EP asks China for “result oriented dialogue” with the Dalai Lama’s envoys
The European Parliament, on 26 November 2009, adopted a very broad resolution covering the death penalties and life imprisonment sentences handed down to Tibet
Canadian PM urged to raise human rights during China visit
As the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper departs for China, the Canada Tibet Committee (CTC) has made an appeal to him “to look beyond the gloom and doom scenar
World Aids Day
Miss Tibet 2009 Tenzin Choezom flags off a “Run for AIDS” race organized to mark World AIDS Day in Dharamsala, India, Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Tibetan exiles, local Indians and visiting tourists took part in activities, including a painting competition, to promote awareness about HIV/AIDS. The day-long awareness programme was jointly organised by the Department of Health of the Central Tibetan Administration and Choice, a Dharamsala-based NGO involved in educating the exile Tibetan community in combating the spread of the disease. (Photo courtesy: Tibet.net)
China building 27 airstrips in Tibet: Report
China is building or repairing as many as 27 airstrips in Tibet for potential use against India in case of a conflict, according to India’s chief intelligence agency
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Australia: Day 2
The morning session began with a traditional indigenous “welcome to country” from the Cadigal people of the Eora aboriginal nation, the traditional owners of the Sydney