Insights From The Roof Of The World: Conversations on Tibet

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Tenzin Chungdak la. Tenzin Chungdak la is a content creator who shares various content on the digital space.In this podcast, Tenzin Chungdak la shares what inspired her to create content and the different facets involved in it. Furthermore, as a Tibetan woman in the digital space, she shared her experiences with opportunities, challenges, and prospects in content creation.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Geshe Lharampa Thabkhe Lodroe la. Geshe Thabkhe la is a Tibetan monk at the Sera Jey Monastery. He is a Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholar. Geshe Thabkhe shares with us the life as a monk and how it is very academic and vigorous with each day ending in an evening debate.In this podcast, Geshe Thabkhe la further shares his journey in learning science which began in 2004 through the initiative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He also emphasises how through such engages and developments in the monastic setup, there are various opportunities now. Similarly asserting that the key tenets of studying Buddhist Philosophy and preserving Tibetan language remains central.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Yeshi Jinsel la, who is a Tibetan Content Creator and founder of Khoe - a Tibetan fashion label. He has created a plethora of contents on social media highlighting Tibet, its unique culture and its current plight. All of which showcases Tibet in the virtual space, which a the hub of exchange in the digital age we live in.In this podcast, Yeshi Jinsel shares with us why he left his 9-5 corporate work and what drew him towards content creation and establishing Khoe. He emphasises how he gets inspiration and motivation from contents created from inside Tibet especially those calling for the preservation of Tibetan language and culture.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Choekyi Lhamo la, who currently is a Tibetan exile journalist and was a recipient of the prestigious Tibetan Scholarship Program (TSP) in 2023, studying journalism at UC Berkeley. She has written, interviewed and reported extensively on the exile Tibetan community particularly during her time as a reporter at Phayul Media.In this podcast, Choekyi Lhamo shares her experience of what drew her into journalism and her experience growing up in the Tibetan Settlement of Dhondupling commonly known as Clement Town among Tibetans. She further shed lights on her experience in studying at UC Berkeley and the plethora of things she learnt from American community there. She shares with us what her aspirations are moving forward and the Tibetan Sweater selling community, where she will be heading to support her family.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Tenzin Norzin la, who is currently the National V-TAG Coordinator of Australia. She is a Tibetan youth leader in Australia, and besides promoting Tibetan Advocacy, she also teaches Tibetan and Drayen to Tibetans in Australia.In this podcast, Tenzin Norzin shares her experience of how she got involved in Tibetan advocacy. Highlighting the critical role that meetings like the International Tibet Youth Forum and Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group (V-TAG), organised by the Central Tibetan Administration, play in the lives of many young Tibetans. She further emphasised her recent trip to India, where she took part in the Ghoton (90th Birthday celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama) and other engagements. All of which made her extra motivated to continue her advocacy on Tibet in Australia, especially with the policy makers, while continuing the grassroots engagements.

Tibet in Context is a podcast series that gears in gaining a deeper understanding of Tibet through conversations with Tibetans, China Watchers, Tibetologists, Environmentalist and Security Experts. In this conversation Gabriel Lafitte and Tenzing Dhamdul engage on Tibet's future with a particular focus on Gabriel Lafitte's analysis on the Future of Tibet's report titled "Tibet 2040: 4 Scenarios on the Future of Tibet".

