Lecture » Harvard educated leader in exile has plan for autonomy within China. By Tony Semerad| The Salt Lake TribuneFirst Published Aug 27 2013 Much like civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Tibetans worldwide have their own heartfelt dream of freedom, the country’s prime minister in (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama today spoke from his residence in Dharamsala, India, about his hope and dream in honour of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. In a video message, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said: “I always have one dream that within (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan Parliament in exile has resumed a campaign to seek India’s urgent intervention in ending China’s human rights violations in Tibet. The first leg of the campaign was held in Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry from 1-25 February. A four-member (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Health of the Central Tibetan Administration conducted the second mental health workshop at Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (VIMHANS) in New Delhi from 19-23 August. The workshop was organised for the community health workers from (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will join a galaxy of world leaders, including fellow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, at a human rights forum in Czech Republic from 15-17 September. The theme for the 17th annual Forum 2000 conference in Prague is ‘Societies in Transition’. More than (...)
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY – Tibet’s prime minister-in-exile is making an appearance at the University of Utah. The Utah Tibetan Association says Lobsang Sangay will speak at the S.J. Quinney Law School Tuesday afternoon. Zions Bank plans a reception for Tibetan refugee afterward. Sangay (...)
By Kate Linthicum [Los Angeles Times] The leader of the Tibetan government in exile is in Los Angeles this week, and although his administration is not officially recognized by the U.S. or any other regime, Tibetans living here have done their best to mark his visit with all the pomp afforded a (...)
DHARAMSALA: Himalaya Pariwar, a Tibet support group based in Dharamsala, today organised a speech competition on Tibet at Dayanand Model Senior Secondary School in Dharamsala. The students from three Indian schools presented speeches on a wide-range of Tibet-related issues such as Tibet’s (...)
DHARAMSHALA: After seeking permission to visit Tibet since assuming office for the last two years, the Australian ambassador to China was granted a rare visit to Tibet last week. Ambassador Frances Adamson visited the Tibet Autonomous Region from 20 to 23 August 2013. During her visit, the (...)
By Seema Sirohi [The Times of India/May 19, 2013] The recent Chinese incursion into India, the long stand-off, the fear and fury surrounding the brazen episode and the eventual resolution once again raises an old question : What about Tibet? India’s security is directly linked to Tibet, as (...)