US Calls for Religious Freedom in Tibet
By Ray Sorensen / June 15, 2022
In its 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom, the United States Department of State said that decisions on the succession of His Holiness the Dali Lama should be made by the Tibetan people, and raised concerns about the disappearance in 1995 of the Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. The annual read more →
Call for Resignation of UN High Commissioner (UPDATED)
By Reitik Yadav / June 13, 2022
231 rights groups are calling for the resignation of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet following her trip to China which the rights groups regard as condoning China’s propaganda and human rights abuses. Signatories include Tibetan, Hong Kong, Southern Mongolian, Uyghur, Chinese democracy and international human rights read more →
New Report Highlights the Plight of Tibet’s Environment
By Tenzin Samten / June 13, 2022
A new report Environmental Defenders of Tibet: China’s Persecution of Tibetan Environmental Defenders was released this month ahead of World Environment Day on June 5 by the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT)*.The report highlights the persecution of Tibetan environment defenders in Tibet under the Chinese authorities there who have made read more →
Thupten Samphel
By Tenzin Samten / June 8, 2022
Veteran Tibetan civil servant, diplomat and writer Thupten Samphel died at his home in South India at the age of 66 on June 4. The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also known as the Tibetan Government-in-exile, where he has served for nearly 40 years in various roles, mourned his passing with read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Teaches Young Tibetans
By Barkha Mathur / June 8, 2022
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetans and Buddhists around the world, gave a two-day Teachings for Tibetan Youth at Tsuglakhang, the main Tibetan temple in Dharamshala on June 1 – 2. June 1 this year was second day of Saga Dawa, the most sacred month in read more →
UN High Commissioner’s Visit a Whitewash?
By Ray Sorensen and Mary Trewartha / June 1, 2022
The visit of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, to China on May 23 – 28 has caused great concern and deep disappointment to Tibetans and Tibet supporters, as well as human rights groups worldwide. In advance of the visit, and despite much lobbying, she was criticised read more →
His Holiness Launches Monlam Grand Tibetan Dictionary
By Tenzin Samten / May 30, 2022
His Holiness the Dalai Lama launched the new Monlam Grand Tibetan Dictionary in the courtyard of Tsuglakhang, the main temple in Dharamshala on May 27. The Dictionary was compiled by the Monlam Tibetan IT Research Centre based in Dharamshala. The centre works on research and development of softwares relevant to read more →
Long Life Prayer Offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
By Tenzin Samten / May 27, 2022
Members of the Sakya Tibetan Buddhist tradition offered Tenshug, a long life prayer to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Tsuglakhang, the main Tibetan Temple in Dharamshala, on May 25 with a crowd of thousands gathered in the temple’s courtyard. The offering ceremony was led by the hierarchies of both read more →
Abducted Monk Forced to Translate Buddhist Texts into Chinese
By Tenzin Samten / May 26, 2022
Tibetan poet and writer Gendun Lhundrub who disappeared more than a year ago is now reported as being held in a detention centre in Siling (Ch: Xining) according to a report by Radio Free Asia Tibetan service. The former monk from Rongwo monastery in Rebgong County in the Amdo province read more →
New College Admission Rules for Tibetans
By Tenzin Samten / May 25, 2022
In Tibet, students applying to join colleges and universities are now required to meet extra conditions unrelated to their educational qualifications as stipulated by the Tibet Autonomous Region’s 2022 Regular College Admissions Regulations published last month. Among the standard set of rules listed, Bitter Winter, a magazine on religious liberty read more →