FNVA Talks is a series by the Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives (FNVA) that brings public engagements with key experts, leaders and stakeholders in the Himalayan region. This FNVA Talks with His Excellency Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering la titled 'Charting Tibet's Future: The Resolve Tibet Act, Strategies in Exile, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Legacy and India's Role' was a public event at the India International Centre on 21st October, 2024. It was Chaired by Major General Ashok K. Mehta and had the former convenor of the All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet, Dr. Sujeet Kumar addressing the gathering as well.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Lobsang Soepa la, he is currently studying Tibetan at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies (Sarah) at Dharamshala. Born and brought up in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh he is now telling the story of his land through artwork and illustration several children books. He helps the Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) and continues to learn more about Tibet.In this podcast, Lobsang Soepa shares his experiences and journey as an artist, his tryst with identity and India's soft power capability. He has been working on the famed 'Khando Drowa Sangmo' folktale which is deeply tied with Tawang and tells us how comics are a means of preserving rich folklore passed throughout generations in this day and age. He stresses that artwork and illustration are means to gather support for the Tibetan cause. He further emphasises how his stay till now at Dharamshala (many refer to it as the exile Tibetan political capital) has been profound and life-changing.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Lodoe Gyatso, he is currently with the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in New York. Prior to this, he served as a Youth Representative at the United Nations. He is deeply involved in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and has participated in several Tibet Lobby Days in the USA.In this podcast, Lodoe Gyatso shares his experiences and journey as a Tibetan born in India and raised in the USA. He discusses his involvement in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and explains how his experience at the UN has helped him understand how the organization works to raise awareness about Tibet's plight. He also emphasises that there is hope for Tibet, and that we must do our best in our respective fields, as this will eventually provide a larger platform to speak about Tibet.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Tenzin Yangzom, she is the Campaigns Coordinator at the International Tibet Network (ITN) and previously she was also the Grassroots Director at Students for a Free Tibet (SFT). She is among the youth deeply involved in the Tibetan Freedom Movement and played a pivotal role in the shutting down of Confucius Institute at Tufts University.In the podcast, Tenzin Yangzom shares her experiences and journey with the Tibetan Freedom Movement. She explains how her family had a significant influence in her involvement with the movement with their constant support being the foundation of here. She discusses about the International Tibet Network (ITN), the story behind its genesis and the plethora of direct actions and campaigns she has been involved in. The most recent being the displaying of 'Free Tibet' banner on the bridge where Chinese president Xi Jinping motorcade had to pass through. She shares her engagement with Tibetans who had visited Tibet recently and concludes by telling us that the world's perspective on China is changing.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Tashi Nyima, who is a co-founder of Khadhok Arts alongside his colleagues, Tenzin Melak and Lea Taake. This Tibetan arts collective was established in 2023 with the goal of nurturing Tibetan artists and providing them with a much-needed platform to showcase their work. In addition to their recent exhibition, "Dreaming Tibet," where young Tibetan children displayed their artwork, they will host their annual exhibition titled "Unsettled," which will run from November 1st onwards in Dharamshala, India.In the podcast, Tashi Nyima shares his experiences and journey with art in the Tibetan exile community. He explains how his family had a significant influence on his artistic development through their support, encouraging him to pursue this profession. He also discusses how exposure to various art forms led him to focus on exile Tibetan art, which strongly relates to the community's political and legal status, particularly in the context of his own freedom. He stressed on the fact how art connects Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet, with him stating that there is a very big artistic community inside Tibet. For him, art is a means to initiate much-needed debate within the community and serves as a powerful form of non-violent resistance through which one can convey their message. He hopes to raise global awareness about Tibet through his art and Khadhok Arts initiatives.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Dr. Tara Lhamo la who recently took part in the 2nd International Tibet Youth Forum (ITYF) held in Dharamshala, India. She has been a youth leader in the United Kingdom and held various designations including the Youth and Cultural Coordinator of the Tibetan Community in Britain (United Kingdom). She is also the UK Regional V-TAG (Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group) Coordinator.She shares her own experiences in Tibetan Advocacy, and how her community and her family played a big role here. Which in turn inspired her to learn more about her Tibetan Community, leading her to study in India, where she met His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She highlights the Tibetan Community in the United Kingdom and their initiatives, which include the preservation of the Tibetan culture and identity and advocacy for Tibet with the UK leadership. Furthermore, being a professional physician she stated how being brought up in a Tibetan family helps her immensely, especially in aspects like mindfulness and having empathy when treating her patients. She also explains the current political climate in the United Kingdom with Labour coming to power on how Tibetans must advocate efficiency and also the growing distrust among the British public over the Communist Party of China and its activities.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Nangsel Sherpa la who shares insight from her research theme of "Migration, Gender, Religion, and Tibetan Identity," which expounds on the complexities and intersectionality of the Tibetan identity through a subaltern perspective.She shares her own experiences and the story of her own family, shedding light on a body of writing that is rarely discussed: the important role that Tibetan women played during the People's Republic of China's forced occupation of Tibet. Furthermore, coming from a mixed heritage background, she stresses how they and the larger non-mainstream Tibetans (those with a non-buddhist background for eg.) are an important part of the Tibetan freedom movement and Tibetan identity. She concludes by asserting that 'I hope we Tibetans can really have a country we can call our home someday.'

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Tenzin Tsedub Lodoe la who is the national coordinator of V-TAG USA and co-founder of Bodja Podcast, he shares insights from the International Tibet Youth Forum 2024 and Tibet Lobby Day. Learn how advocacy in the USA by Tibetans contributed to the historic signing of the Resolve Tibet Act by US President Joe Biden.Discover his experiences, including his current internship at Harvard's Leadership & Happiness Laboratory and his speech at His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 89th birthday in Dharamshala, India. Hear his heartfelt messages from Tibetans in occupied Tibet and his call for all Tibetans to embody the spirit of the Dalai Lama in spreading love and peace.

