Manchester, 17th June 2012 Today, prior to his public engagements, His Holiness the Dalai Lama paid a visit to a group of Gurkha soldiers who are based in Manchester. He paid tribute to the longstanding historical relations between Tibet and Nepal, recalling the role of the Nepalese princess (...)
BBC The first minister has been accused of pandering to “Chinese government diktat” by failing to meet with the Dalai Lama during his UK visit. Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said Alex Salmond should meet the Tibetan spiritual leader. Mr Rennie challenged the first minister to (...)
Russell Brand acted as master of ceremonies for the Dalai Lama’s youth event By Ian Youngs Entertainment reporter, BBC News Comedian Russell Brand has shared a stage with the Dalai Lama in front of a crowd of young people in Manchester. Brand, known for his bawdy humour, introduced the Tibetan (...)
MANCHESTER, 16 June: As a light Mancunian drizzle fell outside, His Holiness began the day with a couple of extensive newspaper interviews. In the light of his specifically addressing youth later today, His Holiness was asked what he thought about the riots that took place in Britain last year. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: As the tragic self-immolation of Tibetans continue in Tibet, three leading political parties in South Africa yesterday made statements in the parliament calling on the Chinese government to end its repressive policies which are pushing Tibetans to set themselves on fire. Ms G (...)
(The Scotsman, Saturday 16 June 2012) The grim spectacle of young monks, nuns, and lay people setting themselves on fire to protest against conditions in their homeland is a stark reminder of the gloom and despair that now prevails on the Tibetan Plateau. These acts of self-immolation have been (...)
Manchester and Leeds, 15th June 2012 His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived for his second visit to Manchester yesterday after a smooth flight from India. He was met at his hotel by the Mayor of Salford Ian Stewart and his wife. This morning he began the day by meeting the press, who he greeted as (...)
While most of those arrested from Andu in April have now been released, 40 year old Pulten of Pulten Tsang household in Gyalde Dewa (village) was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment at the Ngaba county Peoples Court on June 2nd. However, it is said that he is entitled to lodge an appeal within a (...)
By Michelle Klepper (Daily Mail) Services to humanity: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama collected the Templeton Prize last month While dropping into Britain to collect the Templeton Prize of £1.1m last month (and immediately giving it all away), Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai (...)