The Bloody Harvest
By Sam Ferguson / June 24, 2015
Claims that the Chinese government was harvesting organs from political detainees and re-distributing them through their health service emerged in a report in 2006. It was compiled by two journalists, Nobel Peace Prize nominees David Kilgour and David Martas, and entitled Bloody Harvest: the killing of Falun Gong for their read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to Australia
By Vanshika Tripathi / June 24, 2015
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Sydney, Australia on June 4 for an eleven-day visit. After being greeted with a traditional welcome at the airport from over 200 Tibetans, His Holiness gave an interview to Network Ten’s Waleed Aly. When asked about the role that religion serves in today’s read more →
The 21st Gyalyum Chemo Memorial Gold Cup Football Tournament
By Tsering Wangdue / June 15, 2015
The 21st Gyalyum Chemo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC) football tournament was played out from May 30 to June 10. The biggest sporting event in the Tibetan Exile Community, The GCMGC football tournament kicked off at Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School football ground in Dharamshala. There were one team each from the read more →
25,000 Pilgrims Waiting to Cross into Tibet
By Rohini Kejriwal / June 15, 2015
25,000 pilgrims are waiting to cross the border from Nepal into Tibet to embark on the annual pilgrimage, the Kailash Mansarovar yatra. Tour operators in the area have said that China has closed the border points to ensure the safety of the pilgrims in view of landslides which followed the read more →
A Month of Merit
By Wendhe Choetsoe / June 5, 2015
Saka Dawa is considered the most holy festival for Tibetan Buddhism, which falls in the fourth month of the lunar calendar. The festival celebrates the main events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni, including his birth, enlightenment, and Parinirvana (nirvana after death). Saka is the name of the star that read more →
Modi and Xi Strengthens Ties Between India and China
By Rohini Kejriwal / June 4, 2015
When the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi went on his three-day visit to China on 14-16 May, 2015, a tremendous amount of interest was generated in both countries. Other than strengthening ties and deepen bilateral relations and was a milestone for the relations between developing countries in Asia and read more →
TCV Offers the Long Life Prayer to His Holiness
By Prerna Bakshi and Mary Trewartha / June 3, 2015
His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a three-day introductory Buddhist teaching for Tibetan school and college students, concluding with the conferment of the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment, at Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharamshala. On the final day, the Tibetan Children’s Village family offered a Long Life Prayer (Tenshug) to His read more →
Sikyong Awarded for his Strong Leadership
By Tsering Wangdue / June 2, 2015
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the democratically elected leader of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (Central Tibetan Administration), visit the United States and Canada in the month of May. The seven-day visit was aimed at forging closer ties with overseas Chinese scholars and students, earning more international support and meeting Tibetan communities there. read more →
Nepal: a Protracted Tragedy
By Sarah Gittleman / May 28, 2015
People in Nepal and neighbouring regions continue to be affected after the devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake last month on April 25. Not only did the country experience another major earthquake on May 12 which registered at 7.3 on the Richter scale, but it has also felt hundreds of aftershocks, as read more →
Tibetans mark the 20-year anniversary of the Panchen Lama’s Disappearance
By Tenzin Samten / May 26, 2015
Tibetans and Tibetan supporters across the world observed International Solidarity Day on May 17 to commemorate the 20th year of Panchen Lama’s enforced disappearance. In Dharamsala, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) held an event which featured a public talk about the Panchen Lama, showed Tibet’s stolen child, a documentary film, and a photo read more →