Charting the Course: India's Strategic Role in Tibet's Future is a collaborated event between The Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives (FNVA) and the Future of Tibet, which is supported by Giuseppe Kaiser Stiftung. The Event was held at the India International Centre, New Delhi on 3rd November, 2023. Panel Discussion on "Tibet in Geopolitical Vision: The Centrality of Tibet on Indo-China Relations" moderated by Tenzin Younten la (Associate Fellow at CCSST, Pinaca Technologies) with panellist Rebon Banerjee Dhar (founding trustee of FNVA) and Lobsang Gyatso Sither la (Member of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile). The discussion focused around the centrality of Tibet when it comes to the India China relations and in light of the recent high level US delegation visiting the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile in Dharamshala, India. It brings out pertinent points that would better allow India to navigate and chart its course in securing its future in the region especially in the Himalayas.

Charting the Course: India's Strategic Role in Tibet's Future is a collaborated event between The Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives and the Future of Tibet, which is supported by Giuseppe Kaiser Stiftung. The Event was held at the India International Centre, New Delhi on 3rd November, 2023. His Eminence the Kundeling Tatsak Rinpoche in his speech stressed the pivotal role that India has played in preserving Tibet’s rich culture and identity since occupation. Rinpoche also shared his experience while travelling to the USA and Canada recently. Stating that the Tibetan community there remains vibrant and firm to its Tibetan Heritage. Furthermore Rinpoche applauded the Tibetan youths for their vibrant participation and expression throughout the day at the Event.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Tsering Kyizom la who shares with us, her inspiring journey and what led her in pursing teaching. She is a Tibetan Women based in India and through YouTube channel 'learn english with Kizom' she has been empowering and teaching a plethora of individuals English virtually and also in person, including Monks and Nuns. Besides YouTube she also uses her facebook and instagram handles in making education accessible and easy to all.She has founded of 'Anyog Gaga', a visionary brand dedicated to empowering Tibetan children's learning through vibrant educational resources. Listen to her as she recounts her aspirations for the future and how teaching virtually has connected her with Tibetans inside Tibet.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode ,we engage with Tenzin Pema la who fought and raised the Tibetan national flag, drew thousands of Tibetans at the Matrix Fight Night (MFN)14 in Noida, India.She shares with us her journey from a young girl growing up in the Himalayas and how drawing inspiration from the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali she embarked on a remarkable journey into the realm of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).She illuminates the day-to-day challenges she encounters, underscoring the rigorous training regimen essential for achieving excellence in this sport. She articulates her aspiration to not only represent Tibetans on the international stage but also to contribute to the betterment of the Tibetan community by imparting her expertise in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) through comprehensive training programs.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Dr. Dickey Choedon la who shares insights from her research paper "Changing Legal Identity: Tibetans’ View on Indian Citizenship" which expounds and explores on the recent surge of Tibetans applying of Indian Citizenship and procuring Indian Passports legally.She engages on the complex realities faced by Tibetans in exile, as they navigate geopolitical challenges and pursue better opportunities, from her personal experience and the anecdotes of individuals whom she interviewed. The growing number of Tibetans opting for Indian citizenship also raises questions about the continuity and cohesion of the Tibetan freedom movement.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Thupten Rinzin la who recounts his journey since joining the Central Tibetan Administration in 2014, shedding light on pathways to civil service within the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. As Coordinator of the India Tibet Coordination Office (which is based in New Delhi), he discusses initiatives to bolster support for Tibetans in India and the importance of engaging youth. Additionally, he reflects on his experience as a recipient of the Tibetan Scholarship Programme, emphasising its meaningful impact on Tibetan diasporic development.Disclaimer: This session was recorded when Thupten Rinzin la was the Coordinator of India Tibet Coordination Office, he is not the Coordinator currently but continues to serve the Central Tibetan Administration in the Social and Resource Development Fund (SARD) based in Dharamshala.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Tenzin Passang la, the current India National Director of Students for a Free Tibet - India. Tenzin Passang la unfolds the origins of Students for a Free Tibet, a prominent Tibet Support Group globally, shedding light on the driving forces that led her to become an integral part of it. She passionately articulates the critical role that SFT plays in addressing the challenging circumstances faced by Tibet, a region under occupation.She further expounds on the various initiatives orchestrated by SFT to counteract the misleading narratives propagated by Beijing concerning Tibet. The conversation provides valuable insights into the organisation's commitment to fostering awareness and advocating for the rights and freedom of the Tibetan people.Moreover, she offers a poignant glimpse into her personal journey, recounting her time at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the profound impact it had on her perspective. A particularly inspiring segment unfolds as she shares her triumphant battle against cancer, a testament to resilience and the unwavering support she received from her family and friends.

