Sikyong Visits Prague and Belguim
By Tenzin Dadon / October 22, 2019
Sikyong Lobsang Sangay,President of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (CTA), visited Prague to attend the 23rd Forum 2000 – the Forum 2000 Foundation pursues the legacy of late Czech President Va’clav Havel by supporting the values of democracy and respect for human rights. Sikyong spoke at the opening ceremony at the Zofin read more →
A Messenger of Ancient Indian Thought
By Catherine Delong / October 18, 2019
His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited two universities in Chandigarh on October14 -15, where he addressed students and faculty and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by Chitkara University as well as Global Leadership Award presented by Chandigarh University. The degree was presented at the inauguration the University’s 11th Global read more →
Tibet Film Festival
By Rupert Eyles / October 16, 2019
The volunteer-organised Tibet Film Festival took place between October 12 and 13 at the Blossoms Village Resort in DharamsHala, in tandem with a partner event in Zurich, Switzerland. The unique festival started 10 years ago in large part to protest against the imprisonment by the Chinese government of Tibetan film-maker read more →
India and Nepal Kowtow to China – UPDATED
By Rupert Eyles / October 16, 2019
Security forces in India and Nepal arrested numerous Tibetans last week, in advance of state visits from Chinese President Xi Jinping. Police in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, arrested several groups of Tibetans ahead of an informal summit between the Chinese President and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mamallapuram, near Chennai. read more →
China’s Relentless “Onward” March
By Rupert Eyles / October 10, 2019
“No force can stop China’s onward march” was the message from Chinese President Xi Jinping during the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on October 1. Celebrations in China centred around a military parade in Beijing which, according to the Ministry of National Defence, read more →
Thousands Gather in Dharamshala to Attend His Holiness’s Teaching
By Tenzin Dadon / October 8, 2019
His Holiness the Dalai Lamagave three days teaching on Nagarjuna’s The Precious Garland of the Middle Way (a commentary written by Nagarjuna belonging to his Collection of Advice offers advice on how to conduct our lives and how to construct social policies that reflect Buddhist ideals) from October 3 at read more →
Third Special General Meeting
By Tenzin Dadon / October 7, 2019
The third General Meeting convened by the Kashag [Cabinet] and the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile (TPiE) began on October 3 at Gangchen Kyishong, the base of the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile. The three-day meeting focused on two themes: the Five Fifty Vision and the relationship between the lineage of His Holinesses read more →
Facing Challenges Together
By Tenzin Samten / October 3, 2019
Dharamshala based social work non-government organisation (NGO) Lha Charitable Trust has organised a three-day conference Strengthening Tibetan Civil Society, taking place at Sarah, Dharamshala from September 30 – October 2 and attended by 36 representatives from 29 Tibetan NGOs based in India and Nepal. These Tibetan civil society organisations (TCSO) read more →
China’s War on Religious Freedom
By Tenzin Dadon / October 1, 2019
Tibetan Buddhists face the highest levels of religious persecution in China, along with Uighur Muslims* and Falun Gong practitioners**, according to a report published by the Council on Foreign Relations. Article 36 of the Chinese Constitution provides that “[c]itizens of the People’s Republic of China enjoy freedom of religious belief.” read more →
Tibetans Join the Climate Strike
By Mary Trewartha / September 30, 2019
Tibetans are adding their voices to the Climate Strikes this month. Tibet Third Pole has been promoting action with a message about the importance of Tibet in the ongong climate crisis. Tibet Third Pole is a pressure group coordinated by the International Tibet Network with partner organisations Free Tibet, SFT, read more →