DHARAMSHALA: A Tibetan monk who recently escaped from Rebgong in north-eastern Tibet, where over 12 self-immolations took place, gave detailed accounts of the Chinese government’s policy measures pushing Tibetans to take drastic steps. (View video) The monk said in a detailed testimony, “I had (...)
dimanche 23 décembre 2012 par jamphel — Flash News
(dalailama.com) His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a four day teaching on Shantideva’s “Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” from New Delhi, India, at the request of a group from Russia on December 24-27, 2012. There will also be Medicine Buddha Empowerment on the afternoon of December 26th. (...)
[Radio Free Asia] Tibetans jailed for political offenses suffer abuse at a Chinese prison near Lhasa. Tibetan political prisoners held at a facility outside the regional capital Lhasa are routinely subjected to torture and other forms of abuse, often leading to physical harm from which they do (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written to President Obama asking that the “United States take a leading role and engage actively with partner nations on measures that could bring near-term improvements in the human rights situation in Tibet.” The letter, dated (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written to President Obama asking that the “United States take a leading role and engage actively with partner nations on measures that could bring near-term improvements in the human rights situation in Tibet.” The letter, dated (...)
WARNING: This story contains graphic details CBC News / Posted: Dec 20, 2012 People setting fire to themselves in Tibet has become an almost daily occurrence, a dire form of protest against what many in the autonomous territory call an oppressive Chinese influence. In this video report, CBC (...)
18 December 2012 Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has said that the UK has serious concerns about the self-immolations in Tibetan regions. Following a European Union statement on self-immolations in Tibet, Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire said: “We strongly support the recent statement from (...)
A study by a Central Party School scholar found government aid policies in the Tibet Autonomous Region have largely failed to generate sustainable economic growth By staff reporter Lan Fang / Caixin Online (Beijing) – Central government programs aimed at promoting economic development in the (...)
mercredi 19 décembre 2012 par jamphel — Flash News
DHARAMSHALA: Echoing serious concerns expressed by the EU, US, and Canada about the wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, the British government has strongly called for the resumption of meaningful dialogue to resolve the underlying grievances of Tibetan communities. “Foreign Office Minister (...)
mercredi 19 décembre 2012 par jamphel — Flash News
New Delhi, India, 16 December 2012 – The large audience of Thai monks and lay-people, who filled the hall, were waiting eagerly for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s arrival this morning. He greeted one and all with folded hands and asked them to sit. There followed a recitation in Pali of the (...)