Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement at the 6th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet, in Ottawa, Canada from April 26-28. The statement was read on Leader Pelosi’s behalf at the conference on Friday, April 27th.: “Thank you for your invitation to (...)
DHRAMSHALA: Reports coming out of Tibet say, four Tibetan monks from Kham Dragko Gochen monastery are arrested by the Chinese police and have gone missing ever since. Tulku Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche, Tsewang Namgyal, Thinley and Dalha were arrested by the Chinese police four days after the (...)
OTTAWA: Parliamentarians from around the world today adopted the Ottawa Declaration.They had gathered in Ottawa for three days of intensive deliberations on the worsening situation in Tibet at the invitation of the Parliamentary Friends of Tibet, Canada.Legislators from Asia, Europe, the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Since the peaceful protest against the Chinese government in Kham Drakgo, Chinese military personnels have maintained a strict and repressive presence in the area. Scores of Tibetan monks and lay persons were arrested arbitrarily during the protests and sentenced to various prison (...)
The Sixth World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet Adopted on 29 April 2012 WHEREAS We, the delegates to the Sixth World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet meeting in Ottawa, Canada, from 27 to 29 of April 2012, Recalling the findings and statements of the previous five Conventions held in (...)
CAMPBELL CLARK Globe and MailPublished Friday, Apr. 27, 2012 In the political dispute over the future of Tibet, the reincarnation of a spiritual leader – the Dalai Lama – looms as the focal point of a tug-of-war with Beijing. Concerned with restraining a nationalist movement by controlling its (...)
OTTAWA: Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay met with the Canadian Minister for Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney in regards to the immigration of Tibetan communities from Arunachal Pradesh. Kalon Tripa met Jason Kenney for about 50 minutes at Hotel Elgin and exchanged a frank and friendly (...)
On his last full day in Ottawa during this visit, His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his program with an audience to the Tibetan community held in the Assembly Hall of the Ottawa Civic Center, the venue of the morning public talk. Kalon Tripa Lobsang Sangay, Tashi Namgyal and Norbu Tsering, both (...)
The Huffington Post,April 28, 2012,Peter Worthington,Co-founder of the Toronto Sun It may sound impertinent, but the most benign, non-violent symbol it the world today is, arguably, the Dalai Lama. To some, by his demeanor and example, he is mindful of what Jesus Christ represents — not passive, (...)
His Holiness began his program in Ottawa on April 27, 2012 by giving interviews to Graham Richardson of CTV Ottawa and Campbell Clark of Globe & Mail newspaper. They asked about His Holiness’ message to Canadians, how the West should deal with China, future of the world, technology, (...)