Dalai Lama renews calls for Tibetan autonomy
On the last day of his participation in a think tank meeting in Austria, the Dalai Lama Wednesday reiterated the “wish of six million Tibetans for real autonomy”. He warned that Tibetans already were a minority in their own country
Austrian chancellor meets the Tibetan leader in Chancellory
Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer met with the Dalai Lama on Thursday, a spokesman said, drawing a protest from the Chinese Embassy. The early morning meeting took place in the chancellory and lasted about 45 minutes
China detains Tibetan boys over graffiti calling for Dalai Lama’s return
Seven teenage Tibetan boys have been detained in northwest China after graffiti calling for the Dalai Lama’s return was found scribbled on walls, a human rights watchdog said on Thursday. Police Refuse to allow beaten boy to go to hospital
China blatantly defends its record on religious freedom
It raised the case of a 17-year-old Tibetan nun who was apparently killed by Chinese guards as she tried to cross into Nepal. China has been accused of attacking Tibetan Buddhism — the foundation of most Tibetans’
China plots Olympic torch’s final assault on Mount Everest
While Beijing hopes the feat will impress the world, groups critical of China’s often harsh 57-year rule over Tibet have decried the torch route as a stunt meant to lend legitimacy to Chinese control.
Monk brings tale of ‘the sinner’s saint’ to screen
The 33-year-old Buddhist lama, or teacher, heads a monastery in India and is said by some to be the reincarnation of a renowned Tibetan yogi. His first film, “Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint” brings to life the tale of Jetsun Milarepa