By Ananth Krishnan [The Hindu] China’s new leader Xi Jinping has indicated that he will look to follow his predecessor’s policies in engaging with India and seek continuity in bilateral ties, as the new leadership in Beijing takes control following a once-in-ten year change. Mr. Xi on Tuesday (...)
BERLIN: The killing of 22 Tibetans by the Chinese security forces during a peaceful protest outside Kirti monastery on 16 March 2008 was the start of the current cycle of repression in Kirti Monastery and Ngaba area in eastern Tibet, said Kirti Rinpoche. The youngest among the dead was a middle (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A Tibetan woman has died after setting herself on fire to protest against China’s repressive rule, taking the total self-immolations inside Tibet to 109, including 13 this year alone. (View fact-sheet)91 of them died. Kunchok Wangmo, a 30-year-old mother of one, set herself on fire (...)
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. (...)