Closure of Tibetan offices sends wrong signals

The government’s recent decision to close down the Dalai Lama’s representative’s office along with the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office is likely to raise serious questions about Nepal’s commitment towards upholding human rights.

Door-painting treasures from Tibet

The Chinese communists invaded Tibet in 1950, forcing the Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, to flee across the Himalayas and eventually to seek asylum in India, where he set up a government in exile.