His Holiness: We can achieve peace of mind if we tackle our destructive emotions
By Nithin Thomas Prasad / August 12, 2018
Inner disarmament, compassion and peace of mind were the central themes at the keynote address delivered by His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet at the Goa Institute of Management (GIM) in Sanquelim, on August 8. The Tibetan spiritual leader who arrived in the coastal state of Goa a read more →
His Holiness Warns that Busy Schedules Could Shorten His Life
By Choeyang Wangmo / August 9, 2018
His Holiness the Dalai Lama participated in a full schedule of events and teachings during his recent visit to Zanskar, Kargil, the Nubra Valley and Mulbekh in Ladakh, despite the purpose of the visit being to rest in Ladhak during the peak monsoon season in Dharamshala. His Holiness arrived in read more →
China’s Crackdown on Tibetan Social Groups
By Lodoe Gyatso / August 7, 2018
The Chinese authorities are targeting suspected political dissidents and suppressing civil society initiatives in Tibetan areas, the human rights organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on July 29. The authorities are even treating apparently non-political forms of social action as illegal. The report, ‘Illegal Organisations’: China’s read more →
Reciprocal Access to Tibet
By Tenzin Samten / July 31, 2018
The Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act – a bill which seeks to ensure that Americans are given the same access to Tibet that Chinese citizens have to the United States was unanimously approved in the House of Judiciary Committee on July 25. The committee members, one by one spoke in read more →
Angry Response to White Paper
By Dorji Kyi / July 29, 2018
China’s State Council Information Office published a White Paper entitled Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau on July 18, which claims that the Chinese government has always been mindful about environmental progress in Tibet and has made every effort to protect the environment. This claim has given rise to an read more →
“Tibetans Out!” Say Arunachal Students
By Lodoe Gyatso / July 27, 2018
The Students’ United Movement of All Arunachal (SUMAA) has protested against the implementation of the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy, 2014 (TRP) in Arunachal Pradesh. It opened its actions on July 8, demanding the immediate rollback of the TRP, the cancellation of the PRC/STC (Permanent Resident Certificates/Schedule Tribe Certificates) issued illegally to read more →
River Diverted from Tibetan Villages
By Choeyang Wangmo / July 27, 2018
A river diversion project is being implemented by Chinese authorities that will affect the availability of water resources for local Tibetan farmers and their livelihood in the Chumar Township in Hui Autonomous County and the Tsohar Prefecture of Qinghai Province, Tibetan province of Amdo. On July 10, a large number read more →
Liu Xia: Freedom at Last!
By Lodoe Gyatso / July 27, 2018
Liu Xia jubilantly spread her arms wide as photographers recorded her arrival in Finland from China, free at last after nearly eight years of de facto house arrest. She has walked a difficult path through the years. She has never been accused of a crime. The perception was created that read more →
Tibetan Students Warned Not to Engage in Religious Activities
By Tenzin Samten / July 24, 2018
Chinese authorities in the Tibet Autonomous Region have issued an order to prevent students engaging in any kind of religious activity during their summer break. The school holidays are soon to begin, and the order has been issued to all the schools, with parents being forced sign a six-point guidelines read more →
His Holiness Dalai Lama Imparts His Wisdom in Ladakh
By Nivedita Nair / July 20, 2018
The Dalai Lama gave teachings at a religious festival in the north of India, conveying the message that above all and no matter what religion we follow, humanity comes first His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the 83-year-old Tibet’s spiritual leader visited parts of the Nubra Valley, close to Leh, and read more →