By MARK MCDONALD / The New York Times HONG KONG — Two young Tibetan men killed themselves by fire on Monday in the latest in a series of self-immolations during the Communist Party congress that’s now under way in Beijing. There have been 10 immolations already this month, according to the Tibetan (...)
[Last updated 8:57 am, 13 November 2012] DHARAMSHALA: Two Tibetan youth have set themselves on fire in Rebgong (Ch: Tongren) in north-eastern Tibet’s Amdo Province (incorporated to China’s Qinghai Province), taking the total self-immolations to 10 in this month alone, fresh reports coming out of (...)
[South China Morning Post] Outgoing leader decides to retire and clear way for Xi Jinping, breaking from the unpopular precedent set by his predecessor Jiang Zemin Outgoing President Hu Jintao will formally relinquish his position as military chief at the end of the 18th party congress this (...)
Below is the full text of the Kalon Pema Chhinjor’s speech at the World Pilgrimage Festival in South Korea on Sunday (11 November). PILGRIMAGE AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY First of all, I would like to convey my heartfelt “Tashi Delek” to the venerable sanghas, distinguished participants, and Korean (...)
Report adopted by the Second Special General Meeting of the Tibetan People held in 2012 under Article 59 of the Charter of Tibetans in Exile Friday, 28 September 2012 With the objective of discussing the question what actions the Tibetan people and the Tibetan administration in exile should (...)
[Agence France-Presse] TOKYO: The Chinese government is not “seriously” probing the cause of a spate of self-immolations by Tibetans across China, the Dalai Lama said Monday, Japanese media reported. “The Chinese government should investigate the cause (of the incidents). China does not look into (...)
OKINAWA: Departing from the sea front hotel amidst a slight morning drizzle, His Holiness visited the Konpacto and Bodaiju (Bodhi tree park) at Okinawa Island in Japan. About 150 people came to the park for the event. His Holiness planted a tree sapling at the park and wrote a message of peace (...)
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DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala organised a grand prayer service on Sunday, as fresh reports coming out of Tibet say a Tibetan artist burned himself to death in north-eastern Tibet calling for freedom and return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Gonpo Tsering, 19, (...)
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DHARAMSHALA: The President of the Jogae Order of Korean Buddhism met the visiting Central Tibetan Administration’s Kalon for the Department of Religion and Culture this Thursday (8 November). Jaseung Sumim, the President of the Jogae Order of Korean Buddhism, met Kalon Pema Chhinjor met at (...)
By Andrew Jacobs / The New York Times BEIJING — In a gruesome act of resistance that has played out dozens of times in recent months, six young Tibetans set fire to themselves this week, shouting demands for freedom as they were consumed by flames. On Friday, for the second day in a row, (...)