World Aids Day Observed in Dharamshala
By Tenzin Samten / December 5, 2015
The Tibetan community in Dharamshala observed World Aids Day with an awareness programme about the deadly disease on December 1 in the main square in Mcleod Ganj. The events were jointly organised by the Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) Health Department, Delek Hospital, Lha Charitable Trust, Kunphen, Dharamshala Rotary club and read more →
Thousands Flock to Hear Samdhong Rinpoche’s Teachings at Mundgod
By Susan Laidlaw and Mary Trewartha / November 25, 2015
His Eminence Professor Samdhong Rinpoche held a series of teachings and activities to offer guidance and support to over 2,500 people attending from the Tibetan settlement Mundgod Dhueguling in Southern India from November 3 – 15, as well as visiting monasteries and universities there. Rinpoche inaugurated the formal opening of read more →
Tibet Represented at the Halifax Forum
By Dorji Kyi / November 25, 2015
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the democratically elected political leader of the Tibetan people, attended the Halifax International Security Forum held in Halifax, Canada from November 20 – 22, a gathering which hosted thinkers, policymakers and practitioners from like-minded nations around the world. During a panel discussion entitled From India to read more →
Crackdown in Lhasa during US Congressional Visit
By Hannah Dellabosca / November 23, 2015
A delegation from the United States Congress has spent three days in Lhasa on a fact-finding mission regarding Sino-Tibetan relations. The delegation, lead by US Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, were hosted and escorted by the Chinese government on their tour. Reports indicate that regular security measures and religious restrictions were read more →
US Torture Watchdog Questions China
By Tenzin Samten / November 20, 2015
The Chinese officials were pressed by the members of the United Nations Committee against Torture over the widespread torture in the country’s prisons, crackdowns on activists and especially of political prisoners and custodial deaths at Geneva on November 17. The Chinese government reported that they are working on combating torture read more →
Monasteries to be Awarded for Environmental Conservation Work
By Tenzin Samten / November 18, 2015
The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee addressed the sixth Khoryung (Environmental) conference on environmental protection, held at Norbulingka Institute near Dharamshalafor Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and nunneries in the Himalayas. The Karmapa announced that in future an award will be given to monasteries or nunneries based on their innovation and consistency read more →
US Delegation’s Historic Visit to Tibet
By Rohini Kejriwal / November 17, 2015
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Leader of the United States House of Representatives and one of the most prominent international supporters of the Dalai Lama, made a historic unannounced visit to Lhasa in Tibet, Hong Kong and Beijing in early November. This was the first Congressional delegation to enter Tibet since read more →
Election Roundup
By Hannah Dellabosca / November 16, 2015
New Voter Registration Open The Election Commission has announced a fresh voter registration deadline after the successful completion of the preliminary election in October. Tibetans who have recently turned 18 years old and were too young to participate in the preliminary election can register now for the final election. The read more →
US Backs Mine in Central Tibet
By Dorji Kyi / November 15, 2015
The Government of the United States of America is loaning US $627 million (£417 million), along with a collective of banks led by the Bank of China, with the Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Bank of Tibet, to expand the Gyama Copper Gold Polymetallic mine in Meldro read more →
Tibetans Targeted in China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign
By Tenzin Samten / November 13, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s campaign to combat corruption in China has resulted in thousands of Chinese officials being investigated and jailed for misusing power. However, in Tibet, the anti-corruption campaign focuses on religion too. In a statement released by party officials in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), the corruption campaign read more →