His Holiness Visits Japan
By Jigme Thinley / November 29, 2013
His Holiness The Dalai Lama flew to Japan on November 15 for a ten day visit. During his stay, he was able to interact with Japanese people from many walks of life, from both young and older generations. Everywhere he went, he was received with respect and smiling faces. The read more →
The Campaign Continues in USA and Italy
By Christopher Healey / November 29, 2013
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay has recently returned from visiting government officials in both the United States and Italy. Sikyong arrived in New York on November 11 and met US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and, later, Congressman Ed Royce who is Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee. On November read more →
Himalayan Festival Highlights Tibetan Culture
By Annapurna Mellor / November 29, 2013
On November 23, Shimla hosted the Himalayan Festival, a day-long event organised by the Himachal Tourism Department of the Government of India, and the Department of Home of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). The festival was aimed at promoting cultural understanding between the different peoples living in the Himalayan region, read more →
China’s White Paper on Tibet Gives Little Hope for Improvement
By Mary Trewartha / November 29, 2013
China has issued a White Paper entitled Development and Progress of Tibet which boasts of Tibet’s “comprehensive development and rapid progress over the past 60-plus years” and makes it clear that there will be no change in its hard line policies on Tibet: “only by adhering to the leadership of read more →
Chinese Media Censorship Reaches Beyond China
By Christopher Healey / November 28, 2013
A new report The Long Shadow of Chinese Censorship: How Chinese Media Restrictions Affect News Outlets around the World, by Freedom House research analyst Sarah Cook, and published by the Center for International Media Assistance, has found that over the last five years China’s media controls have begun to seriously read more →
Tibetan MPs Raise Awareness in Europe UPDATED
By Alex Evan Goldberg and Mary Trewartha / November 28, 2013
A delegation of Tibetan Parliament members led by Speaker Penpa Tsering has been on an extended tour of Europe throughout November. They met EU officials and advocates for Tibet to help spread awareness about the state of Chinese policy-making. In every country they also met representatives of the various Tibet read more →
China Attempts to Quash the Dalai Lama’s Voice in Tibet
By Tashan Mehta / November 26, 2013
China’s ruling Communist Party hopes to stamp out the Dalai Lama’s voice in Tibet by increasing control on media and information channels within the country. In an editorial for the Party’s journal Quishi, Chen Quanguo, a top official, called the Dalai Lama “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” and accused him read more →
Key Meeting Brings About Reforms in China
By Sarah E. Gittleman / November 25, 2013
The Communist Party of China [CPC] has announced various and wide-ranging reforms promising social and economic change in years to come. These reforms, said to be part of efforts to improve human rights and judicial practices, include relaxing its one-child policy, abolishing the re-education through labour system and reducing the read more →
Nuns Participate in the Annual Winter Debate
By Palden Choedon / November 25, 2013
Jang Gun Choe, the month-long annual winter debate for Buddhist nuns, was held this year from October 4 at the Dolma Ling Nunnery and Dialect institute. More than 500 nuns from 8 different nunneries, including 200 from Dolma Ling, participated in the event. Kalon Pema Chinjor of the Department of read more →
Continuing Spotlight on Mining Activities in Zatoe
By Vanshika Tripathi / November 21, 2013
Chinese authorities have reprimanded three Tibetan officials, Khetsa Soetop, Gyaltsen and Budhag, and removed them from their posts for their participation in a protest against mining which is taking place in Zatoe county, and which local Tibetans say is damaging the environment. The authorities stated that the Tibetan officials were read more →