DHARAMSHALA: Thardoe Gyaltsen, the administrator of Drongna monastery in Driru county in Nagchu Prefecture in eastern Tibet (incorporated into Tibet Autonomous Prefecture) was sentenced to 18 years in prison for allegedly storing photos and speeches of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. A local court (...)
BRUSSELS: A senior official of the European Parliament (EP) urged the leaders of the EU to express in strong terms concerns over the repression and human rights violations in Tibet during their meeting with visiting Chinese president. In a statement yesterday, MEP Thomas Mann, who is also the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today addressed the 10th anniversary and national conference of the Central Council of Tibetan Medicine (CCTM) being held at the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute here. Over 350 Tibetan medicine practitioners from the four major institutes of (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Human Rights Watch today released a 100-page report titled ‘Under China’s Shadow: Mistreatment of Tibetans in Nepal’ outlining the increasing restrictions imposed on Tibetans in Nepal as a result of strong pressure from China.  “The situation for the Tibetan refugee community in Nepal (...)
DHARAMSHALA:  The Department of Home of the Central Tibetan Administration announced new guidelines for financing agricultural loan to make Tibetan settlements sustainable, promote co-operative farming and self-reliance. The guideline was approved by the 14th Kashag on 28 February. In a circular (...)
[dalailama.com] His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived promptly in the Theckchen Chöling Tsuglagkhang this morning to commence preparatory procedures for the Medicine Buddha empowerment he was to give. An eager crowd of Tibetans and people from abroad packed the temple area and the garden below. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A Tibetan nun set herself on fire to protest against the Chinese government’s repressive policies in Tibet pushing the total self-immolation toll to 129. “A Tibetan nun self-immolated around 3 pm Saturday (29 March) while circumambulating the Ba Choede monastery in Bathang county in (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Bawa Phuntsog Wangyal passed away in Beijing on March 30, 2014 at the age of 92. He founded the Tibetan Communist Party in the 1930s, which subsequently merged with the Chinese Communist Party. “The Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala extends its profound condolences to (...)
[dalailama.com] I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing away of Baba Phuntsog Wangyal in Beijing. He was a true Communist, genuinely motivated to fulfill the interests of the Tibetan people. In his death we have lost a trusted friend. I first met Phunwang, as he was popularly known, in (...)
[The Tribune] By Pratibha Chauhan Shimla, March 28:Â The Himalayan Committee for Action on Tibet (HCAT) today said India must redefine its foreign policy and clarify its stand on the Tibet issue. It is currently the centenary year of the drawing of the McMohan line between India and Tibet in (...)