The Fault Lines is a series by FNVA that discuss developments occurring on our Indian frontiers. Engaging extensively with the Universities on these regions and bringing them to the fore.The Second Episode of The Fault Lines sees Claude Arpi, Author, Tibet Expert, Advisor at FNVA and Director of the Pavilion of Tibetan Culture at Auroville addressing on the topic "The Sino-Indian Boundary - A Historical Background with emphasis on the Ladakh sector".Claude Arpi here with us the historical background and significance of Ladakh when it comes the current India - China Boundary which was previously the India - Tibet Border. Also emphasising the role of Tibet and Tibetans in this Ladakh sector of the Indian border and brings to light recent development in the region. Further highlighting the central role that the Dalai Lama plays here in this region that is connected to current China but erstwhile independent Tibet.This Episode is moderated by Professor Sonam Joldan from the University of Ladakh and was addressed to the University of Ladakh.The lecture is divided into two part and each one ends with an engaging Q and A session with the students and faculties of the University of Ladakh.

The Fault Lines is a series by FNVA that discuss developments occurring on our Indian frontiers. Engaging extensively with the Universities on these regions and bringing them to the fore. The First Episode of The Fault Lines sees Professor Srikanth Kondapalli, the Dean of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and FNVA Trustee addressing on the topic "Western Sector of the Border in India-China Relations". This Episode is moderated by Professor Sonam Joldan from the University of Ladakh and was addressed to the University of Ladakh on 16th May, 2023. Professor Srikanth Kondapalli gives an overall take on the Western Sector in the Indian Border and gradually dwells into detail and complexity surrounding this. The lecture ends with an engaging Q and A session with the students and faculties of the University of Ladakh.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Tenzin Shinyi, a Tibetan who was born in India, studied in Tibet/China and is currently in doing her further studies in India. She shares personal anecdotes of her experience in Tibet and as a student leader in various organisations notably the Global Tibetan People's Movement for Middle Way Approach, Tibetan College Student's Conference and several others. Furthermore she highlights the situation of Tibet currently and how it is one to be looked into seriously. She shares how her audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama though made her overwhelmed and emotional it simultaneously inspired and motivated her further to do more for Tibet and the Tibetan people.

Tibet in Context is a podcast series that gears in gaining a deeper understanding of Tibet through conversations with Tibetans, China Watchers, Tibetologists, Environmentalist and Security Experts. Our guest today, Ethan Gutmann, makes a chilling hypothesis to our host Kate Saunders. What if Thermo Fisher has been involved in a process to discover if one person’s vital organs could fit into another person’s body? Our podcast brings together horrifying research on the killing of Falun Gong practitioners and Uyghurs for their organs in China. The China Tribunal in London in 2019 concluded that for decades, prisoners have been killed and their organs sold across the world including to people in Western countries and the Gulf states. In our discussion, Ethan Gutmann talks about his difficult and dangerous research talking to courageous survivors of prison camps in Xinjiang, and how he pieced together evidence of connections between disappearances from the prison camps, and hospitals and transplant centres in China. He describes how green lanes for organ transfers at airports in East Turkestan appeared at around the same time as the construction of new crematoriums in the same area

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.The conversation with H.E. the 9th Kunsang Dorjie Rinpoche La sees him engaging on the themes of Buddhism, how it came to Tibet, what is it's status under the illegal Chinese Occupation, the forms of reincarnation in the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism, the major role His Holiness the Dalai Lama continues to play, Rinpoche's own initiatives and tryst with Buddhism and many more. Rinpoche la also blesses us with the Relics of Lord Buddha and narrates how it was passed on to him in Tibet, hidden from the hands of Chinese Communist forces during the destruction that occurred during the Cultural revolution.

Tibet in Context is a podcast series that gears in gaining a deeper understanding of Tibet through conversations with Tibetans, China Watchers, Tibetologists, Environmentalist and Security Experts.In this episode, our host Kate Saunders engages with Dr. Gyal Lo la on the life of the 10th Panchen Rinpoche in Tibet, who worked to protect the Tibetan language, culture and religion with the 6th Gungthang Rinpoche, whom many consider to be the right hand of the 10th Panchen Rinpoche - from the perspective of a Tibetan educationalist with personal experience of this very period and interaction with both Rinpoche’s.After escaping from Tibet in 2020, Dr. Gyal Lo presented His Holiness the Dalai Lama with his book about the remarkable life of Gungthang Rinpoche. He also reflects on the entwined lives of these three great religious leaders, including, the harsh atrocities and imprisonment during the Cultural Revolution and the politics involved in the selection of the 11th Panchen Lama.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with Tenzin Tsangpa, a Tibetan student in France - dwells on how he was confronted, harassed and assaulted by a group of misinformed Chinese mainlanders during the recently concluded 2023 Counter Strike: Global Offensive Finals at Paris on 21st May, 2023. Further indicating the level of Chinese Transnational Aggression and Policing for that matter at such an international event as well, also illustrating how it has gone berserk with even common citizens who have been brainwashed taking part in it as it continues to be left unchecked.. He only raised and displayed his Tibetan national flag proudly at this major event when rooting for his #teamvitality but was not only harmed personally but the whole event that was live stream even in Mainland China was disrupted and censored because of the Tibetan National Flag.

