(Bloomberg news) By David Tweed The U.S. is investigating why a Tibetan activist was prevented from attending a private dinner on women’s issues at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing during Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit. “We are concerned that Tsering Woeser was placed under house arrest and (...)
DHARAMSHALA: US Secretary of State Mr. John Kerry has raised the issue of Tibet and His Holiness the Dalai Lama during his meeting with Chinese State councillor and Foreign Policy Chief Yang Jiechi in Beijing, on 10 July. A senior State Department official answering queries during a special (...)
[dalailama.com] Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India, 10 July 2014 – His Holiness the Dalai Lama went to the teaching pavilion early in the morning today and spent four hours performing the self-generation rituals. When he returned from lunch, in the heat of the day, an estimated 144,000 people had (...)
Images of Ritual Offering Dance and empowerment preparations on the seventh and eighth day of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 33rd Kalachakra Empowerment in Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India on 9 and 10 July.
DHARAMSHALA: Mr. Tashi Dhondup, who have secured the most number of votes during the recent by-election for a member of Tibetan Parliament from Domey constituency was sworn-in today. The swearing in ceremony was administered by Mr. Penpa Tsering, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and (...)
(Dalai Lama.com) Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India 9 July 2014 Today saw the culmination of activities that began a week ago as the preparatory prayers and rituals for the 33rd Kalachakra Empowerment came to a conclusion. The sand mandala was completed yesterday and this morning His Holiness the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the dalai Lama’s 79th birthday was celebrated with much pomp and ceremony in all parts of Tibetan settlements including in Bir, Himachal Pradesh and Darjeeling in West Bengal. In Bir, hundreds of Tibetans and friends of Tibet gathered on 6 July to mark the birthday of (...)
Washington, DC, July 9, 2014: The Office of Tibet – Washington, DC hosted a private reception to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 79th birthday at its new office building. The event also marked the formal opening of the Office of Tibet in Washington, DC. Close to 100 guests attend the (...)
(By Didi Tang) BEIJING (AP) — A well-known Tibetan writer said Wednesday that she and her husband have been placed under house arrest in Beijing as China plays host to U.S. State Secretary John Kerry for the latest round of U.S.-China talks. Tsering Woeser, who has been advocating Tibetans (...)
Geneva, 9 July: Seven Special Procedures experts of the UN Human Rights Council wrote to the Chinese authorities to highlight UN’s concern about the human rights situation of Tibetan singers and musicians. Since 2008, China has especially cracked down on Tibetan intellectuals. In a communication (...)