Richard Gere, Goldie Hawn Offer $1 Mln to Tibetans
Hollywood stars Richard Gere and Goldie Hawn have together offered about $1 million to improve the condition of Tibetans living in exile in a filthy north Indian town, officials said on Saturday.
Human Rights lobbyist optimistic of China prisoner releases by year-end
China could release a number of long-serving political prisoners before the end of the year, a leading human rights lobbyist said after holding meetings with senior Beijing officials.
Dalai Lama Promises Lovely Day In The Park
The 14th Dalai Lama, who has been addressing sold-out crowds from coast to coast, will give a free public talk at noon Sunday in Central Park’s East Meadow, an event expected to draw tens of thousands of people.
A German Voyager’s Bold Vision for Tibet’s Blind
Upon arriving in Tibet, Sabriye Tenberken decided to tour the countryside, not from the comfort of a car, but atop the hard saddle of a horse. It was a chancy decision, not only because the rugged Tibetan landscape can be unforgiving and treacherous
A German Voyager’s Bold Vision for Tibet’s Blind
Miranda Mimi Kuo for The New York Times
“They couldn’t imagine I could come to Tibet. They said, ‘It’s not possible. She’s blind.'” SABRIYE TENBERKEN
Abominable Snowman ‘just a bear’
A Japanese mountaineer is attempting to settle once and for all the decades-long debate over the existence of the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, claiming that his years of study have shown that the legendary apelike monster is in fact a brown bear.
Tibet: Caught in China’s
For 20 years, I’ve wanted to visit Tibet. And after almost a decade of reporting from across mainland China, this was the moment I had been waiting for. Before me, a dozen canvas tents are staked near a large white stupa