TOKYO: Over 80,000 people came to the Tibet Festival 2013 at the Gokokuji temple in central Tokyo. The festival was organised by Tibet House, the cultural section of the Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Japan and East-Asia, with support from Ven. Eiji Okamoto, Chief Abbot and (...)
Rights defense lawyer Xu Zhiyong has continued his advocacy despite years of setbacks. The Open Constitution Initiative, a legal assistance NGO he and several other lawyers founded in 2003, was shut down in 2009 by Beijing officials, citing tax evasion. After writing a blog post about the New (...)
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay of the Central Tibetan Administration talked to C-Span about the current political, social, economic condition of Tibet, the on-going tensions with China, and the Obama administration’s approach to both countries. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic (...)
DIIR Kalon Dicki Chhoyang attended the Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario’s (CTAO) annual gala fundraiser on 11 May 2013.  The Chief Guest of Honor was Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney, other guests also included members of both the federal and (...)
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the democratically-elected Tibetan leader and political successor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, addressed one of the world’s most influential foreign-policy think-tank, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), based in Washington, on 8 March. The Sikyong spoke on the (...)
Portland, Oregon, USA, Â 12 May 2013 Before leaving Portland, His Holiness the Dalai Lama paid a visit to the Northwest Tibetan Association (NWTCA) and spoke to about 1000 people, among them 70 Mongolians. The sky was overcast and a light drizzle was falling, which local people described as more (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay will attend the fifth annual Oslo Freedom Forum on 13 – 14 May. The Sikyong will join a galaxy of world’s most influential dissidents, innovators, journalists, philanthropists, and policymakers to discuss how best to challenge authoritarianism and promote (...)
Portland, Oregon, USA, Â 11 May 2013 His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his fourth day in Portland, Oregon by giving a short interview to be included in an environmental documentary being created by Maitripa College. He expressed a concern not just for those alive today, but for future (...)
NEW DELHI:- A day-long national seminar entitled ‘The Importance of Himalayan Culture in Modern India’ was held at the India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi yesterday. The seminar hosted eminent personalities like Lochen Tulku, Tsona Rinpoche, Dr Kuldeep Chand Agnihotri, Dr Tashi Paljor (...)
May 11, 2013: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay completed a successful visit to Washington DC. This was his third official visit to the American capital since assuming the Tibetan political leadership. The Sikyong was in Washington from May 6 to 10 and was accompanied by Special Advisor Kaydor (...)