Tibet in Context is a podcast series that gears in gaining a deeper understanding of Tibet through conversations with Tibetans, China Watchers, Tibetologists, Environmentalist and Security Experts.A conversation with Professor Gyal Lo la.Tibetan scholar Professor Gyal Lo is a remarkable witness to China's accelerated assimilationist policies, aimed at the extinction of a separate Tibetan identity and sense of history.In this podcast, he reflects on why he had to defect from the PRC in 2020, his fears for the future and the immense emotional impact of his meeting with the Dalai Lama. In this conversation with FNVA, Professor Gyal Lo speaks to FNVA about the importance of India to the survival of Tibetan Buddhist culture, and warns India to watch what China does, not what it says. He gives personal testimony of the impacts of China's colonial boarding school system on the lives of children in his own family, and the struggles of Tibetan intellectuals to maintain their language and spirit.Born in Amdo, eastern Tibet, Dr Gyal Lo obtained his master's degree from the Tibetan Language and Culture Department at the Northwestern University for Nationalities in Lanzhou. He became an assistant professor in the same department, where he taught for the next decade, undertaking intensive research into education in Tibet. After leaving home to obtain his PhD from the University of Toronto, Dr Lo returned home, and was troubled to find evidence in his own family of detrimental impacts of China's kindergarten and boarding school education on Tibetan children. For the next five years he visited over 50 of these boarding schools and documented their impacts on children and the community.He obtained a professorship at Yunnan Normal University in 2017, but in a worsening political climate, his position was terminated, and he was compelled to leave the PRC in December 2020. After resettling in Canada, where he now lives, Dr Lo decided to speak out about his experiences and his fears for the future survival of Tibetan language, culture and religion. He has testified in numerous international fora with his extensive knowledge of China's colonial boarding schools in Tibet, including in the UK Parliament, UN committees and in February 2023 at Canada's House of Commons' Subcommittee on International Human Rights.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this Episode we engage with New Delhi Executive of the Global Tibetan People's Movement for Middle Way Approach (GTPMMWA) and YouTube Vlogger Tenzin Wangchuk sees him engage on the Middle Way Approach, which is the official policy by the Tibetan Government in Exile, who represents Tibetans in resolving the Tibet-China Conflict. He also shares to us his experience at TCV Suja where he did his schooling after escaping from China Occupied Tibet and likewise tells us about his popular YouTube Channel 'The International Commentator'.

This talk is part of the FNVA’s Round Table titled as “Next Decade of India-China Relations: Scope for Policy Alternatives?”, held at the India International Centre, New Delhi – 2013.Jayadev Ranade, president of Centre for China Analysis Strategy and author Xi Jinping China's Third New Era elaborately explains how China had successfully handed over its leadership to a new corp of Chinese communist leaders. He further highlights the 18th Party Congress and the composition of the party's top leader. On India, he asserted Beijing's continual inroads in border encroachment which has increased drastically, destabilising India's neighbour (Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar), military deployment in occupied Tibet and restricting India's growing aspirations in its region.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode we engage with Tibetan Researcher and Rangtsen Advocate Tenzin Nyinjey on Tibet, The Tibetan Freedom Movement, The Tibetan Uprising Day, The Exile Tibetan Democracy and the Tibetan Youths. He also shares to us his time in Dharamshala, the stark differences he observes between India and Canada, and how Tibetans being predominately bilingual and experiencing both the Global South and the Global North can be unique bridges.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives as exiled Tibetans and their future aspiration. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who were silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode, we engage with Tibetan activist and Tibetan Youth Congress General Secretary Sonam Tsering sees him share to us his journey from Tibet. how he came to exile? how he crossed the Himalayas?. Came to Nepal and then India where he met His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and continued his journey in exile to now become the General Secretary of the largest Tibetan NGO in exile, The Tibetan Youth Congress. His journey continues and he holds the flame of truth and freedom for Tibet close to his always, remembering his sisters and brothers in Tibet.

The policy document was launched on 27th January, 2023 at the India International Centre, Annexe, New Delhi. This report is meant for the long-term projection of issues between INDIA, TIBET and CHINA and for their possible resolution in a peaceful manner.

