Sophie Richarson, Human Rights Watch, 24 May 2017 “A disease that is spreading – north, south, east, and west.” This is how United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres earlier this year described the lack of attention worldwide to human rights. But … (...)
International Campaign for Tibet, 22 May 2017 On May 22, 2017, Mr. Terry Branstad was confirmed by the Senate to be the U.S. Ambassador to China. During the confirmation hearing before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 2, … (...)
Dharamshala: Dr Lobsang Sangay, President of the Central Tibetan Administration today condoled prime minister Theresa May and the people of United Kingdom over the barbaric terrorist attack that took place in Manchester on 22 May. “It is with an enormous … (...)
Bengaluru: “India is our guru and we are chelas; we are reliable chelas, because we have preserved your ancient knowledge,” the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said earlier today, speaking at the state level seminar on ‘Social … (...)
By PTI, DNA, Chinese passengers can now use only their ID cards when taking domestic flights at some airports, while previously they could use a passport to check in, according to a new rule. It remains unknown whether overseas passengers … (...)
Dharamshala: Mr Kunchok Yarphel and Mr Dorjee Tsetan, members of Tibetan parliament-in-Exile are leaving Dharamshala on 24 May to visit North Eastern Tibetan Settlements including Tenzingang, Derang, Bomdila, Itanagar and Shillong from 27 May to 7 June. They will return … (...)
Dharamshala: Staffers of European Parliament Members were welcomed by the honorable Deputy Speaker Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile at Tibetan Parliament Secretariat on 22 May. During the meeting, Deputy Speaker apprised them about the critical situation inside Tibet … (...)
By Reuters, DNA, China’s main stock indexes were mixed on Tuesday morning, with gains in financials only partially soothing lingering concerns over policy tightening steps. The CSI300 index rose 0.4 percent, to 3,423.26 points at the end of the morning … (...)
Dharamshala: The annual CTA inter departmental basketball tournament began today at the refurbished Gangchen Kyishong Basket court amid throngs of spectators. To mark the inauguration, the Games Committee hosted an exhibition match between Kalons, staff of Tibetan Parliamentary Secretariat vs. (...)