A MOST UNASSUMING MAN by Jamyang Norbu
I met my old friend Sonam Topgyal la last summer – June 25th to be exact. He was in a bad way. Definitely cancer. I suspected stomach cancer of a kind, but could not bring myself to ask. He was weak from his last chemotherapy, but seemed glad to see me. As always we talked about Tibet and the
Tibetan MPs lead lobbying efforts in Pondicherry
A Tibetan parliamentary delegation currently on a lobbying campaign in south India for international intervention in the ongoing crisis in Tibet wrapped up its efforts in Pondicherry after meeting prominent local leaders and scholars. The south zone Tibetan Parliamentary delegation met with the Honourable Speaker of Pondicherry
Young Tibetan monks sentenced up to 10 years for unknown reasons
Four young Tibetan monks have been handed down harsh sentences on unknown reasons as part of China’s growing crackdown in Tibet amid the ongoing wave of self-immolations. The four monks of the Gyalrong Tsodun Kirti Monastery in Ngaba region
Breaking: Tibet continues to burn, 98th self-immolation in Tibet
In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, another Tibet set himself on fire today in Bora region of Labrang, eastern Tibet in an apparent protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. Kunchok Kyab, 23, self-immolated near the Bora Monastery
China transfers Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen to a women’s prison
After suffering harsh treatment and months of solitary confinement at the Xichuan labour camp in Siling, eastern Tibet, Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen has been shifted to a women’s prison. Calling it “an unusual move,” the Switzerland based group Filming for Tibet
Chhattisgarh stands up in support of Tibet
A Tibetan parliamentary delegation currently on a lobbying tour for international intervention in the ongoing crisis in Tibet, concluded a four-day campaign in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh yesterday after meeting the state Governor, Chief Minister