Sohail Rahman / AlJazeera Sohail (So) Rahman is an award-winning news and programmes presenter based out of Doha. A four-day Special General Meeting has brought over 400 Tibetans from all walks of life to northern India. Dharamsala – the capital of the Tibetan government-in-exile – is the venue. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama today presided over a grand prayer service for world peace and Tibet. Heads of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and Bon religion took part in the prayer service. Addressing the prayer service, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay said Tibetans are driven to set (...)
BERLIN: German Parliamentarians pledged to highlight the issue of 17-year-old Jigme Dolma who was sentenced to three years imprisonment by the Chinese authorities for staging a peaceful demonstration in eastern Tibet. His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Representative Mr Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa this (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Exiled Tibetans pledged to make utmost efforts in getting global support to fulfill the wishes of Tibetans inside Tibet for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet and the restoration of freedom for Tibetans. 31 recommendations on how to deal with the critical situation (...)
By Andrew North BBC News, Delhi 27 September 2012 Dalai Lama: “Relying on using force and censorship, remain a closed society… is almost like suicide” The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, says he hopes for a new Chinese approach to Tibet with the expected change in its leadership next (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay today ratified the recent amendments made to the Charter of Tibetans in Exile to change the official title of Kalon Tripa to Sikyong. Kalon Tripa signed the Charter amendment at a ceremony held this morning at the Kashag Secretariat. Members of the (...)
Lanxin Xiang says the rabid nationalism being peddled by mainland newspapers like the Global Times is hurting China’s interests at home and abroad, not least by staining its global image The South China Morning Post | OpEd article by Lanxin XiangWednesday, 26 September, 2012, 12:00am (...)
[AFP] Rise of Xi Jinping sets off ripple of speculation he may bring about change in Tibet policy Dharamshala: In their long and fruitless struggle against Chinese rule, Tibetans have often leapt on any reason to stay optimistic — and, for some, a new leader in Beijing offers a fresh glimmer of (...)
JOB VACANCY FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATE (USAID PROJECT 2012-14) POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Effective with the release of this position announcement, The Tibet Fund will be recruiting applicants for a Finance and Administration Associate for a two year Tibet Education Project. The (...)
JOB VACANCY FOR DEPUTY CHIEF OF PARTY (DCOP) (USAID PROJECT 2012-14) POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Effective with the release of this position announcement, The Tibet Fund will be recruiting applicants for a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) for a two year Tibet Education Project. The responsibilities, (...)