Crowds Gather to Celebrate Tibetan Democracy Day
By Tsering Wangdue / September 9, 2014
Tibetans in exile across the world celebrated their 54th democracy day on September 2, the anniversary of the day in 1960 when the first members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile took their oaths of office. Thousands of Tibetans and visitors gathered at Tsug-la-khang, the main temple of His Holiness the Dalai read more →
“Finding Common Ground”
By Mary Trewartha / August 29, 2014
Chinese intellectuals, activists, writers, and sinologists from Europe, US, Asia and Australia took part in a two-day Sino-Tibetan conference in Hamburg which was aimed at finding a common ground in pursuit of a just and peaceful resolution to the issue of Tibet through dialogue and reconciliation. His Holiness the Dalai read more →
Why are the Uyghurs in the Tibetan News?
By Annie Padwick / August 28, 2014
People with large beards, headscarves, hijabs and other religious clothing have this month been banned from travelling on state buses in a city in China’s Xinjiang province, or East Turkestan. This ban is one of the latest imposed by the Chinese Government in their crackdown in the region, an area read more →
Seeking Ways to Promote Sino-Tibetan Harmony
By Mary Trewartha / August 27, 2014
Tibetan Parliamentarians have visited Australia to promote the cause of Tibet and appeal for support, and to discuss ways to foster Sino-Tibetan harmony. They met members of Tibet support groups and members of the Tibetan community in Australia, as well as Chinese scholars who said that the protection of Tibetan read more →
Promoting Ethnic Unity or Undermining Culture?
By Ed Janich / August 26, 2014
China is promoting their policy of encouraging interracial marriage between ethnic Han and native Tibetans, the Washington Post reports. The report suggests the current publicity is aimed at achieving ethnic unity, and points out that critics argue that its true aim is to further weaken Tibetan culture. Chen Quanguo, China’s read more →
His Holiness Returns to Germany
By Tsering Wangdue / August 26, 2014
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been on a four-day visit to Germany this month, his 38th visit to the country, at the invitation of the Tibetan Centre in Hamburg. He was warmly welcomed by the Indian Consul General in Hamburg, Dr Vidhu Nair, as well as people from the read more →
Western Politicians Persuaded to Sign up to China Propaganda
By Rohini Kejriwal / August 25, 2014
China has persuaded world leaders and politicians into signing the “Lhasa Consensus”. This is a document that undermines what the Dalai Lama stands for as well as painting a picture of the reality faced by the Tibetan community which is at odds with the news coming out of Tibet and read more →
Peaceful Protesters Shot by Security Forces
By Annapurna Mellor / August 25, 2014
Five Tibetans have now died after being shot by Chinese police during protests which took place in Kardze (Ganzi) in Eastern Tibet on August 12. Chinese police opened fire on the unarmed crowd and four people have since died in detention after being denied medical treatment for their gun shot read more →
Healthy Debate Surrounds the CTA’s Third Anniversary
By Vanshika Tripathi / August 24, 2014
The Tibetan Government-in-Exile, or Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), based in Dharamshala, completed its third year since transitioning into a democratic government on August 8. Over a thousand Tibetans attended a prayer service to celebrate the occasion. During the ceremony, the Tibetan Prime Minister in Exile, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, attributed the read more →
Endangered Tibetan Wild Ass Slaughtered for Sport
By Wendhe Choetsoe / August 24, 2014
A picture of a man, his hands covered in blood “while harvesting organs from a live Tibetan wild ass” circulated over the internet on Facebook, Twitter and Wiebo. Comments poured in condemning such “unforgivable sin” and called the man a “monster” and a “beast”. The man was later identified as read more →