Tourists invade Tibet
Tibet’s Buddhist culture, often besieged in the past half-century of Chinese rule by religious restrictions and communist political movements, is facing a new threat: mass tourism
UN Human Rights Chief Says Tibet Will Get More Attention
On 10 December afternoon, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said that in the context of 2008 Beijing Olympics, the case of Tibet will attract more attention.
The battle over the new Dalai Lama
One thing is sure, it is not for you or me or the Karats or Hu Jintaos to decide; it is too profound a tradition to be left in the hands of the profane. The Tibetan leader’s recent declaration raises some important questions
FILM FESTIVAL: Bettini, Dalai Lama in next edition
“I have asked the Dalai Lama to organise with us a day dedicated to the people of Tibet” the national coordinator of the Democratic Party explained. “Films and documentaries will be shown which tell the true story
Int’l Olympic Committee Silent on Chinese Rights Abuses
The International Olympic Committee ended its last executive board meeting for the year without mentioning growing calls for the movement to address human rights in China
YEARENDER: ‘People’s Buddhism’ rises under communist watch in China
Married monks, headless Buddha statues, and historic temples occupied by state work units still testify to the darkest years for religion in late-20th-century China. Yet despite the jailing of
Tibetans hope Swiss law can reverse ban
Exiled Tibetan athletes banned from the Olympics vowed last night not to give up their fight to compete next year in Beijing. IOC will be taken to court, say exiles.
Pupils turn English teachers for Tibetan peers
This is the latest incarnation of a long-term link between Prudhoe High School and the Tibet Foundation School in Mussoorie, reports the Hexham Courant. Pupils at two schools in Prudhoe have made