Flash floods destroy homes of poorest Tibetans in Qinghai
Tibetans who lost their livestock and livelihoods in snowstorms in Qinghai province in 1995-7 have now lost their homes due to the most severe storms that have been reported in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Flash floods destroy homes of poorest Tibetans in Qinghai
Aftermath of floods in Yushu.
Photo : The Jinpa Trust
“Environmental drive” threatens nomadic livelihood
According to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), the Tibetan nomads from Golog and Yushul “Tibet Autonomous Prefecture” (“TAP”) face risk of relocation and threat to their traditional nomadic culture.
China cancels long-planned visit by Tibetans
Chinese authorities have unexpectedly rejected a request from the Tibetan government in exile for a group of prominent exiled Tibetans to visit China, including the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.
Beijing-picked Panchen Lama completes 11-day tour
The rarely seen boy endorsed by China as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism has completed an 11-day tour of northwestern China, state media said Wednesday.
Text of letter from His Holiness the Dalai Lama to UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan
Your Excellency, I am shocked and deeply distressed that the UN Office in Baghdad has been attacked and that many people, including Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, UN Envoy in Iraq have been killed and many others injured by a bomb blast.
Kashag Expresses Shock over Sergio de Mello’s Death
The Central Tibetan Administration expressed its deep regret over the demise of Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello while serving in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital.
Kashag Expresses Shock over Sergio de Mello’s Death
Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello Photo: unhchr.org