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 (...)
By Vishal Gulati Dharamsala, Dec 2 (IANS) Despite intensified government crackdowns and internet censorship, many Chinese netizens – in the absence of a free media Chinese citizens are very active on the internet that cannot be so easily policed – are increasingly voicing solidarity with the (...)
New Delhi, November 30th: Sikyong, Dr. Lobsang Sangay, the democratically elected political leader of the Central Tibetan Administration based in Dharamsala, delivered the prestigious Sixth Dr. K. R. Narayanan Memorial Lecture at Jamia Millia Islamia on the theme ‘Democracy in Exile: The Case of (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The health department today released a documentary film titled, ‘Breaking the Silence towards Zero HIV Community’ on the occasion of the World AIDS Day. Addressing a press conference, Health Secretary Sonam Choephel Shosur said, “HIV/AIDS is one of the major health challenges the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kunchok Kyab, a 29-year-old Tibetan man, set himself on fire Friday at Zoegey, in Ngaba in north-eastern Tibet, taking the self-immolation toll to 90. Minutes after his immolation, Chinese security officers arrived and took his body to the regional police headquarters, eyewitnesses (...)