DHARAMSHALA (12 November 2013) – As China has been elected to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on 12 November, the UN member States must hold China’s human rights record to the highest level of scrutiny. China accepted the principle of ‘Universality of Human Rights’ initially in its National (...)
PARIS: The Tibetan parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Penpa Tsering met members of the French MPs and Tibet support groups, and addressed the Tibetan community in Paris during their visit to France. On 7 November, the Tibetan delegation met several members of the parliamentary group for (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Reports coming out of Tibet say a young Tibetan monk has set himself on fire in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (incorporated into China’s Qinghai province) on Monday (11 Nov) to protest against the repressive policies of the Chinese government in Tibet. He died when he was (...)
(Dalailama.com) Dharamshala: In response to the impromptu announcement that His Holiness the Dalai Lama would be giving a teaching requested by a group of Malaysians in public, residents of Dharamsala gathered early in the Tsuglagkhang this morning. His Holiness first conducted the preparatory (...)
Dharamsala, HP, India, 11 November 2013 – In a letter to the President of the Philippines, His Excellency Benigno Aquino III, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his sadness by the loss of so many lives and the extensive damage caused as a result of Typhoon Haiyan that struck the Philippines (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The official television channel of Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, will broadcast a special report on Tibet titled “Tibet Ke Mehmaan” on 11, 12 and 13 November at 5:30 pm, 4 pm and 12 noon respectively. The broadcast is also available on (...)
DHARAMSHALA: With the continuing crackdown on Tibetans in Driru county in Tibet Autonomous Region’s Nagchu Prefecture, the Chinese authorities have arrested over 17 Tibetans who have been demanding the release of two fellow villagers. The Tibetans in Tenkhar village near Shamchu town in Driru (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery has issued the following clarification in response to the baseless and misleading reports titled “Abbots Urgently Sent to the USA” and “UPDATE: Abbots Urgently Sent to the USA”, published on September 26 and November 2, 2013, respectively. Shartse (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Dolma Gyari of the Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration met various Indian officials and politicians in Sataun and Kumrao in Himachal Pradesh to discuss the problems faced by the local Tibetan community. She met Deputy Commissioner of Nahan district Mr. Vikas (...)
By David Tobin [blogs.nottingham.ac.uk] The ethnically targeted violence of July 2009 in Ürümchi overshadowed the lead-up to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PRC. Uyghurs and Han were both victims and perpetrators and official figures claimed 197 people were killed (...)