After receiving the consent from the Indian government on the extension of the Indian Registration Certificate (RC) of those newly-arrived Tibetans who came to India for pilgrimage purpose, the Department of Security of the Central Tibetan Administration, on 25 Sept. 2013, started the (...)
[Source: Reporters Without Borders] The Chinese authorities have stepped up their persecution of independent Tibetan news providers in recent weeks, arresting three writers who are frequent information sources for external observers on the pretext that they carried out “political activities (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay paid a visit to the Department of Health, CTA, yesterday. Health Kalon Dr. Tsering Wangchuk and Secretary Sonam Choephel Shosur briefed Sikyong about the priorities and ongoing programmes of the department. Additional secretary Tsegyal Dranyi spoke about (...)
[Source: www.dalailama.com] Zacatecas, Mexico, 16 October 2013 – A short drive through the cobbled streets of the historic town of Zacatecas, which is recognised as a UN World Heritage Site, brought His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Antiguo Templo de San Agustina. Once a church, the restored (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The India-Tibet Coordination Office (ITCO) in collaboration with National Campaign for Tibetan Support (NCTS) organised a day-long Tibet campaign on the occasion of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s “Dhamma Chakra Parivartan Din” at Dikshabhumi, Nagpur. More than 5 lakh Indian Buddhist from across (...)
There will be live webcasts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teaching and talk during his visit to New York City on October 18-20, 2013. English, Russian and Mandarin languages will be available. Live webcasts can be viewed at http://dalailamany.org/livestream. All times Eastern Daylight Time (...)
[Source: The Herald Scotland] Downing Street has denied changing its stance on Tibet to secure lucrative Chinese business contracts. The claim was made in an editorial in the People’s Daily newspaper, which said that UK Government had admitted it mishandled the issue. The move paved the way for (...)
The Finance department of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) announces job vacancy on contractual basis for its new initiative Tibetan Entrepreneurship Development (TED) project. TED is the continuation of EDOTS program – Empowering Tibetan business project. TED aim in helping potential (...)
[Source: AFP/France 24] A blogger, a taxi driver, a Communist Party official and a Buddhist monk. All of them Tibetan, and all of them driven to the desperate step of setting themselves on fire in protest at Chinese rule. These and dozens of others are the subject of a new booklet written by (...)
[Source: www.dalailama.com] León, Guanajuato, Mexico 15 October 2013 – This morning as the day began to warm, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s hosts at Hacienda San Cristoboal, former Mexican President Vicente Fox and his wife came to see him. They met privately for a few minutes before walking with (...)