[Report by Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama] Tokyo, Japan, 6 November 2012 – The third day of His Holiness’ autumn trip to Japan was devoted entirely to one of the events he’d been most looking forward to, the first series of really sustained and serious discussions with scientists he’d ever (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, has said many Chinese told him they support his visits to Japan. Addressing a press conference in Japan on the second day of his visit, he said he was little bit concerned about his planned visit to Japan in view of the recent (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The chair of the EU Human Rights Subcommittee of the European Parliament, Barbara Lochbihler, has criticised the Chinese government over the human rights situation in Tibet. Ms Lochbihler urged Beijing to resume dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama towards finding a lasting (...)
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) – China’s leader-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, will have no choice but to embark on political reforms to leave a lasting mark the way the current leadership has done with economic reforms, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Monday. Xi, currently vice (...)
By Jamphel Shonu YOKOHAMA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama started his programmes in Japan on Sunday by giving a teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa’s Eight Verses of Training the Mind in Yokohama. More than 6,500 people comprising mainly of Japanese and Koreans, as well as some Americans and Europeans (...)
[Kyodo / Japan Times]  YOKOHAMA — The Dalai Lama urged the Chinese government Sunday to take practical measures in its governance of Tibet, arguing its authoritarian crackdown on the Tibetan people is an unrealistic policy. Tibetans have suffered extreme oppression under China’s rule ever since a (...)
[Press Trust of India / 4 November 2012] Dharamsala: The Central Tibetan Administration has welcomed the statement by UN chief for human rights, Navi Pillay, urging China to address the long-standing issues related to Tibetans. “The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) of Tibetans in exile is (...)
[BBC / 2 November 2012] A top UN official has urged China to address issues in Tibet that have led to what she says is a rise in extreme protests, like self-immolations. UN rights chief Navi Pillay said stability in the region could not be achieved by heavy security and the suppression of human (...)
[TCHRD] A month after his detention, a monk from Nyatso Zilkar Monastery has been sentenced to a year in prison for unknown charges, according to information received by TCHRD today. As reported earlier by TCHRD, Tenzin Sherab, 28, was detained on 1 October at Zatoe (Ch: Zaduo) town in Tridu (...)
(This report was last updated on 5 November 2012 at 3:56 pm) DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration is deeply saddened to learn of fresh reports coming out of Tibet that one more Tibetan has set self on fire, bringing the total known self-immolations to 63. Dorjee Lhundup, a 24-year (...)