Gedhun Choekyi Nyima: Tibet’s Missing Child
By Tenzin Samten / May 20, 2016
Tibetans in exile haven’t forgotten about the Tibet’s missing lama. Every year, they mark the Panchen Lama’s birthday and call for his release despite the Chinese government showing a deaf ear. This year marks the twenty first anniversary of the enforced disappearance of six year old Gendhun Choekyi Nyima. Tibetan read more →
Appeal for Return of TSP Alumni
By Rajeshwari Tikhile / May 19, 2016
The Tibetan Scholarship Programme Alumni Association (TSPAA) has launched a new website aimed at enabling all Tibetan scholarship programme alumni to connect with each other and provide updates about their work. This website is also expected to call upon all the alumni who have studied abroad and not returned to read more →
Tibetan Writer and Monk Lomig Sentenced – UPDATED
By Sam Ferguson / May 19, 2016
A prominent Tibetan writer and Kirti monk has been sentenced to seven and a half years by a court in southwestern China’s Sichuan province; a Tibetan-populated area. Lobsang Jamyang, 28, was arrested in Ngaba County, North Eastern Tibet, on unspecified charges during April 2015.As well as regular social commentaries and read more →
Historic Moment for Buddhist Women
By Tenzin Samten / May 16, 2016
Twenty Tibetan nuns have completed their Geshema degree: the first ever women to take the examination. The nuns sat their fourth and final examination at Gaden Choeling nunnery in Dharamshala. Geshe or Geshema for women is equivalent to a Doctorate in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and is the highest level of read more →
HRW Reports on Violations of Prisoners’ Rights
By Aakash Sharma / May 16, 2016
Human Rights Watch(HRW) has released a report detailing the conditions of two individuals who are, or have been, held in prison in China: GuoFeixiong, 49, an activist and Gao Yu, 72, a journalist, both of whom are being denied basic human rights such as access to medical treatment. Guo Feixiong’s read more →
Sakya Dagchen Rinpoche
By Vanshika Tripathi / May 16, 2016
His Eminence Sakya Dagchen Rinpoche, 88, died in Seattle, Washington in the United States on April 29, 2016. The Tibetan Parliament acknowledged his “extraordinary contributions” towards the Tibetan cause in a condolence letter to Rinpoche’s family and followers, “We are saddened to learn of the passing away of His Eminence read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Japan
By Aline Arcis / May 12, 2016
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is currently on a short visit to Japan. Soon after his arrival in Osaka, he gave an interview to NHK, one of the biggest national TV broadcasters. During this two-hour exchange, the spiritual leader confirmed his position regarding his future reincarnation and on the relationship read more →
Tibetans Protest against Chinese Mining – UPDATED
By Tenzin Samten / May 10, 2016
A group of over 100 Tibetans gathered for a sit-in protest against the ongoing mining activities by Chinese mining firms in Yulshok Gargye in Minyak County of Eastern Tibet. They were demanding an end to the mining and calling for urgent action to protect the environment and wildlife. According to read more →
Religious Freedom Under Siege
By Sam Ferguson / May 8, 2016
Two reports released in May condemn the persecution of Tibetan religious freedom. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) annual report found “extreme surveillance and strict monitoring” within Tibetan monasteries. Amongst the abuses listed by the USCIRF are violent crackdowns on Tibetan Buddhists and their rights; religious harassment; read more →
Restricted Media Access in Tibet
By Aline Arcis / May 6, 2016
The Foreign Correspondents Club of China based in Beijing has recently issued a report on media access in Tibet. The organisation concluded that Tibet remains the most intriguing and tightly controlled region in China today, saying that the Chinese government claims that this restriction is necessary to prevent any pessimistic read more →