DHARAMSHALA: The Chinese government has forcibly shut down a Tibetan monastery, Gaden Dhargyeling based in Shak Rongpo in Nagchu county in eastern Tibet, over its alleged links with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The monks of the monastery have been forced to abandon the monastery and is (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The US government has expressed serious concern over the deteriorating human rights in Tibet and urged China to hold unconditional talks with His Holiness the Dalai Lama or his representatives. Uzra Zeya, who led the US side in the annual human rights dialogue with China on 30-31 (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The health department of the Central Tibetan Administration, in collaboration with the John Hopkins University, has started a hepatitis B pilot project in Tibetan settlements in Bylakuppe in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. “From July to October 2013, Johns Hopkins University (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Special prayer services will be held in Tibetan communities across the world to mark the successful completion of Tibetan political leader Dr. Lobsang Sangay’s second year in office on 8 August, the Kashag secretariat said in a circular issued on 31 July. The prayer service aims to (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetans in eastern Tibet have started taking part in special spiritual activities days after His Holiness the Dalai Lama called for the need to enhance the collective merit of the Tibetan people for the cause of Tibet, reports coming out of Tibet say. His Holiness the Dalai Lama (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Dolma Gyari of the Department of Home of the Central Tibetan Administration will be leaving Dharamsala for a four-nation European visit from 2-11 August. Kalon Gyari will visit Rome and Milan in Italy from 2-5 August, following which she will be in Brussels from 6-7 August. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Calls grow for the release of Rungye Adak, who was arrested for making a daring call on this day six years ago for demanding the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet and the release of all Tibetan political prisoners including the Panchen Lama. On 1 August 2007, the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A member of German Parliament has pledged to work for the cause of Tibet even after his retirement and urged other parliamentarians to support the Tibetan people’s aspiration for freedom. “The situation in Tibet has not improved over the last many decades. It is of utmost importance (...)
[Reuters] A Chinese hacking group tied to the breach of security company RSA two years ago has targeted a maker of audio-visual conference equipment in a likely attempt to tap into boardroom and other high-level remote meetings. Security researchers at Dell Inc’s SecureWorks unit were able to (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A South African MP has expressed grave concern over the alarming surge in self-immolation protests by Tibetans, saying the Chinese government’s continued occupation and repression of Tibet is leading to a new level of genocide and crime against humanity. Dr Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, a (...)