May 20, 2013 Dharamsala: The US Senate Judiciary Committee approved the provision of 5,000 immigration visas to displaced Tibetans residing in India and Nepal. The amendment, offered by Senator Dianne Feinstein and cosponsored by Chairman Patrick Leahy and Senator Chuck Schumer, was approved by (...)
Tibet Solidarity Day Observed in Delhi NEW DELHI: A prayer service (Prarthana Sabha) was held in Rajghat, Delhi to observe the International Tibet Solidarity Day on May 17. Kasur Tempa Tsering, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Delhi along with Buddhist monks from Japan, Myanmar, (...)
Moscow: The International Tibet Solidarity Day was observed on 17th May in the capital of Russia by Tibetans, the Dharma friends and supporters of Tibet in Moscow. The event began with the prayers dedicated to the Tibetan people suffering in occupied-Tibet. The prayers were led by five monks of (...)
[The Hindu] India’s decision to once again avoid reaffirming its commitment to a ‘One China policy’ has raised eyebrows in Beijing but Indian officials are playing down the omission of “Tibet” from the joint statement issued after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Li (...)
[AFP] WASHINGTON – US lawmakers debating a landmark immigration bill on Monday approved the provision of 5,000 visas to Tibetan refugees to enter the United States over the next three years. Citing “terrible” and increasing oppression by Chinese authorities against Tibetans, Senator Dianne (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan Torture Survivors and Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Health is currently organising an eight-day mental health workshop at Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (VIMHANS), New Delhi. A total of 19 nurses and community health workers from (...)
Dharamshala: The Tibet Policy Institute (TPI), a think-tank of the Central Tibetan Administration, yesterday released the revised version of its White Paper on Tibetan self-immolations on the occasion of International Tibet Solidarity Day. The White Paper titled ‘Why Tibet is Burning..’ explains (...)
New Delhi, May 18, 2013: Sonam Topgyal Khorlatsang, Secretary, Department of Home [DoH], Central Tibetan Administration paid a visit to Second Chance Programme at New Delhi today. He met 21 young Tibetans who are the recipients of the programme. He was accompanied by Chime Rigzin, Additional (...)
[dalailama.com] MADISON: His Holiness the Dalai Lama met privately with a group of Chinese and afterwards with a group of Tibetan students studying in the USA. The Chinese group consisted of 51 students from Madison and Chicago, among them 10 from Tibet; 13 professors teaching in Madison and (...)
Sikyong’s maiden visit to Sweden from 15-17 May was hosted by the Swedish organization for Individual Relief – Individuell Manniskohjalp (SOIR-IM). Upon his arrival at the Arlanda airport, Stockholm, he was received by Mr. Bo Paulsson, Secretary General of the Board of IM and Ms Sofio Olsson, (...)