convicted of promoting “separatism” for posting photos and teachings of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on social media, Tibetan sources said
Tibetan Diaspora to Vote For Next...
Lobsang Sangay, a Harvard-trained scholar of law, has now served two consecutive five-year terms as Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) since 2011 and will leave that post when his present term ends in May 2021
Tibetan Jailed For Celebrating Dalai Lama’s...
Ajaja, formerly a monk at Kirti monastery in Sichuan’s Ngaba (in Chinese, Aba) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, was released on Dec. 10 and returned to his family home, Tibetan sources living in India said
Thousands of Tibetans Driven From Their...
The evictions will clear the way for the creation of the Mount Qilian National Park, a 50,200 square kilometer parkland and wild animal preserve straddling parts of Qinghai and neighboring Gansu, with the greater part lying in Gansu
Tibetan Soldier in Indian Army Killed...
The governments of India and China accused each other’s militaries Monday of making provocative maneuvers along the Line of Actual Control, their de-facto Himalayan border, but officials from neither country provided exact details of what had happened
English-Language News App Censored Tibet, Dalai...
China’s government has already been censoring politically sensitive words on TikTok, WeChat, and other social media platforms for years, Wangden Kyab, a senior researcher at the Dharamsala, India-based human rights group Tibet Watch
Tibetans Are Denied Rights to Fair...
Tibetans who try to voice their grievances against the Chinese government on social and environmental issues are frequently the targets of arrest, TCHRD researcher Pema Gyal told RFA’s Tibetan Service in a recent interview.
Tibetan Exiles Continue Experiment in Democracy...
Lobsang Sangay, a Harvard-trained scholar of law, has now served two consecutive terms as Sikyong and will retire as president of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) when his present terms ends in May 2021