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 (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A 6-day workshop on Critical, Co-operative and Creative Thinking Skills organised by the Department of Education started today at College for Higher Tibetan Studies (CHTS), Sarah. Nineteen primary teacher trainees of CHTS and 17 Trained Graduate Teachers from Tibetan schools in (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The fifth session of the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile will be convened for 10 days from 18 (Monday) – 28 March (Thursday) 2013 at the Kashag auditorium, the parliamentary secretariat announced. Members of the the Tibetan Parliament have been requested to register their (...)
[TCHRD] “This heinous practice is not permitted under any circumstances. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever may be invoked to justify an enforced disappearance.” Jeremy Sarkin, UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (Nov. 2011) Imagine a close loved one being taken into (...)
Pallavi Chattopadhyay / The Indian Express The presence of the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala has made it a popular destination for tourists from around the world. But now, the hill station will be part of the tourist circuit for another reason — a first-of-its-kind international film festival, which (...)
By Simon Denyer, Oct 30, 2012 04:50 PM EDTThe Washington Post NEW DELHI — As China’s Communist Party prepares for its leadership transition, a wave of self-immolations has spread and accelerated across Tibet, in the most sustained protests against Beijing’s rule there in five decades. Most of (...)
DHARAMSALA: Reiterating its deep concern over the spate of self-immolations in Tibet last week, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Monday said the situation would aggravate if the Chinese leadership does not address the underlying causes of the crisis. Last week witnessed the highest number of (...)