Beijing is bent on deciding the succession of Tibet’s next Dalai Lama as the present spiritual leader of Tibet Tenzin Gyatso is turning 86 on July 6 and with his advancing age, the question of who will succeed him has become more pressing. Brooke Schedneck, writing in Asia Times said that (...)
First Day: 3rd Tibet Environment Conference DAY – ONE June 25, 2021 – Friday Welcome Address 6:00 PM -6:05PM Tenzin Lekshay, Director, Tibet Policy Institute, Central Tibetan Administration, India Honorary Guest Speaker 6:05 PM – 6:15PM Hon’ble Dana Balcarova, Member of the Chamber of Deputies of (...)
Freetibet.org 25 June 2021 Crackdown in Driru County continues seven years on In April 2021, Chinese authorities carried out several arrests in Driru County in Nagchu, which is governed as part of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region. One Tibetan, Gyajin, has been identified while the names of (...)
By Krishan Varma ANI 27 June 2021 New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): A few weeks ago, in a sober and low-key ceremony on account of the pervasive and raging Wuhan Virus, Penpa Tsering was sworn in as the democratically elected Sikyong or the President of the Dharamshala based Central Tibetan (...)
By Austin Ramzy and Tiffany May NY Times 24 June 2021 HONG KONG — Readers lined up in the rain to buy copies of Apple Daily’s final edition. They rushed to archive its articles online before its website went blank. Other local news outlets plastered their home pages with reports of the (...)
Geneva: In a demonstration held parallel to the ongoing 47th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein submitted a five-point appeal to the UN which includes calls to end China’s cultural genocide in Tibet, its interference in Tibetan (...)
Paonta, H.P: The Tibetan Settlement office of Paonta Cholsum settlement led by the settlement officer Gelek Jamyang and the delegation embarked on a 2-day official tour to Shimla where the delegation made a courtesy call to the Governor of Himachal Pradesh and a number of state officials (...)
Geneva: Tibet Bureau Geneva and representatives from Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Association met to discuss action plans for Tibet in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, especially in Geneva. The meeting was held at the Tibet Bureau Geneva on 24 June 2021. President of the Association Thomas (...)
Dharamshala: Even though India is in the midst of recovering from the severity of the second wave, the country is already facing the dread of a possible third wave, however, Deputy Secretary Tenzin Kunsang of the Health Department assured that preparations have begun in the Tibetan community to (...)