Global Support for Tibet
By Mary Trewartha / November 7, 2019
180 delegates from 42 countries worldwide gathered in Dharamshala for the three-day Tibet Support Groups Conference convened by the Central Tibetan Administration’s Department of Information. The delegates received an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama who said that the Communist Party’s strategy for Tibet has repeatedly failed in recent read more →
“The Reincarnation Tradition Should End Now”?
By Hugh M Casey / November 1, 2019
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has proposed that the tradition of reincarnation should now come to an end due to its “connection with the feudal system”. In conversation with a group of students at the Government College, Dharamsala, His Holines the Dalai Lama expressed concerns about the tradition of the read more →
Misinformation. Disinformation.
By Catherine Delong / November 1, 2019
The Communist Party of China has long used these techniques to control national and international dialogue. Recent events, including the protests in Hong Kong, have led to an escalation of such efforts. China has a complicated relationship with the internet. It constructed the “Great Firewall” to block “objectionable content”, bans read more →
TIPA Welcomes His Holiness for 60th Anniversary Celebration
By Tenzin Samten / November 1, 2019
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was welcomed to TIPA on October 29 for their 60th anniversary celebration with performances of dance and song. TIPA artists performed a special song of thanksgiving for His Holiness, with the message, “Although we can’t repay your kindness to us, we promise to do our read more →
US Ambassador at TIPA’s 60th Anniversary
By Lodoe Gyatso / November 1, 2019
The first International Conference of Tibetan Performing Arts was held at TIPA (Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts) on October 28. It was timed to mark the occasion of TIPA’s 60th anniversary. Speaking at the inauguration, Samuel D Brownback, the American Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, voiced the USA’s read more →
Discriminatory Recruitment Practices in Tibet
By Hugh M Casey / October 28, 2019
Graduates from the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) must now “expose and criticise the Dalai Lama” and “take a clear and distinct [political] stand” in order to successfully find work in Chinese public institutions. A job announcement on the online education platform https://www.educity.cn. lists criticism of His Holiness the Dalai Lama read more →
Looking Forward to Positive Change
By Tenzin Dadon / October 27, 2019
A group of 26 youth leaders from countries across Africa, the Middle East and Asia participated in the Fourth Annual Dialogue of Youth Peace Leaders with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The two-day conference kicked off on October 23 and was led by Nancy Lindborg, President of the United States read more →
Growing US Support for Tibet
By Aparna Ramachandran / October 25, 2019
The United States of America has been steadily growing as a strong supporter of Tibet. Over the last few weeks, the US has begun taking a consolidated bipartisan stand in support of Tibet. US Congressional Staffers visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile in Dharamshala earlier this month and spoke to Speaker Pema read more →
Tibetans Join the Global anti-China Protests
By Tsering Wangdue / October 25, 2019
Tibetan activists staged a protest during the National Basketball Association (NBA) pre-season match between the Brooklyn Nets and the Toronto Raptors in New York City. The protestors were calling for support for the ongoing democracy protestors in Hong Kong and to defy the half century of Chinese rule in Tibet. read more →
Gold Mining’s Legacy in Tibet
By Rebecca Wemyss / October 25, 2019
Gold mining in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) is causing “irreversible environmental damage and poisoning of drinking water sources with cyanide, arsenic, mercury and lead”, according to a new report by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) published on October 4. The report, quoting the Chinese state read more →