INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Senate passage of Reciprocal Access To Tibet Act was long due: US Senator

  Among other things, the Act seeks to impose a visa ban on Chinese officials who deny American citizens, government officials and journalists access to the Tibetan are. Welcoming the Congressional passage of the Reciprocal Access… Continue…

• Tibetan community leaders cancel Dalai Lama’s Nobel prize celebrations in Sydney, cite fear of infighting over the CTA President’s presence

  DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 3: The leaders of the Tibetan Community Australia NSW Inc. has cancelled the annual commemorative gathering of Tibetans in Sydney, Australia on December 10, the anniversary of the Dalai Lama receiving the Nobel… Continue…

• Award-Winning Chinese Photographer Detained in Xinjiang: Wife

  Authorities in the northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang have detained an award-winning documentary photographer who was on a trip there, his wife has said. Lu Guang (R) is shown with his wife Xu Xiaoli in… Continue…

• China Abolishes Top Beijing Law Firm Known For Human Rights Cases

  The Chinese law firm raided at the start of a nationwide police operation targeting rights attorneys, law firms and activists in July 2015 has now "ceased to exist," RFA has learned. Police raided several prominent… Continue…