DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration will observe International Solidarity Day tomorrow on 17 May. The International Solidarity Day is being organised to symbolise international community’s solidarity with the aspirations of the Tibetan people inside Tibet who yearn for freedom and (...)
This is to clarify some misinterpretation about Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay’s talk on Tibet at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington on 8 May 2013, which was covered by AFP and other media. (video link here) In his talk at CFR, the Sikyong was referring to the socialist system of (...)
The Audio/Visual section of the Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration has announced the following vacancies on two-year contractual basis.  1) Designation: Under-secretary  Seats Available: 1  Qualifications: Master in Mass Communication or (...)
[Petitions24.com] To: President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China Mme. Irina Bukova, Director-General of UNESCO  We, the undersigned, independent and institutionally-affiliated specialists in various fields of Tibetan Studies, respectfully submit this petition to you out of grave (...)
OSLO: Sikyong arrived at the Oslo airport, Norway from Frankfurt on May 12th evening. He was received at the airport by Mr. Thubten Samdup, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the UK (based in London) and Chitue Chungdak Koren (based in Norway). Mrs. Tsomo, the newly elected (...)
[dalailama.com] There will be live webcasts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s talks and dialogues from Madison, Wisconsin and New Orleans, Louisiana on May 15-18, 2013. All times Central Daylight Time (CDT = GMT-5.00) May 15: DialogueHis Holiness the Dalai Lama will participate in Change Your (...)
TOKYO: Over 80,000 people came to the Tibet Festival 2013 at the Gokokuji temple in central Tokyo. The festival was organised by Tibet House, the cultural section of the Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Japan and East-Asia, with support from Ven. Eiji Okamoto, Chief Abbot and (...)
Rights defense lawyer Xu Zhiyong has continued his advocacy despite years of setbacks. The Open Constitution Initiative, a legal assistance NGO he and several other lawyers founded in 2003, was shut down in 2009 by Beijing officials, citing tax evasion. After writing a blog post about the New (...)
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay of the Central Tibetan Administration talked to C-Span about the current political, social, economic condition of Tibet, the on-going tensions with China, and the Obama administration’s approach to both countries. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic (...)
DIIR Kalon Dicki Chhoyang attended the Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario’s (CTAO) annual gala fundraiser on 11 May 2013.  The Chief Guest of Honor was Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney, other guests also included members of both the federal and (...)