New Jersey, USA — Following the denial of U.S. visas, the Tibet Women's Soccer Team has announced its participation as "special guests and Ambassadors of Peace" at the 2017 Vancouver International Soccer Festival (VISF).
RSF concerned about unprecedented declining media freedom in China
Xi Jinping, the authoritarian leader of China, stands as a formidable adversary to press freedom and freedom of speech. Photo: TPI
Paris, France — As China, under the stewardship of President Xi Jinping, readies itself to usher in the New Year on 28 January, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a prominent international media watchdog headquartered in Paris, has expressed profound apprehension regarding the unprecedented erosion of informational freedom within the country.
Press freedom predator Xi given Davos platform: Media watchdog
Paris, France — The Paris based world Media Watch-dog, 'Reporters Without Borders' (RSF) expressed their regrets that the World Economic Forum, which brings government leaders and big businessmen together in the Swiss resort of Davos, is lending itself as a platform to Chinese President Xi Jinping without any heed to the human rights situation in his country.
China must respect freedom of expression and religion in Tibet: EP
Brussels — China must respect the freedoms of expression, association and religion of the Tibetan people as enshrined in the Chinese Constitution, says the European Parliament in a resolution voted on after a Tibetan father of three died of self-immolation protest in Tibet last week.
President Xi Jinping on list of world-worst press freedom predators
Paris — "Most of these press freedom predators have been preying on the media for years, some for decades," Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF), Paris-based international media watchdog, said in a statement issued Wednesday, November 2, 2016.
Canada raises human rights and freedom of expression with China
Dharamshala — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the importance of freedom of expression and acceptance of diversity, and encouraged China to do more to protect human rights.
A series of sustained repression on religious freedom in Tibet: US report
Dharamshala — The 2015 annual report of the US State Department's International Religious Freedom , released on 10th August, documented a series of continuous cruelty on religious freedom committed by Chinese authorities in Tibet.