Sikyong Raises Tibet’s Profile in the US
By Vanshika Tripathi / February 23, 2016
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, leader of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, is on a visit to the United States. He has given several speeches, the first of which was held at Freedom House in Washington on February 11. The discussion, “Tibet: Intensified Crackdown, Popular Resistance,” talked about the present social and political read more →
Celebrating Losar
By Dorji Kyi / February 20, 2016
The celebration of Losar (Tibetan New Year), this year, the year of the Fire Monkey 2143, started on February 9. In Dharamshala in the early morning of the first day of Losar, monks from Namgyal monastery gathered at Tsuglakhang, the main temple in McLeod Ganj, to recite the invocation of read more →
Chinese Furore Over Street Name
By Tenzin Samten / February 18, 2016
China is yet again reminded of the human rights violations in their country. The United States Senate has passed a bill to rename the street opposite the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC after Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned Chinese pro-democracy activist. If the bill is accepted at congress and presidential level, read more →
Tibetan Independence Day UPDATED
By Michael Khabie-Zeitoune / February 18, 2016
Students for a free Tibet groups around the world celebrated Tibetan Independence day on February 13, three years since the 100-year anniversary of Tibet’s Declaration of Independence. This year’s theme was “Reclaim Tibet”. Pema Yoko, Acting Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet, said, “By publicly commemorating our proud read more →
Back to Health! UPDATED
By Tenzin Samten / February 15, 2016
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is back to health and taking up his schedules again after undergoing precautionary treatment and regular medical check-up earlier this month at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota United States of America. While in Rochester, His Holiness met the mayors of three cities: Mayor Tom read more →
Kalachakra Postponement
By Tenzin Samten / February 6, 2016
The postponement of the Kalachakra from January 2016 to January 2017 has become the target of speculation on social media, with people questioning the reasons for the postponement. The Kashang (Cabinet) of the Tibetan Government-in-exile has addressed this in a statement. Mr Tashi Phuntsok, Secretary of the Department of Information read more →
More Clampdowns in Tibet
By Meghna Prakash / February 5, 2016
Chinese authorities have clamped down on shopkeepers in Drango County, Kardze, eastern Tibet by issuing a formal deadline of February 2 to turn in photographs of His Holiness the Dalai Lama or face severe punishment as a consequence. They have issued an explicit two-page notice that prohibits the sale or read more →
Final List of Parliamentary Election Candidates
By Tenzin Samten / February 4, 2016
The Election Commissioners of the Tibetan Government-in-exile have announced the list of final candidates for the election of Sikyong and the 16th Tibetan Parliament, which will be held on March 20, 2016. The Chief Election Commissioner said, “as per the electoral rules and regulations, we have shortlisted two candidates for read more →
New Regulations to Preserve Water in Tibet
By Dorji Kyi / February 2, 2016
Authorities in the Tibet Autonomous Region have introduced ten new regulations to conserve local water resources and water ecosystems. According to the Chinese news website news.xinhuanet.com, these new regulations aim to strengthen control over pollutant discharge, manage water resources and develop new technologies to preserve water. They say that drinking read more →
China’s List of Living Buddhas
By Rohini Kejriwal / January 29, 2016
Sparks have been flying recently on the issue of China’s position on “Living Buddhas”, reincarnations of a Rinpoche or tulku – a monk that has gone through the confirmation process involving religious rituals, traditional conventions and government approval. To “help Buddhist followers to distinguish between real and fake lamas or read more →