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Looking for work for people from Tibet
Thanks to a special offer, it will be possible for some Tibetans to obtain a residence permit and thus a work permit by the end of January in the canton of St. Gallen ...
37. General Assembly of the GSTF in St. Gallen
On Saturday, 23. March 2019, finds the 37. General Assembly of the GSTF in the Centrum St. Mangen in St. Gallen. You can find information about this ...
Party cadre sanctioned for exercising religion and contacts with the Dalai Lama
Despite all efforts to ban Tibetan party and government cadres from practicing religion, there are still those who resist these arrangements. ...
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In April 1983 the Society Swiss-Tibetan Friendship, GSTF for short, was founded.
The GSTF is today the largest non-governmental organization for Tibet in Switzerland and is a member of 1'600 members. It is divided into 7 sections headed by the board elected by the members. The branch manager supports the executive board and the sections in the various fields of activity and ensures that the GSTF can be effective, direct and uncomplicated for the cause of Tibet.
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Party cadre sanctioned for exercising religion and contacts with the Dalai Lama
Despite all efforts to ban Tibetan party and government cadres from practicing religion, there are still those who resist these arrangements. ...
New training center for cadres for ideological training in Shigatse and "Palace of Youth" in Lhasa
Two other government projects underline distrust of Tibetan loyalty and testify to efforts to "root" all dissident aspirations ...
Penal threat against monks giving Tibetan lessons
A government decree in Nangchen County, East Tibet forbids monks to continue teaching Tibetan language. As the Tibetan language more and more ...
Resettlement of nomads, space for Chinese investors
In Chamdo Prefecture, eastern Tibet, many nomads are currently relocated to newly built settlements, far from their pastoral grounds. In…
Prostrations for Mao and Xi, instead of Buddha
An official decree in the district of Serthar in eastern Tibet, one of the regions with many protests against Chinese rule, compels Tibetans to publish portraits ...
No lesson in Tibetan at oldest Tibetan university
At Tibet Minzu University, the oldest university for students from Tibet, teaching is now available in Chinese only.