Tibet in Context is a podcast series that gears in gaining a deeper understanding of Tibet through conversations with Tibetans, China Watchers, Tibetologists, Environmentalist and Security Experts.In this episode, Kate Saunders from FNVA engages with Martin Bursík, Shao Jiang and Anders Højmark Andersen. Discussing on how Europe Kowtows to China and Beijing and also how they along with other leaders have fought back on this front.This podcast takes the temperature of China’s influence on European democracies after a series of shocking incidents in capitals including London, Prague and Copenhagen when police and the authorities appeared to collude with Chinese Communist Party objectives to prevent and block peaceful protests by Tibet activists.The protests coincided with major state visits by Chinese leaders – previous leaders Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, and current Party Secretary Xi Jinping.In Copenhagen, it was revealed in 2021 that the Danish government pressured the police to be heavy handed with protesters during official visits of Chinese officials in Denmark (https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/authorities-accused-of-pressuring-copenhagen-police-over-china-critical-protests/)In Prague, during the state visit of the Chinese president Xi Jinping in 2016, over several hundred Czech pro-justice and Tibet supporters rallied in Prague, waving Tibetan national flags and chanting slogans including ‘Freedom for Tibet’. The Czech police closed the main square to protesters, who were confronted by Chinese, including a Chinese couple who snatched the Tibetan national flag from a Czech woman and threw it into the river.In search of justice for the ‘shameful’ response by Czech authorities, the organisers of the peaceful demonstration - Martin Bursík, Katerina Bursik Jacques, Tomas Pikola, and Katerina Kudlackova filed a lawsuit. In a historic win, the Czech court ruled in favour of democratic rights and announced the Czech police’s response as “unlawful”.In London, Shao Jiang, a Tiananmen Square survivor who fled China and was granted political asylum, was arrested in London in October 2015 during a state visit by President Xi Jinping together with two Tibetan women, who were also peaceful protesters. Video footage shows Shao holding two A4 sheets of paper, one saying “End Autocracy” and the other saying “Democracy Now” before being aggressively detained by officers.Police watchdog investigators then found evidence that the MET’s treatment of Shao, one of the last protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989, was influenced by pressure from Beijing to ensure Xi was not “embarrassed” by protests during his visit.

This talk is part of the FNVA’s Round Table titled as “Next Decade of India-China Relations: Scope for Policy Alternatives?”, held at the India International Centre, New Delhi – 2013.Gordon Chang, the author of ‘The Coming Collapse of China’ and ‘The Great US-China Tech War’ calls out the rouse of the Chinese economy. He further asserts how the Chinese economy which needs reform to continue its growth requires necessary political if they were to fulfil its ambitions. He explains the key points that led to the unprecedented rise of the Chinese economy and argues that the current polices like the ‘One-Child policy’ contradicts its vision, leading to ghost cities. He predicts how the infighting in the Chinese leadership would lead to an eventual disarray, which we witnessed during the recently concluded 20th National Party Congress, 2022 when former president Hu Jintao was sidelined and removed from the dais. Similarly on the foreign policy front he accurately predicts a more aggressive China in the coming years and how India would be confronted by it on various fronts as China sees India as its true rival and enemy in the long run.

This talk is part of the FNVA’s Round Table titled as “Next Decade of India-China Relations: Scope for Policy Alternatives?”, held at the India International Centre, New Delhi – 2013.The late Lodi Gyari Rinpoche was the key Tibetan statesmen when the Sino-Tibetan Dialogue initiated and took place. He explains to us in his presentation what this dialogue is and how it is pivotal in resolving the Tibet-China conflict. Furthermore, he gives insights on the Chinese leadership including the diplomatic tactics employed by the former presidents of the PRC, late Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao. He also asserts the importance of Tibet when it comes to Chinese bilateral relationship with India and also the USA, sharing anecdotes to back his statements.

