Tibetan Library on the Move
By Shanda Workman / October 31, 2017
The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA), described by the India Times as “one of the most important libraries and institutions of Tibetan works in the world”, and currently housed in Dharamshala in northern India, is to be moved to Bangalore, Karnataka in south India because of concerns about read more →
“Putting Ethics back in Education”
By Shanda Wordman / October 27, 2017
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been teaching around India this month, speaking on the theme of modern education and how he sees it to be a key cause of disharmony in people’s minds across the world. He said that this lack of spiritual nurturing in schools can be seen read more →
30 Years of Resistance
By Lodoe Gyatso / October 26, 2017
Thirty years ago a wave of uprisings against the Chinese occupation swept through Tibet. The Tibet support group Tibet Watch has issued a report commemorating the events of that time and describing their effects. This is contained in a document entitled 30 Years of Resistance: The Legacy of the 1987 read more →
Travel Restrictions Eased for Tibetans
By Tenzin Samten / October 25, 2017
Tibetan refugees living in India will soon be free from the hassle of applying for the exit permits which are currently compulsory for every trip abroad, a senior official from the Home Ministry in Delhi has announced. Currently, to travel abroad, as well as any visas needed for their destination read more →
Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy Sparks Protest in Arunachal Pradesh
By Sean Fitzpatrick / October 21, 2017
Mounting protest from local student and civil society groups has erupted in Arunachal Pradesh (AP), delaying the state’s planned implementation of the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy (TRP). Passed by the Indian Union government in 2014, the TRP proposes the extension of temporary land leases and welfare provisions to Tibetan refugees residing read more →
Football Fans Join the Tibet Campaign!
By Mary Trewartha / October 21, 2017
Free Tibet, the British Tibet pressure group, has launched a campaign backed by Tibet groups around the world, as well as the British consumer group SumOfUs, to persuade Liverpool Football Club – the giant Premier League Football Club – to pull out of their deal with the Chinese water bottling read more →
Series of high-profile meetings follow the Five-Fifty Forum
By Lauren Chaplin / October 21, 2017
A spate of high profile meetings followed on from the Five-Fifty Forum, the three-day conference convened to discuss strategies to resolve the issue of Tibet, which took place on October 6-8 in Dharamshala. First was the 29th Meeting of the Task Force on Sino-Tibet Negotiations, held in Dharamshala over October9-10. read more →
“I Am Tibet”
By Mary Trewartha / October 18, 2017
The first ever Tibetan Youth Festival, organised by the Tibetan Youth Congress, took place in Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi, on October 14 and 15. The event featured speakers, panel discussions, folk music performances, poetry, a fashion show and momo-eating and chupa-wearing competitions! Topics included a talk and panel discussion Tibet’s read more →
Five-Fifty: Maintaining the Momentum
By Lauren Chaplin / October 17, 2017
A series of high profile meetings followed on from the Five-Fifty Forum, the three-day conference convened to discuss strategies to resolve the issue of Tibet, which took place on October 6-8 in Dharamshala. First was the 29th Meeting of the Task Force on Sino-Tibet Negotiations, held in Dharamshala over October read more →
Shaping Tibet’s Political Future
By Tenzin Samten / October 11, 2017
Five-Fifty Forum: Shaping Tibet’s Political Future – a three-day forum was organised by the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of the Tibetan Government-in-exile in Dharamshala, the seat of the Tibetan exile government and residence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, the President of Tibetan Government-in-exile, read more →