Foot and Mouth disease claim livestock in Tibet
The highly infectious and sometimes fatal Foot and Mouth Disease infections have been traced in livestock in the Nyingtri region of central Tibet. A total of 612 head of cattle and pigs have been culled and safely disposed of in order to prevent the disease from spreading
Prospects of dialogue from China dim, says US on Sino-Tibet talks
The United States government has expressed concern over the stalled Sino-Tibet dialogue process and said that prospects for the Chinese government to come back to the discussion table appear “dim.” The US State Department in its annual “Report on Tibet Negotiations”
Taiwanese sentenced for defaming the Dalai Lama
A court in Taiwan has sentenced a Taiwan national to 55 days in prison on charges of “maliciously spreading false information” about the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Taipei District Court, in its verdict
Tibet again cut-off from outside world ahead of Party Congress
China has once again cut off Tibetan areas from the outside world with fresh travel restrictions on foreign visitors. According to several tour operators, China stopped issuing travel permits for foreign visitors from September 1,
Tibetan Parliament meets under self-immolation shadow
The 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile sat for its fourth session today in the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala, dedicating the entire day’s proceedings to deliberate on the ongoing critical situation inside Tibet.
Thousands attended the Dalai Lama’s teachings in Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement
Thousands of Tibetans braved heavy rainfall to receive teachings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement in Dehradun today. The entire population of Dekyiling of over 2000 people in addition to thousands