ZURICH: The European leg of the flame of truth torch relay arrived in Zurich last night. About 700 Tibetans welcomed the torch relay, which started its European relay on 2 September from Barcelona. Switzerland is the last leg of the Flame of Truth’s Europe relay. Ven Thubten Wangchen, a Tibetan (...)
[Hindustan Times] Dharamsala, 1 Nov: The Dharamshala International Film Festival, the first of its kind in the state, began with a lot of excitement and expectation. The first day of the fest saw artists’ workshop where 12 artists from India and abroad intermingled in an art and cultural (...)
[Phayul] DHARAMSHALA, November 2: Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have arrested four Tibetan monks on alleged charges of sending information on the ongoing wave of self-immolation protests to outsiders. According to exile sources, the monks of the Tsoe Gaden Choeling Monastery in Kanlho, (...)
[TCHRD] A Tibetan monk and educator who founded a social organization to preserve and promote Tibetan language was recently arrested by the Chinese authorities in Machu (Ch: Maqu) County in Kanlho (Ch: Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. Jinpa Gyatso, 38, a monk from Mayul (...)
DHARAMSHALA: On a bright sunny day this morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamsala for a ten-day visit to Japan. Hundreds of Tibetans and well-wishers, carrying incense and flowers, lined on the road sides to greet him. His Holiness will begin his visit with a public teaching on Geshe (...)
The Chinese authorities are intensifying a crackdown against dissidents ahead of the imminent transition of power in the country, Amnesty International warned on Friday. Over 100 activists have been rounded-up in recent weeks as the government looks to stifle criticism and prevent protests (...)
DHARAMSHALA, 1 Nov: During the conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil peoples in Sri Lanka, His Holiness the Dalai Lama appealed to the Sri Lankan authorities to find a humane solution. Likewise, in recent months, His Holiness has written twice to Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The National Campaign for Tibetan Supports, an Indian Support Group for Tibet based in Wardha in the southern Indian state of Maharashtra, organised a bike rally to show their solidarity with the Tibetan cause. Mr Shekhar Shende, Former Municipal Council Chairman, Wardha and Mr (...)
DELHI: ‘A Day for Tibet’, an awareness programme on Tibet was organised at a Aadharshila Vidyapeeth School in Delhi yesterday. It was jointly hosted by New Delhi-based India Tibet Coordination Office and the school administration of Aadharshila Vidyapeeth to enlighten the students on the issue of (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A French Parliamentarian has expressed his concern over the lack of reaction from the world governments to the tragic self-immolations in Tibet and urged the general public to apply pressure on the Chinese government to solve the problem of Tibet. Mr Lionnel Luca, the President of (...)