Tibet in Context is a podcast series that gears in gaining a deeper understanding of Tibet through conversations with Tibetans, China Watchers, Tibetologists, Environmentalist and Security Experts.In this episode, we engage with Simon Cheng, Rahima Mahmut and Tenzin Kunga on how their respective communities and councillors came together to prevent the establishment of a Super Chinese Embassy at Tower Hamlets, London.This podcast brings together three campaigners who worked with local residents and councilors to achieve this major victory. We discuss the significance of this development in the context of reconfigured UK-China relations and what may happen next. Rahima Mahmut, UK director of the World Uyghur Congress and Executive Director of Stop Uyghur Genocide; Simon Cheng, founder of the UK-wide diaspora group Hong Kongers in Britain and Tenzin Kunga, Chair of the Tibetan Community in Britain and Advocacy Officer for Free Tibet in London. It discussed Beijing's plans to open a new super embassy at a historic site in London, received an unexpected blow when local councillors in the London borough of Tower Hamlets rejected plans for construction of the embassy opposite the Tower of London. It would have been the largest diplomatic base in Britain. The site where China planned to relocate falls within the Tower of London conservation area, and is the symbolic former site of the Royal Mint, which produced British currency. In a tense meeting on 1 December, the Tower Hamlets council voted unanimously against the proposed development to move China’s current embassy to the new 2 hectare site. The vote was unanimous and crossed Party divides. Around 38% of residents of the London borough are Muslim, the highest proportion in the UK. Former local Labour councilor Rabina Khan said during the campaign: “People see the oppression of the Uyghurs, when they are thirsty, they are forced to drink alcohol though they are Muslim, forced sterilisation and rape - we condemn the atrocities. We stand with the Hong Kong people and let’s not forget the oppression of the Tibetan people.” Rabina added: “The East End has a rich heritage and history of standing together on the principles of humanity – of standing together to challenge oppressors and today we challenge the Chinese Communist Party.” The podcast also discusses two more new developments: 1. A few days after the Tower Hamlets decision, on Human Rights Day, 10 December, the Biden administration sanctioned two Chinese officials over their abuse of Tibetans' human rights. The two senior officials sanctioned were Wu Yingjie, Tibet Autonomous Region Party Secretary between 2016 and 2021, and Zhang Hongbo, director of the TAR Public Security Bureau from 2018 to this year. Both were accused of 'serious human rights abuse' and under the sanctions the US freezes any property owned by the officials, and together with their families, they are barred from entering the country. 2. Our earlier Roof of the World podcast focused on China’s transnational policing (https://fnvaworld.org/chinas-transnat...) and how Hong Kong protester Bob Chan was beaten up by Chinese consular officials in Manchester. We report in this podcast about the outcome – that the Chinese diplomats involved have now left the UK.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile, their future aspiration for Tibet and give them a platform through which they can freely express themselves and in many ways decide their own future. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who are silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode we engage with Tibetan activist and community organiser Chemi Lhamo sees here engage upon several topics ranging from her engagements with Tibetans, the recent Chinese mass uprising, Sports, Activism and the FIFA world cup, her personal life journey which she still embarks upon, What Tibetans migrating from India means, activity and initiatives by Tibetans in Canada for Tibet, China’s tactic and polices in occupied Tibet, on Reincarnation (His Holiness the Dalai Lama) and here experience in contesting at the Parkdale-High Park Councillor Elections this year.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile, their future aspiration for Tibet and give them a platform through which they can freely express themselves and in many ways decide their own future. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who are silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode we engage with Tenzyn Zöchbauer who shares with us the functions and activities by the Tibet Initiative - Deutschland. She also highlights her journey in the Tibet struggle and how her mother played a pivotal role here.

Tibet in Context is a podcast series that gears in gaining a deeper understanding of Tibet through conversations with Tibetans, China Watchers, Tibetologists, Environmentalist and Security Experts.In this episode, we engage with Gabriel Lafitte, Lobsang Yangtso and Tenzin Choekyi on Climate Change in Tibet and how it impacts the world.Tibet is a biodiversity hotspot that governs the flow of the monsoon rains and creates the rivers that are sourced from Tibet – it matters to the rest of the world. Known as the Earth’s Third Pole, Tibet holds the largest store of fresh water outside the Arctics, providing water for one fifth of the global population. Like the Arctic, Tibet is experiencing profound climate change impacts. China’s hydro-damming and mineral extraction in Tibet, combined with climate change, threaten to destroy Tibet’s unique ecosystems.This podcast focuses on the climate emergency and the critical ‘India China Tibet Triangle’. Tenzin Choekyi and Lobsang Yangtso were part of an all-female, mostly Tibetan team who spoke for Tibet at the most important meeting for the future of our planet, the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, held in Egypt from 6-20 November.Gabriel explains why Tibet matters to the rest of the world, because Tibet governs the flow of the monsoon rains and creates the rivers that are sourced from Tibet. “In Tibet, China sees an abundant source of hydro power, solar power, wind power, oil and gas, all to be exported to the heavy industrial users of lowland China. In Tibet the climate is warming faster than most, as the jet stream in the upper atmosphere diverts around the plateau, which is such a massive island in the sky that it affects even the jet stream. Globally, the increasingly common droughts, forest fires, also extreme downpours and floods are intensified by the increasing meandering of the jet stream. Yet China sees only a payoff, a dividend it collects as the Tibetan Plateau gets wetter and warmer, its glaciers melt, the great rivers of Tibet increase streamflow, and China benefits.”

