“Another issue of importance in my electorate is that a significant number of local people have asked me to meet the Tibetan delegation who visited parliament this week.”
In his March 10, 2012 statement, Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay called on all Tibetans and friends to make 2012 a Tibet Lobby Year. This call has been a success as we have seen Tibet resolutions in parliaments and congress in EU, France, Italy and the United States; and supportive statements by (...)
DOHA, Qatar: The world leaders from different countries and representatives from IGOs and NGOs have gathered in Doha for the climate summit at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) which began today under a very tight security. Two Tibetan researchers also got registered for this historic (...)
LETTER: We need to visit Tibet Business Day/December 04 2012 THIS is an open letter to the ambassador Tian Xuejun at the embassy of the People’s Republic of China in South Africa. I am writing this letter prompted by an article appearing in the December 1 edition of China Daily, which reported (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Golog Jigme, a Tibetan monk who assisted filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen for his documentary shot in Tibet in 2008, is facing possible death sentence as Chinese police has issued arrest warrant against him for alleged murder charges. Golog Jigme, also known as Jigme Gyatso, is missing (...)
Press Release 4 December 2012 The Central Tibetan Administration reiterated its grave concern over the alarming escalation of self-immolations by Tibetans inside Tibet, with fresh reports coming out of the region say a Tibetan monk has died after setting himself on fire at Pema (Chinese: Banma) (...)
By STEPHANIE NOLEN NEW DELHI — The Globe and Mail Monday, Dec. 03 2012 China should look at Canada’s example to allay its fears of Tibetan aspirations for freedom, the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile says. In an exclusive interview with The Globe and Mail, Lobsang Sangay, a Tibetan refugee (...)
Press Release 3 December 2012 With the wave of self-immolation continuing in Tibet with over 91 Tibetans having set themselves on fire to date (78 in 2012, including 28 in November alone) and the Chinese government’s harsh response, the Kashag maintains its steadfast efforts to make the current (...)
1st of December is being observed the world over as the World AIDS Day. The Department of Health, CTA, is proactively observing the day. And, I greet you all on this important day. The HIV virus was first identified in 1981 and later clinically defined as HIV/AIDS or Human Immunodeficiency (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A Tibetan man set himself on fire yesterday (2 December) in Bora, Labrang in Tibet’s north-eastern region around 3:40 pm (local time). Sungdue Kyab, father of one, self-immolated on the main road near Bora monastery protesting against the Chinese government. Chinese police arrived (...)