Tibetan hunger strikers demand prisoners released in China
Hundreds of protesting Tibetans sat on a hunger strike for the third consecutive day Thursday in this Himachal Pradesh town to stop the execution in China of a Tibetan allegedly involved in bombings.
Dalai Lama Urges S.Africa to Work for Reconciliation
Exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama urged South Africa on Thursday to do more to build a “new society” 10 years after the end of apartheid and said democracy was not enough for reconciliation.
Dalai Lama: ‘I’m not seeking independence’
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said on Thursday he is eager to go to China — where he last visited 50 years ago — and stressed that Beijing has failed to understand that he has dropped demands for independence.
Tibetan Representative in America Felicitates President Bush
Felicitating President George W. Bush on his reelection, Dr. Nawang Rabgyal, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Americas, thanked the United States of America for its concern and sympathy for the plight of Tibet.
An almost “Non-Screening” in Barcelona
When my documentary “Dreaming of Tibet” was selected to screen at the Barcelona International Human Rights Film Festival, I was excited to be able to travel from San Francisco with the film and bring the story of Tibetans in exile to a Spanish audience.
“Dreaming of Tibet” will screen
In isolated communities around the world, particularly in India, Nepal and the United States, Tibetan exiles have created a ‘virtual Tibet,’ where they have endured and even flourished in the face of overwhelming adversity.
Volunteering with a Tibetan papermaking project in India
In the fall of 2003 I spent six weeks in Dharamsala, India, volunteering with a Tibetan papermaking and paper products project. In January, I’d logged onto VolunteerTibet’s web-site, thinking it might be interesting to work in Dharamsala.
Background information on risks to Tibetans shown in “What remains of us”
The Canada Tibet Committee of Vancouver feels that it is very important that journalists reporting on the film “What Remains of Us” and audience members know that the Tibetans whose faces are shown on camera have put their lives in jeopardy.
Buddhism gains adherents in Denmark
In just 25 years, the number of Buddhists in Denmark has risen from 2,000 to 17,000-18,000. Despite its increasingly popularity, Buddhists are virtually invisible to many Danes