Tibetan Refugees in Nepal at Risk
By Annie Padwick / November 14, 2014
Nepal has announced that it will cease to issue identity cards to Tibetan refugees in a move which raises concerns that Tibetans in Nepal will be forcibly and illegally repatriated. Shes Narayan Poudel, chief of the National Commission for the Coordination of Refugees in Nepal, said “We have decided to read more →
Universities Sever Ties with the Confucius Institute
By Aria Urdaneta / November 11, 2014
Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has ended ties with Confucius Institutes, a Chinese government funded after school programme that promotes Chinese culture to students ranging from primary school age to university level. The Canadian branch of Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) has been at the forefront of a protest read more →
China to Expand Tibetan Railway Line
By Jessica Wright / November 10, 2014
China has announced plans to expand their recently opened railway line in Tibet. The high altitude line, which has connected Lhasa to Shigatse since August, will be extended by 402 kilometers to link Lhasa to Nyingchi, very close to the border of Arunchal Pradesh, the most north-eastern of India’s 29 read more →
Celebrations and Long Life Wishes for Professor Samdhong Rinpoche
November 8, 2014
Over 2,000 people attended a ceremony to mark the 75th birthday of His Eminence Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, and to offer him Long Life wishes. The ceremony took place on November 5 at the Central University of Tibetan Studies (CUTS) at Sarnath, Varanasi. The day started with some of Rinpoche’s disciples read more →
Tibetan Exile NGO in the top two in South Asia Challenge
November 8, 2014
The exile Tibetan social work NGO, Lha Charitable Trust, was in the top two contestants in the South Asia wide NGO challenge. Lha came second in the category “Best Practices of Social Media Usage” in the 3rd eNGO Challenge Award – Celebrating Digital Information Tools for Communities – South Asia, read more →
His Holiness in North America
By Rohini Kejriwal / October 28, 2014
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is in Canada and the United States on a three-week visit, having stopped briefly in Japan on his way there. He has participated in a series of public talks, religious teachings and discussions with students, politicians, business leaders, economists, scientists and read more →
Hong Kong Protests Continue with no End in Sight
By Annapurna Mellor / October 28, 2014
The month-long protests in Hong Kong have continued throughout October with protesters still occupying the streets and demanding democracy for Hong Kong. However, little response has been heard from China, who refuse to back down on their decision to screen candidates for the 2017 elections for chief executive in Hong read more →
Heightened Security and Punitive Measures
By Jigme Thinley / October 28, 2014
China has heightened security and imposed punitive measures on Tibetans in response to the spate of self-immolation protests in Tibetan areas, reports the United States based Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC). The Commission has not observed any sign that Party and government leaders intend to respond to Tibetan grievances read more →
“Rectification Campaign” launches in Driru County
By Annapurna Mellor / October 28, 2014
Unrest in Driru County continues as Chinese authorities launched a “Rectification and Cleansing” campaign in the province last month. The 30-page campaign booklet contains instructions that all stupas, mounds, shrines and retreat buildings built after 2010 must be destroyed, as they have been declared illegal by the authorities. The document read more →
Talks with Beijing?
By Rohini Kejriwal / October 27, 2014
The last couple of weeks has seen media coverage worldwide suggesting a possible visit by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to China, or his return to Tibet. However, these are merely reports with nothing on this issue having been officially declared by His Holiness himself. Several reports suggest that he read more →