DHARAMSHALA: A delegation led by Mr Henri Malosse, the president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) of the European Union today attended the 55th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in Dharamsala, the seat of the Central Tibetan Administration in exile. Mr Malosse (...)
Fifty-five years ago, thousands of Tibetans spontaneously gathered on this day in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, to protect His Holiness the Dalai Lama and protest against Chinese occupation. Seven days later, His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Lhasa and fled to India. 80,000 Tibetans followed (...)
Today is the 55th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising which took place in Tibet’s capital Lhasa on 10th March 1959. This historic event took place as a culmination of events marked by the invasion and occupation of Tibet, subjugation of its people, and pursuit of actions which (...)
[dalailama.com] Washington DC, USA, 7 March 2014 – On arrival at the Washington National Cathedral this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was warmly received by the Bishop, the Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde and the Dean, the Very Rev Gary Hall. As they stepped into building noise could be heard (...)
[IANS] KATHMANDU: Security has been tightened around major Tibetan refugee settlements in Nepal ahead of Monday’s Tibetan Uprising Day anniversary, officials said Sunday. This would be the 55th anniversary of the uprising. Police said hundreds of security personnel in uniform and plain clothes (...)
By Patrick Boehler, South China Morning Post The founder of Tibet’s Communist Party has pleaded with the Chinese central government to allow the return of Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to his homeland in an autobiography soon to be published in Hong Kong. New Century Press, which (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration organised a prayer service today at the Tsuglakhang. The prayer service was held as a mark of respect for the Tibetan self-immolators and Tibetan political prisoners suffering incarceration in Chinese (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Mr. Tashi Phuntsok, Secretary of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) today addressed a group of 14 students from Emory University. The students are in Dharamshala as part of a student-exchange program between Emory University and the College for Higher (...)
(Dalai lama.com) Washington DC, USA, 6 March 2014 His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s day on Capitol Hill began with his being invited to offer prayers at the opening of proceedings in the Senate. He was first welcomed and introduced by Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid who described him as an (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Bapa Phuntsok Wangyal, a veteran Tibetan communist and founder of the Tibetan Communist Party, has expressed his desire to see His Holiness the Dalai Lama return to Tibet in his upcoming autobiography ‘ A Long Way to Equality and Unity’. Bapa Phuntsok Wangyal also known as Phunwang, (...)