DHARAMSHALA: Speaking at a press conference held today (2 February) in New Delhi, Kirti Rinpoche, the head lama of Kirti monasteries, where more than 30 of the 99 self-immolations occurred, spoke out against the recent conviction of eight Tibetans for allegedly inciting self-immolations. The (...)
At the final day event of Tibetan People’s Solidarity Campaign February 2, 2013, Delhi: Mass gathering with Indian Supporters and speeches by Indian Parliamentarians and prominent Indian leaders marked the final day of Tibetan People’s Solidarity Campaign. Over 1500 Indian supporters and 6000 (...)
[Human Rights Watch] Harsh Penalties for Tibetans Charged In Connection With Deaths (New York) – Chinese judicial authorities should immediately release two Tibetans who were found guilty in legal proceedings that relied solely on confessions they gave during five months in detention, Human (...)
For Immediate Release Contact: Mr. Dhundup GyalpoMobile: +91 98057-88175 WHY TIBET IS BURNING… Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay releases the first publication of the Tibet Policy Institute on the fundamental reasons for the increasing number of self-immolations in Tibet. Dharamsala, 28th January, (...)
[Asian Age/PTI] New Delhi, 1 Feb: Resolution of the Tibet issue through “genuine” autonomy could act as a catalyst for modernisation of China, prime minister of Tibetan government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay said on Thursday, asking countries to speak up openly in favour of the cause.Addressing a (...)
Thousands of Tibetans have converged in Delhi for a series of campaign activities. As India finds itself doing a balancing act between China and India, NDTV discusses the conference’s implications. (Watch)
By Jim Greenhalf, Telegraph & Argus Reporter Who said miracles don’t happen? Certainly not the exiled spiritual head of Buddhist Tibet. Last summer fans’ group Friends of Bradford City presented the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, with a personalised claret and amber City shirt and made him (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The US government on Friday called on the Chinese government to allow Tibetans to express their grievances freely and peacefully against its policies threatening Tibet’s distinct religious, cultural, and linguistic identity. “We are aware that there are reports that Chinese (...)
Washington: A top American Tibetan leader has said that while people in China are enjoying comparatively more freedom, Tibet is increasingly being turned into one big prison and Tibetans are being treated as second grade citizens. Bhuchung K Tsering, vice president, Special Programs of (...)
By Tom Gara [The Wall Street Journal] Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is brutally clear: China is the most dangerous superpower on Earth. Corporate Intelligence reviewed preliminary galleys of Schmidt’s new book, “The New Digital Age,” (Random House) which debuts in April. And Schmidt’s (...)