Olympic Tibetans
By Dorji Kyi / July 25, 2016
Two Tibetan athletes, Choeyang Kyi, 26, a race walker and Topgyal, 22, a marathon runner, will take part in the 2016 Olympic from August 5 to 21 in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. These two individuals are participating in two different events to represent the People’s Republic of China. Choeyang read more →
Outrage as “Fake Panchen” Delivers Kalachakra Teaching
By Lauren Chaplin / July 25, 2016
Tibetan activist groups have voiced their outrage at the fact that the Chinese appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu delivered the Kalachakra initiation at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet. Additionally, the order that every Tibetan family in Shigatse must provide at least two participants for the event has been read more →
HRW Reports Increased State Control for Tibetans
By Lauren Chaplin / July 24, 2016
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released a report entitled Detention and Prosecution of Tibetans under China’s Stability Maintenance Campaign,detailing the increase of “state control over daily life” for Tibetans. The report also shows that the Chinese authorities’ tolerance towards expression and assembly has decreased. Analysing 479 cases of Tibetans detained read more →
Forced Demolition of World’s Largest Buddhist Academy
By Tenzin Samten / July 24, 2016
Chinese authorities have begun demolition work at Larung Gar, the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist centre, located in Serta County in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous region in the Sichuan province. The scheme will halve the population of the monastery, reducing it to 5,000 people. Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported that demolition commenced read more →
Training in International Diplomacy and Advocacy
By Tenzin Samten / July 22, 2016
Staff and representatives of the Offices of Tibet, together with selected staff from the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) attended a training session on international diplomacy and advocacy at Heritage Village in Gurgaon, just south of Delhi,from July 18. The five day session was organised by the Department of Information and read more →
PM Lobsang Sangay leads 28th Tibetan Task Force meeting
By Lauren Chaplin / July 19, 2016
The Tibetan Task Force on Negotiations met in Dharamshala on July 15-16, its 28th meeting to date. A body of the Central Tibetan Administration, the task force is dedicated to resolving the issue of Tibet peacefully. The task force discussed political developments in China, issues relating to future dialogue with read more →
Protestors Call a Halt to Mining
By Dorji Kyi / July 19, 2016
Peaceful protests by Tibetans in the Ngaba region in Sichuan province have succeeded in effecting a temporary halt to mining activities near a sacred mountain. Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported that the Chinese authorities called a halt to mining operations there during the last week of June. A Tibetan resident read more →
Tibetan advocacy groups criticise Chinese Tibet Development Forum
By Lauren Chaplin / July 16, 2016
Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has questioned the integrity of a recent Tibet Development Forum in Lhasa which sought to invoke international support for the Chinese government’s ‘Lhasa Consensus’. The two day forum, held on July7-8, was organised by China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO) and was read more →
Will the Karmapa Visit Sikkim?
By Tsering Wangdue / July 15, 2016
In Sikkim, devotees of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorjee, came out on the streets of Gangtok to urge the central government of India to allow Gyalwa Karmapa to visit Rumtek Monastery, his official seat. The Peace and Aspiration Rally was held on July 10. Over 5,000 read more →
Political prisoner Yeshe Choedron Honoured on Tibetan Heroes Day
By Lauren Chaplin / July 15, 2016
Tibetan political prisoner Yeshe Choedron has been awarded the inaugural Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Medal of Courage. This award commemorates the first anniversary of Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s death and also marks the launch of Tibetan Heroes Day. Organised by several Tibetan non government organisations, including the International Tibet Network, the read more →