Tibetan filmmaker wins development prize at Hong Kong HAF Festival
Critically acclaimed Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden has been awarded a development prize at the recently concluded Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum. The award, carrying a cash prize of $19,300 (HK$150,000)
Speculation on Decoding Lodi Gyari’s Statement on Lobsang Sangay
On March 23, 2012, Lodi Gyari, the Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, issued a statement that was carried on the websites of both the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). Between the lines of this obviously-important message, it is possible to see the continuing evolution of Tibetan democracy, as political power has passed to an elected leadership that, to some extent, is still finding its way.
China sentences two eminent Tibetans to two years
Chinese courts in Tibet have sentenced two eminent Tibetans, a highly respected Tibetan abbot and a popular Tibetan singer to two years in jail. Khenpo Gyewala, abbot at the Gyegyel Zogchen Monastery, Zatoe was sentenced
Senior Tibetan monk arrested for Drango protests
A senior Tibetan monk is the latest to have been arrested in connection with the January 23 peaceful protests in Drango, eastern Tibet. Geshe Tenzin Pelsang of Drango Monastery was arrested on April 2 from his monastery