Slight change in Kalachakra schedule
In a slight change of schedule, the upcoming Kalachakra initiations will now begin from January 1, 2012 – a day later than the earlier schedule. According to the official website of the private office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Kalachakra initiations will be held from January 1 – 10, 2012
US report points at growing repression in Tibet for self-immolations
A report by the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has found a direct relation between the worsening trend of religious repression in Tibet and the shocking instances of self-immolations by Tibetans.