DHARAMSHALA: Maison du Tibet (Tibet House) Paris, the cultural wing of the Bureau du Tibet in France, will organise the 13th edition of the Festival of Tibet and the Himalayan People in Paris from 15 – 16 June. The two-day annual festival draws thousands of visitors to witness and relish the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: France 24 reporter Cyril Payen has been harassed and threatened by Chinese diplomatic personnels for his documentary ‘Seven Days in Tibet’, says Reporters Without Borders. His report, entitled “Seven days in Tibet,” was broadcast by France 24 on 30 May and was followed by a live (...)
[dalailama.com] Dunedin, New Zealand, 10 June 2013 – The first people His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with today were New Zealand Youth Representatives of the Council for a Parliament of World Religions, who belonged to a wide range of faiths. His Holiness encouraged them, but stressed that (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Dharamshala Tibetan Career Centre (TCC), a joint initiative of TechnoServe and the CTA Home Department,inaugurated a Jawed-Habib certified hairdressing training course on 5 June at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah, about 30 minutes away from McLeodganj. The (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Members of the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile visited various Tibetan settlements and monasteries across India to ascertain ground difficulties facing the Tibetan community. Tibetan Parliamentarians Dolma Tsering and Geshe Tseringpo visited Dondheling settlement (Kollegal), (...)
(Dalai Lama.com) An Explanation of the Four Noble Truths and a Public Talk to Begin His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Visit to New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand, 9 June 2013 After a long journey from India, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was given a warm and friendly reception on arrival yesterday (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Mr Tashi Phuntsok, Secretary of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration spoke to a group of Indian college students at the DIIR auditorium today. Secretary Tashi Phuntsok gave a brief introduction of the Central Tibetan (...)
By Carol J. Williams / Los Angeles Times 5:00 AM PDT, June 6, 2013 “Fire in the Land of Snow,” a documentary examining the spreading phenomenon of self-immolation protests in Tibet, provides the latest troubling chapter in the history of a solitary population inhabiting the Himalayan highlands (...)
By Sui-Lee Wee BARMA, China | Thu Jun 6, 2013 (Reuters) – In March, a young Tibetan woman named Kalkyi began making frequent visits to a monastery in Barma, a township in China’s Sichuan Province. The slim, rosy-cheeked mother of four was a devout Tibetan Buddhist, a close relative says. But (...)
Press Release 6 June 2013 The Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteurs issued a joint communication on arbitrary detentions and rights to freedom of peaceful assembly at the 23th regular session of the UN Human (...)