Renowned Tibetan Doctor Passes Away
By Rupert Eyles / November 26, 2019
Traditional Tibetan doctor and former physician to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Yeshi Dhonden passed away on November 26. He was 92. Dhonden was a champion and practitioner of Sowa Rigpa, the traditional Tibetan system of medicine, and served patients the world over from his clinic in Dharamshala. Born in read more →
His Holiness Draws the Crowds to Delhi
By Catherine Delong / November 26, 2019
His Holiness the Dalai Lama travelled to Delhi for the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre on November 20. A crowd of over 5,000 people greeted him at St Columba’s school. In his address Overcoming Anger and Anxiety His Holiness began by reminding the audience that things read more →
New US Resolution in Support of Tibet
By Rupert Eyles / November 25, 2019
The United States House of Representatives, the country’s primary legislative body in the US, introduced a draft resolution regarding an independent Tibet and His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s work toward global peace on November 13. The resolution is entitled Recognising the significance of the genuine autonomy of Tibet and the read more →
Freedom House Report Details Internet Surveillance in China
By Tenzin Dadon / November 25, 2019
China has been named by Freedom House as one of the world’s worst abusers of internet freedom for the fourth consecutive year as the conditions for internet users in the country continue to deteriorate. Freedom House is a United States-basednon-government organisation that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom, read more →
Case No 20: Still Unresolved
November 25, 2019
Penpa Tsering, the ousted former representative of the Office of Tibet in Washington, Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) mission in North America, filed a case in May 2018 with the exile Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission [TSJC]. His petition challenged the reasons cited by Kashag [Cabinet of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile] for his read more →
Spotlight on Surveillance
By Per Loufman / November 20, 2019
China’s High-Tech Repression and Freedom of Religion, the second annual Geneva Forum, took place in Switzerland on November 14 – 15. The Forum is convened by the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and brings together leaders and human rights activists to discuss the continued violations of human rights by the Chinese Government. The read more →
DIFF Draws Crowds From Around the World
By Ghazala Abdullah / November 15, 2019
Dharamsala International Film Festival (DIFF), held from November 7 to 10 in Mcleod Ganj, was an event not to be missed! Many of us rearranged our schedules, and put work on hold, so as to be able to attend. The annual festival was celebrating its 8th consecutive year, and for read more →
DIFF Draws Crowds to Dharamshala
By Per Loufman / November 14, 2019
A young Tibetan girl leaves Tibet expecting never to see her family again, but when she reaches Dharamshala years later, she is reunited with her father. This story of Tibetan exile unfolds in the film Pema by Sonam Tsetan, one of two Tibetan films shown at the eighth annual Dharamshala read more →
“We Good Now, China?”
By Ben Byrne / November 12, 2019
Decades long disputes between the United States and China continue to rumble in the background as the two superpowers attempt to reach a comprehensive new trade agreement before the close of the year. US support for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence is a particular bone of contention read more →
Thousands Gather for the Heart Sutra Teaching
By Tenzin Dadon / November 11, 2019
His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a three-day teaching on the Heart Sutra in Tsuklakhan, the main temple in Dharamshala. More than 6,000 people gathered to attend the teaching, of whom more than 2,000 came from 60 different countries around the world. The teaching was mainly on the Heart Sutra read more →