This session sees various experts and scholars tackle and try to gauge the path that the current Chinese government under President Xi Jinping is heading towards. It also provides a deep analysis on the recently concluded National Party Congress which saw a major shift in Chinese leadership.The speakers include Amb. Kanwal Sibal, the former foreign secretary of India and Padma Shree recipient as the chair and moderator. Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli, the Dean of School of International Studies - JNU. Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, the Diplomatic Affairs editor of the Economic Times. Tenzin Lekshey, The official Spokesperson of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). Roger Liu, The department head of Social Sciences - FLAME University.

Tibet in Context is a podcast series that gears in gaining a deeper understanding of Tibet through conversations with Tibetans, China Watchers, Tibetologists, Environmentalist and Security Experts.In this episode, we engage with Laura Harth who is the Campaign Director of Safeguard Defenders in understanding the truth of China's Transnational Policing.Their report "110 Overseas: China's Policing gone wild" documents that Chinese police forces have been running “overseas police service stations” in “dozens of countries” across five continents since 2018, constituting illegal policing operations on foreign soil.Since the report was released on 12 September, 14 governments have started investigations into the police stations on their territory - including Austria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Nigeria, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, the UK and the US, documented here: https://safeguarddefenders.com/sites/default/files/pdf/110%20Overseas%20%284%29.pdfThe podcast opens with a discussion about a shocking incident in Britain when Chinese consular officials assaulted a peaceful protester from Hong Kong on 16 October. Hong Kongers were holding a peaceful demonstration outside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester coinciding with Xi Jinping’s assertion of power at the Party Congress in Beijing.Chinese consular officials escalated the protest by tearing down images of Xi Jinping displayed by the protestors. Then Hong Konger Bob Chan was set upon by masked Chinese men and physically dragged into the grounds of the consulate.After initial denials were disproved by the video clip, Zheng told Chinese state media that he was merely ‘doing his duty’. Greater Manchester police have launched an investigation into the assault. The incident was a frightening demonstration of the efforts made by the Chinese government and their proxies to silence and instil fear not only their own citizens but beyond their borders.The podcast features a discussion on the significance of a new development on 6 October, a landmark decision by the European Court of Human Rights that could herald an end to Europe’s extraditions to China. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) unanimously found that the extradition of a Taiwanese national to China, which Poland’s courts had cleared earlier, would place him at significant risk of ill-treatment and torture. This decision will most likely mean European countries will find it near impossible to extradite suspects to China again.Safeguard Defenders has called for democracies worldwide to recognize the domestic threat represented by these rapidly expanding transnational repression operations and adopt a whole-of-government approach to:Investigate the PRC's transnational repression tactics and underlying networks – also in countries where no police service station appears to have been set upSet up adequate reporting and protection mechanisms for communities at risk and ensure local law enforcement offices are aware of the particular threats they faceUrgently review – and possibly suspend - judicial and police cooperation agreements with the PRC;Coordinate information-sharing and adequate responses with like-minded countries, including targeted sanctions and visa restrictions on those responsible for or complicit in these efforts.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile, their future aspiration for Tibet and give them a platform through which they can freely express themselves and in many ways decide their own future. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who are silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode we engage with Tenzin Zompa. She is a journalist and worked at ThePrint and Phayul media. We deliberate upon Tibetan and Indian media, her journey into journalism, the significant role her schooling played and the issue of accessibility when it comes to reporting on Chinese occupied Tibet.

Tibet in Context is a podcast series that gears in gaining a deeper understanding of Tibet through conversations with Tibetans, China Watchers, Tibetologists, Environmentalist and Security Experts.In this episode we engage with two Tibetan scholars in understanding the situation in Tibet especially those who disappear including Go Sherab Gyatso and many others.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile, their future aspiration for Tibet and give them a platform through which they can freely express themselves and in many ways decide their own future. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who are silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode we engage with Tenzin Thinley la who is a Political Science student who has completed his Under Graduation from Methodist University, North Carolina, USA. We deliberate upon his experience studying in the USA and also the UK, on Tibet and experiences of a Tibetan Refugee and on the Chinese Communist regime along with the upcoming 20th National People's Congress.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile, their future aspiration for Tibet and give them a platform through which they can freely express themselves and in many ways decide their own future. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who are silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode we engage with Tashi Dhondup la who is the president of the National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT). We deliberate upon democracy practiced by Tibetans in exile, the genesis and functions of the NDPT, on Tibet and about own personal inspirations and aspirations.

Unsilenced: Voices of Young Tibetans is a podcast series where we have conversations with young Tibetans who will offer an interesting view of their lives in exile, their future aspiration for Tibet and give them a platform through which they can freely express themselves and in many ways decide their own future. The podcast is also a tribute to all those brave Tibetans in Tibet who are silenced both physically and mentally by the Chinese occupiers.In this episode we engage with Lhagyari Namgyal Dolkar who is a member of the 17th on Tibet, its future and her own personal inspirations and aspirations.