DHARAMSHALA: Expressing grave concern over Tibetan self-immolations, the chairmen of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China have urged the Chinese government to end repressive policies against the Tibetan people and to resume a dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama or (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Kalon for the Department of Home visited Tibetans in Ladakh, including snow-affected nomadic herders in seven areas in Jangthang, from 7 – 14 March 2013. Kalon Dolma Gyari travelled around 2,000 kms under inclement weather condition to meet Tibetan nomads who have lost hundreds (...)
BERLIN: Kirti Rinpoche on Monday (18 March) met with German Human Rights Commissioner at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin. During the meeting, Kirti Rinpoche briefed Mr. Markus Löning, the Human Rights Commissioner of the present situation in Tibet. He spoke in detail about the Kirti monastery in (...)
NEW YORK: A group of young Chinese scholars and students based in New York held an informal interaction with His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Representative Kasur Lobsang Nyandak and Chinese liaison officer Kunga Tashi in New York on Saturday (16 March). Representative Lobsang Nyandak explained the (...)
CANBERRA: The Tibetan community in Australia and supporters have sought stronger support from the Australian government and members of parliament to press China to resolve the issue of Tibet. Tibetans and Tibet supporters from across Australia today gathered on the lawns of the Parliament House (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile began its fifth session today, pledging to strengthen their efforts to garner stronger support from the international community to end the sufferings of Tibetans inside Tibet and fulfill their aspirations. In his opening remarks, Speaker Penpa (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Fresh reports coming out of Tibet say 28-year-old Lobsang Thogmey of Kirti Monastery in eastern Tibet’s Ngaba region died after himself on fire to protest against the Chinese repressive rule over Tibet. Lobsang Thogmey set himself on fire outside the monastery on Saturday afternoon. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetans and supporters have lobbied around 150 British Parliamentarians to help find a lasting solution to the issue of Tibet. The lobby effort was organised by a coalition of UK-based Tibet groups, including Tibet Society, Free Tibet, Students for Free Tibet UK, Tibetan Community (...)
DHARAMSHALA: CTA Home Secretary Sonam Topgyal Khorlatsang and other senior officials met Ms Bhawati Charavorty, a Norwegian Church AID (NCA) project consultant, to discuss current and future welfare and developmental projects on 15 March. The meeting discussed the ongoing projects in the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Audio Visual Section (AV) of the Department of Information & international Relations (DIIR) will bring to its viewers the live webcast and full recording of the Tibetan parliamentary sessions with new features using Google Hangouts Technology. Each day’s session will have a (...)