Dharamshala: Tibetans in Miao Choephelling and Tezu Dhargyeling organised a grand reception in honour of Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the President of Central Tibetan Administration who visited the Tibetan settlements on the third leg of his farewell tour from 26 – 27 February. Having almost (...)
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – As His Holiness the Dalai Lama appeared before the webcast cameras at his residence, the Drepung Chantmaster could be heard reciting introductory prayers in his booming voice. He followed this with a steady recitation of the ‘Heart Sutra’. The Sera (...)
FreeTibet.org | 26 February 2021 Liberal Democrat Sir Ed Davey told the House of Commons that athletes “under no circumstances” should be “used as propaganda for the Chinese Communist Party” given its rights abuses At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 24 February, Sir Ed Davey called for (...)
Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration led by the 15th Kashag dedicated the year from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 as ‘Year of Gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’ — a celebration of the 85 glorious years that His Holiness the Dalai Lama has spent and continues to devote to the (...)
Siliguri: While on his official visit to Miao Choepheling settlement en route Bagdogra-Siliguri, Sikyong made a one-day halt at Siliguri and met with the heads and monks of Sed-Gyued monastery and the Tibetan community. Sed-Gyued monastery presented the Sikyong a statue of the Buddha to honour (...)
Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a short teaching from the Jataka Tales and also from Chapter 1 of Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland (rinchen trengwa) from approximately 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) on the occasion of the Day of Offerings – 15th day of the 1st Tibetan month (...)
Reuters Staff | Reuters | 25 February 2021 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying the treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in China amounts to genocide, the first such move by a European country. Activists and U.N. rights experts say (...)
Dharamshala: With the spurt of Covid-19 infections across India, particularly of new variants, the Covid-19 Taskforce has urged new precautions for the Tibetan community. India’s tally of infections, which stands at 11.04 million, swelled in the past 24 hours by 16,738 new cases, according to (...)
Shen Lu | Protocol | February 18, 2021 This is the story of Li An, a pseudonymous former employee at ByteDance, as told to Protocol’s Shen Lu. It was the night Dr. Li Wenliang struggled for his last breath in the emergency room of Wuhan Central Hospital. I, like many Chinese web users, (...)
Dharamshala: After successfully concluding his farewell visit to Darjeeling, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay on Wednesday visited the Sonada Tibetan settlement in Darjeeling. Sikyong met with the Tibetan residents and had an hour-long interaction with them. Having studied for 2 yrs at Sonada’s Tibetan (...)