His Holiness Calls on TYC to Find Evidence
By Anastasia Proehl / June 25, 2019
His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke to members of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) during their 17th General Body Meeting in Dharamshala on June 20, telling them of the importance of accumulating historical evidence that Tibet was an independent country before being invaded by China in the 1950s. His Holiness read more →
British Empire Medal for Tibetan Monk
By Tsering Wangdue / June 25, 2019
Geshe Tashi Tsering, the 91st Abbot of the Sera Mey Monastic University who has lived in the United Kingdom and teaches Buddhism in Europe, has been awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to Buddhism in the UK. The medal is awarded to people of meritorious civil or military read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Meets Muslim Leaders
By Kate Florence / June 20, 2019
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was a prominent figure at a recent meeting between Indian and other foreign Muslims. The Celebrating Diversity in the Muslim World Conference was held on June 15 in New Delhi and aimed to promote and celebrate differences within the Muslim community. The Conference was organised read more →
Expulsions Resumed at Yachen Gar Buddhist Study Centre
By Hugh M Casey / June 20, 2019
The Chinese authorities in Sichuan province have resumed expulsions at Yachen Gar, a renowned Buddhist study centre in Kardze prefecture’s Palyul county.This latest wave follows the expulsion of 2,000 monks and nuns from the site in August 2017, where as many homes were also demolished. Before the 2017 expulsions it read more →
DYSA Mundgod Defends Their Title at the GCM Gold Cup
By Cyrus Kirkpatrick / June 11, 2019
The biggest sporting event of the Tibetan exile community, the Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup football tournament (GCMGC), reached its finale with the Doeguling Youth and Sports Association (DYSA) Mundgod Football Club from south India securing a victory in the final match against Clement Town’s Dhondupling Football Club in the read more →
Taiwan Religious Freedom Forum
By Kate Florence / June 11, 2019
The Taiwan International Religious Freedom Forum (TIRFF) took place between May 30 – June 1. Tibet was represented by Mr Ngodub Tsering, the current representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Central Administration to North America, and Mr Dawa Tsering, Chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation of read more →
New York and New Jersey Tibetan Community Centre Opened
By Hugh M Casey / June 7, 2019
The Phuntok Deshe Community Centre for New York and New Jersey Tibetans has been formally opened in Queens, New York City. The Centre is the result of a decades-long endeavour by the growing community. It will serve as a social space and potential learning centre for the estimated 10,000 Tibetans read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Teachings for Young Tibetans
By Cyrus Kirkpatrick / June 7, 2019
His Holiness the Dalai Lama concluded a set of teachings amidst a crowd of thousands at the main temple complex in McLeod Ganj on June 5. The assembly of students, monks, foreigners and new disciples gathered for a lecture that concluded a set of two teachings during the first week read more →
The World Remembers the Tiananmen Square UPDATED
By Tenzin Samten / June 7, 2019
People across the world marked the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre on June 4 while China kept silent and, while ostensibly treating the day as any other, deploying extra security guards surrounding the Tiananmen Square in Beijing and extra surveillance of activists during the runup to read more →
China Violates Border Agreement With Nepal
By Anastasia Proehl / June 6, 2019
The Nepal government has reported that China has violated their border agreement and is illegally occupying Nepali land. In a report released May 31 by Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture, data reveals China has crossed over into Nepal territory and claimed 36 hectares as its own. The Ministry states that four read more →