China’s Propaganda Challenged
By Lucy McCormick / April 29, 2015
“Hosting a Dragon“, the campaign recently launched by the British Tibet campaigning organisation Free Tibet, targets the Confucius Classrooms programme. Confucius Classrooms is part of the Confucius Institute (CI), an organisation which has brought Chinese language teaching to more than 600 universities and secondary schools in over a hundred countries read more →
The “Irresistible Tide”: China’s White Paper on Tibet
By Sam Ferguson / April 28, 2015
The Chinese government has issued their latest White Paper on Tibet this month: Tibet’s Path of Development Is Driven by an Irresistible Historical Tide. This is apparently a belated response to Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) renewal of the Middle-Way Approach policy. The five-point document cites historical sources to argue that neither a completely autonomous Tibet, nor the concept of “Greater read more →
Will China’s New Environmental Protection Law Exclude Tibet?
By Rohini Kejriwal / April 21, 2015
The Chinese government recently brought in a new environmental protection law which aims to appease its officials and urban citizens. In a climate of growing public anger due to the toxic smog engulfing Beijing and other Chinese cities, the government swiftly approved the new law and appointed Chen Jining as read more →
Shoton Festival Celebrated in Dharamshala
By Rohini Kejriwal / April 21, 2015
The 20th Shoton festival, which celebrates the unique Tibetan artistic heritage of opera, was held at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) from March 27 to April 5 and attracting crowds of thousands. TIPA is a premiere body set up in 1959 in Dharamshala for the preservation of Tibetan culture read more →
A Local Man Challenges the Chinese on their Land Requisitioning Policies
By Rohini Kejriwal / April 20, 2015
Jigje (also Jigme) Kyab, a resident of Thangkor town in Dzoege county in the Ngaba (Aba) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, had vanished on April 13 following a visit to his house by an official of Thangkor town and local government employees who were investigating his protests about the seizure of community read more →
Thousands Flock to Hear His Holiness Speak in Japan
By Vanshika Tripathi / April 20, 2015
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Japan on April 2 for a thirteen-day visit, during which he gave public talks and teachings on several topics including environmental conservation, global peace, and teachings: The Heart Sutra, Nagarjuna’s Commentary on the Awakening Mind of Bodhichitta and the middle volume of Kamalashila’s read more →
13 Years of Wrongful Detention
By Tamdin Yangzom and Richard Olsen / April 16, 2015
Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche is a revered Tibetan Buddhist lama from Othog in Lithang, Kardze, which is in the present-day Sichuan Province. He is held in great affection by the Tibetan community for his campaigns to restore Tibetan culture and religion, his social welfare activities and his criticism of repressive read more →
Wholehearted Participation for the Tibetan Parliament
By Tsering Wangdue / March 30, 2015
The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile has concluded the Budget session for the financial year 2105-16. During the 12-day session, in addition to setting the Budget for this year, Parliament discussed the situation inside Tibet and the continuing self-immolations there, as well as reaffirming the Middle-Way Approach as the only practicable way to read more →
The Dalai Lama’s Dilemma
By Rohini Kejriwal / March 27, 2015
The question of the reincarnation of the 14th Dalai Lama has been a matter of concern for over a decade. Traditionally the Dalai Lama will leave instructions to enable his reincarnation to be found. However, Tenzin Gyatso, the present Dalai Lama, has suggested that he might not reincarnate – a read more →
Fighting for Universal Jurisdiction
By Lucy McKormick / March 25, 2015
Two prominent Spanish Human Rights activists brought their campaign for justice on behalf of Tibet to Dharamshala. Exiled Tibetans and Tibet supporters come together at for a talk by Alan Cantos, Director of the Comite de Apoyo al Tibet (Spanish Tibet Support Committee) and human rights lawyer Jose Elias Esteve Molto. read more →