[Independent Online] Johannesburg – The Dalai Lama can expect another invitation to come to South Africa soon – from fellow Nobel laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. This, after a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal that the government acted unlawfully in delaying a decision on a visa (...)
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MUNDGOD, Karnataka : His Holiness the Dalai Lama has begun teachings at the main prayer hall (Tib: Lachi) of Drepung monastery in Mundgod Tibetan settlement, Karnataka state. His Holiness will give fourteen days of teaching on the 18 Great stages of the Path (Tib: Lam Rim) Commentaries (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Human Rights Commissioner of the Federal German Government urged the Chinese government to reform its policies in Tibet and said international observers be allowed to visit Tibetan areas to assess the causes of the increasing self-immolations. In a statement on 21 November, the (...)
(Human Rights Watch Report) (New York) – The self-immolation of seven Tibetans since November 26, 2012, highlights the failure of Chinese authorities to address Tibetan grievances, Human Rights Watch said today. Increasingly pervasive and punitive security measures in response to protests have (...)
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DHARAMSHALA: The Indo-Tibetan Friendship Association in Dharamshala organised an awareness program to foster harmonious relations between the local Indian and Tibetan communities. The meeting was participated by Additional SP Nihal Chand, Ngodup Dorjee, Secretary of the Department of Security, (...)
PARIS: The upper house of the French Parliament, Sénat, on Tuesday 27 November, adopted a resolution in favour of Tibet. The resolution was proposed by the Group for Question on Tibet, an all-party parliamentary support group for Tibet in the French Senate. The Senate adopted the resolution (...)
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NEW DELHI: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay, democratically elected political Leader of the Tibetan People, gave a lecture on the Middle Way Policy of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) as a solution to the Tibet Question at the Cenvention Centre of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Two more Tibetans have died after setting themselves on fire in separate incidents, taking the total self-immolations to 89, including 27 in November alone. Bendey Khar, 21, died after setting himself on fire at Tsoe in Kanlho in north-eastern Tibet yesterday (28 November). He (...)
Mumbai, India, 28 November 2012 – Early morning fog delayed His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s flight from Bangalore to Mumbai this morning, but on arrival in India’s bustling commercial capital the weather was clear and warm. A short drive brought him to his hotel, where he was welcomed by the (...)
[International Campaign for Tibet] With November witnessing the highest-one month total of self-immolations in Tibet (25 so far), U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke said there were “high expectations” for change on Tibet policy within the new Chinese leadership under Xi Jinping, while cautiously (...)