Dalai Lama attains icon status
He is His Holiness the Dalai Lama, born Lhamo Thondup, the exiled religious and political leader of Tibet and face of Buddhism in the West. The 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner has become one of the world’s most recognizable icons
Seminar on Tibet held at Indian Institute of Mass Communication
India Tibet Coordination Office in coordination with Prof. Shivaji Sarkar, Head of English Department IIMC (Indian Institute of Mass Communication) organized a half-day seminar on Tibet at the institute
57-minute demonstration against China’s 57 years of occupation of Tibet
Tibet Support Group Belgium with Tibetan Community of Belgium and Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC), Belgium demonstrated for 57 minutes in front of the Chinese Embassy in Brussels to protest illegal invasion of Tibet
Two Tibetans arrested in Lithang after “Patriotic Education” Campaign
In the light of recent open public protests initiated by Ronggye A’drak in Lithang and subsequent arrests and detention of his supporters, the Chinese authorities have resorted to imposing restrictions and beefing
Buddhists in Germany back Myanmar’s monks
The Dalai Lama may understand the plight of Myanmar’s monks better than most — he and thousands of his followers fled to India in 1959 after China’s People’s Liberation Army brutally crushed a Tibetan uprising in Lhasa
Buddhism intertwines with Tibet’s long history
Throughout Tibet’s history there has been a frequent struggle for power between Tibetan rulers and their Chinese neighbors to the north, with both sides enjoying times of dominance. The history of Tibet can be traced back more than 2,000 years
Tibetan PM to attend US Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony and raise Tibetan resettlement plan
President George W. Bush will present the Congressional Gold Medal to the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Tibetan Prime Minister [Tib: Kalon Tripa] Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche will attend the ceremony to bestow the US Congressional Gold Medal, the country’s
Students fight for freedom of Tibet at Olympic events
The handmade banner that hung from China’s great wall could barely be seen through the mist, but its message in Chinese and English was clear — “One World, One Dream, Free Tibet.”
Time to change policy on Burma
There is evidence that anti- China Tibetans are looking at Burma and possibly steeling themselves for a similar tilt at regime change, or at least, reform. Pro-Tibet independence media such as the New Delhi-based Phayul website are well aware