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 (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Education organised a workshop for the assistant professors at the Centre for Teacher Education (CTE) based at Bhuntar in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh from 23-25 July. Making education as one of its top priorities, the Central Tibetan (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Four Tibetans have been arrested in Beijing over their attempts to file a petition seeking the release of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a revered Tibetan spiritual teacher, currently undergoing life imprisonment over false and politically-motivated charges against him in a bomb blast in (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay will leave Dharamsala tomorrow for a 5-day visit to Tibetan settlements in Bandara, Chattisgarh and Odisha in India, from 1-5 August. The Sikyong’s visit is part of the Kashag’s effort to keep the general public abreast of the policies of and efforts being (...)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama appeals to Indians to uphold its age-old traditions of non-violence and religious harmony Pune, 28 July 2013: His Holiness the Dalai Lama today inaugurated Tibetan Pavilion at the FACT - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum on Indian History in Vadgoan Shinde, Pune. The (...)
By Michael C. Davis [South China Morning Post] Beijing’s guarantees of self-rule have not proved reliable for the unhappy Himalayan region Following the 120th Tibetan self-immolation in protest at Beijing’s alleged autonomy policies, Hong Kong people – themselves the subject of autonomy guarantees (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Ladakh yesterday for a three-week stay during which he will undertake a 3-week meditational retreat at Shiwatsel Phodrang, Choglamsar, Leh. Top dignitaries, including His Eminence Gaden Tripa Rizong Rinpoche, Jammu & Kashmir Tourism (...)