DHARAMSHALA: Parliamentarians from different political parties have started observing the “Parliamentary Solidarity for Tibet” campaign called by the International Network of Parliamentarians on Tibet (INPaT) Working Group Members. INPaT Working Group Members were mandated by the 6th World (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration is deeply saddened by the recent situation in Tibet involving the death of another Tibetan and strongly urges China to reform it’s failed policies in Tibet to end the on-going wave of self-immolations. Tamding Thar, a Tibetan nomad in his late 50s, (...)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving at his hotel in Manchester, England, on 14 June 2012/Photo/OHHDL MANCHESTER: His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Manchester, England, at the start of a 15-day visit to England, Scotland and Italy, on 14 June 2012. There will be live webcasts of His (...)
EU Parliament Website Parliament criticises human rights abuses in Tibet in a resolution passed on Thursday demanding that China reveal the whereabouts of all the victims of self-immolation and calling for unrestricted access for media and human rights monitors. It asks EU foreign policy chief (...)
New York: Yesterday, the Brazilian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet was formally launched on 13 June at the National Congress of Brazil by the initiative of Deputy Mr Walter Feldman and with support signature of 215 parliamentarians. It is an all-party group of deputies and senators which will (...)
European Parliament Chamber, Strasbourg, 12 March 2009. An MEP votes amid Tibetan flags/File Photo DHARAMSHALA: The European Parliament has passed a resolution on Tibet during its plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday. The full text of the resolution follows: P7_TA-PROV(2012)0257 Situation (...)
8th Annual Conference of Tibetan Settlement Officers being convened by Home Department of the Central Tibetan Administration in Gangkyi, Dharamsala, from 14-17 June 2012 DHARAMSHALA: The 8th annual conference of the Tibetan settlement officers organised by the Central Tibetan Administration’s (...)
By Bhuchung K. Tsering (ICT blog) June 13, 2012 The two-day Laogai in Tibet conference organized by the Laogai Research Foundation in Washington, D.C. was educative in every sense of the term. In addition to enlightening the people who came to attend the sessions, the events were eye-openers to (...)
The Guardian An event for young people will be hosted by comedian Russell Brand – an unusual double act His Holiness the Dalai Lama/Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP When the Dalai Lama addresses young people in Manchester this weekend during a special event, he will be assisted by an unusual master of (...)
The Korea Herald A Chinese delegation abruptly left a religious conference in Yeosu on Wednesday morning after Tibetans attendingthe event refused to acquiesce to demands they leave. The Chinese delegation, consisting of Buddhist officials and monks, had walked out of the opening ceremony of (...)