ZURICH: Telo Rinpoche, the spiritual leader of the Kalmyk people of Russian Federation, has said what is happening in Tibet is genocide. He said it was unfortunate that world leaders are not doing anything about the tragic situation in Tibet. Telo Rinpoche was speaking at a side-event at the UN (...)
GENEVA: A special solidarity prayer vigil was held Tuesday morning (5 March) in front of the UN office in Geneva for the 107 Tibetans who have self-immolated and their families. The UN is currently holding its Human Rights Council’s 22nd session. Kirti Rinpoche, who is on a three weeklong lobby (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalons of the Central Tibetan Administration will visit Tibetan communities based in different corners of the world on the occasion of the 54th Tibetan National Uprising Day on 10 March. The visit aims to apprise the Tibetans about the policies of and efforts being made by the (...)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s representative in London, Mr Thubten Samdup, attended events on Tibet during his visit to Chhiping Norton and Northampton.   Representative Mr Thubten Samdup participated in ‘Evening for Tibet’ held in Chipping Norton on 2 March. Chipping Norton is a thriving market (...)
RAVANGLA, Sikkim: A two-day programme on the women empowerment needs of the Tibetan population in exile was successfully concluded yesterday at Ravangla Kunpheling settlement in southern Sikkim. The event was organised by Women’s Empowerment Desk of Social And Resource Development Fund (SARD), (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today congratulated Tsering Woeser, a Tibetan author, poet, and blogger living in Beijing, for being honoured with the 2013 International Women of Courage Award by the US State Department. “We would like to congratulate Tsering Woeser for getting this (...)
DHARAMSHALA: More than 27 Tibetan Community Associations based across Europe will organise European Solidarity Rally for Tibet in Brussels on the occasion of the 54th Tibetan National Uprising Day on 10 March. Organisers expect about 5,000 Tibetans and friends of Tibet from different parts of (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Religion and Culture will organise a prayer service on Wednesday to express solidarity with all those Tibetans who have self-immolated for the cause of Tibet, and those suffering severe arrests and torture under the Chinese rule. The Tibetan community in (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan Parliament secretariat said in an announcement that 10th March from this year on will be commemorated for all those Tibetans who have self-immolated for the cause of Tibet. The decision to mark the Tibetan National Uprising Day on 10 March – also as a day to remember the (...)
Geneva, 4 March: This afternoon Kirti Rinpoche met Mr Heiner Bielefeldt, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, at the UN offices in Geneva. A briefing followed this meeting with an official from the Office of the President of the UN Human Rights Council. Rinpoche said that the (...)