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Dalai Lama says he may be the last to hold the title
India Today, 17 December 2014 The Dalai Lama has said that he may be the last to hold the title. In an interview to the BBC he said that it would be better if the centuries-old tradition ceased “at the time of a popular Dalai Lama”. The 79-year-old spiritual leader’s read more →
Popular Tibetan Village Leader is Killed in Detention in Driru
(Radio Free Asia) Chinese authorities in Tibet’s restive Driru county were accused on Monday of murdering a popular Tibetan village chief while he was detained because of his efforts to promote Tibetan culture and the economic well-being and unity of the Tibetan people. Bachen Gewa, the leader of Ushung village read more →
Spiritual healing: Thousands of Tibetan forced out of their homeland pour onto the streets of Kathmandu as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize
The Daily Mail, 12 December 2014 Don’t move: A Tibetan girl gets makeup done for a function organised by the Tibetan Refugee Community in Nepal, commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize conferment to exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. Nepal is home to more than 20,000 Tibetans – for read more →
The Dalai Lama has a moral authority the leaders in Beijing can only dream of
This article was published by The Guardian, December 10, 2014 By Dr Lobsang Sangay On International Human Rights Day, 25 years after he was awarded the Nobel peace prize, the Tibetan leader’s message has never mattered more Twenty-five years ago this week in Oslo, a man who describes himself as read more →
Life Without a Dalai Lama?
He’s not your average 79-year-old. The Dalai Lama looks strong and moves with purpose. He’s a powerful, towering presence. Last week, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet delivered Buddhist teachings day after day to thousands of people at his temple in Dharamsala, in northern India, in sessions lasting four hours read more →
Chinese Intellectuals’ Message on the 25th anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama
From International Campaign for Tibet’s website To mark the 25th anniversary of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama on December 10, 2014, several Chinese writers, lawyers, scholars and political activists have sent messages highlighting his contribution. These have been published on Chinese news websites, including read more →
Region in Pics
Hindustan Times, 10 December 2014 Tibetan Prime minister in-exile Lobsang Sangay greeting Tibetans as he arrives to attend the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Nobel peace prize award to the 14th Dalai Lama at the main Tibetan Tsuglagkhang Temple in Mcleodganj near Dharamsala on Wednesday. Shyam Sharma/HT Tibetan artists performing read more →
Peace is a long-term solution, says acclaimed author
Times of India, 8 December 2014 MUMBAI: An insightful session on the power of peace made for a fitting culmination to the Times Litfest and its theme that explored power in its various forms. Leading the way was author Pico Iyer, who shares a close friendship with the Dalai Lama. read more →
Hong Kong and Taiwan: Losing Hearts and Minds
Dissatisfaction with China in Hong Kong and Taiwan shows up on the streets and at the polls. The causes are strikingly similar [The Economist] Dec 6th 2014 | BEIJING, HONG KONG AND TAIPEI THE Communist Party’s strategy for bringing the self-governing people of Taiwan into its fold has long been read more →
Advancing Disability Rights by Expanding our Understanding: A Conversation with His Eminence the 7th Ling Choktul Rinpoche
Picture taken after the interview, San Francisco, June 2014 (Photo/Ngawang Tsephel) Ling Choktul Rinpoche, one of the most revered and learned Tibetan Buddhist masters, spoke candidly about his car accident that rendered him partially disabled, challenges he faced during recovery due to poor accessibility, and the importance of advancing the read more →
Hong Kong: MPs hold emergency debate on Chinese rebuff
Demonstrations over the election of Hong Kong’s chief executive in 2017 have taken place for two months A decision by China to ban a committee of MPs visiting Hong Kong “is wrong and will have a profound impact”, the Commons has heard. The Foreign Affairs Committee has been told it read more →
Chinese pressure blocked PM’s Lumbini visit
[The Sunday Guardian] By Jayadeva Ranade |New Delhi|29 Nov 2014| Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Bamdev Gautamon on his arrival at the international airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday. | PTI China’s increasing influence over Nepal resulted in the derailing of Prime Minister Narendra read more →
Dissidents pay heavy price in China
ucanews.com reporters, Beijing In addition to harsh prison terms, recent cases have seen hefty fines that bankrupt entire families A composite photo shows Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti, at left, and Christian Pastor Zhang Shaojie, at right (Photo credits, from left: AFP Photo/Frederic J. Brown, China Aid) When Ma Hongbin, president read more →
Why Tibet remains the core issue in China-India relations
[Forbes] By Brahma Chellaney Despite booming two-way trade, strategic discord and rivalry between China and India is sharpening. At the core of their divide is Tibet, an issue that fuels territorial disputes, border tensions and water feuds. Beijing says Tibet is a core issue for China. In truth, Tibet is read more →
Special Report: How China’s shadowy agency is working to absorb Taiwan
Protesters take part in a “civic parliament” inside Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, Taiwan’s parliament, during a protest to oppose the controversial trade pact with mainland China, in Taipei in this April 5, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang/Files (Reuters) – Ever since a civil war split the two sides more than 60 read more →