China detains 50-plus Tibetan refugees
Chinese authorities in Tibet have detained more than 50 people attempting to flee across the border in recent weeks as they crack down on refugees seeking religious and political freedom, Radio Free Asia reported Wednesday.
EU urges thorough investigation of Nangpa-La shootings
The European Union and China held the 22nd round of the EU-China dialogue on human rights in Beijing on 19 October 2006. The dialogue was preceded by a
Belgian Foreign Minster says he finds Nangpa-La incident very hard to accept
During this afternoon’s question and answer session at the Belgian Parliament, Mr. Walter Muls, President of the Inter-parliamentary Group
Task Force concludes two-day meeting
Kalon Tripa, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, and the two envoys briefed His Holiness the Dalai Lama last Tuesday on the two-day meeting of the Task Force.
Protest rally against killing of Tibetan refugees
Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC), Regional Tibetan Women Association (RTWA), Gu Chu Sum and around more than 300 Tibetans from Bylakuppe
Swiss foreign minister in China to boost ties
Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey is in China to discuss bilateral ties and to open a new Swiss consulate in one of the country’s most dynamic areas. The two
China denies trying to dilute Tibetan culture
Stung by criticism since the opening of its new Himalayan rail line, China went on a charm offensive last week in a bid to convince the world it is doing everything possible
Exile Parliament welcomes delegation of BTSM
The Tibetan Parliament-in-exile hosted a dinner reception in honour of Shri K. S. Sudarshan, chief of the Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and delegations
Chinese guards shot Tibetans recount their frightening experience
Dharamsala, A group of Tibetans, who were shot at by Chinese border guards last month while trekking towards India via the Himalayas, have met their spiritual leader,
Tibetans in Bern, Switzerland hold a candle light vigil in front of the Bundes Haus
A human size doll clad in Tibetan nuns dress is supposed to remind us of the nun Kelsang Namtso,who was shot at during her escape to india with her Tibetan brothers