Tibetan women shout out to Xi Jinping
Tibetan Women’s Association, the largest women’s group in exile, staged a ‘shout out to Chinese leaders campaign’ in the Indian capital New Delhi Thursday coinciding with formal selection of Xi Jinping as China’s new President.
Arrests continue in Tibet
Reports of continuing arrest of Tibetans by Chinese authorities in the month of March, which is considered a sensitive period, are coming out of Tibet. March 10 is commemorated by Tibetans as the National Uprising Day
The Dalai Lama looking forward to meet Pope Francis
Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his “greetings and sense of joy” at the “historic” election of Pope Francis and said he was looking forward to meeting the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Sikyong Sangay felicitates, China warns new Pope
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the elected head of the Tibetan people, congratulated the new Pope of the Catholic church calling his ascension to papacy a “historic moment.” However, China warned the Vatican not to interfere in its internal affairs
China castigated for Tibet self-immolations at UN Session
Multiple countries at the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council’s 22nd Session in Geneva castigated China over the unprecedented numbers of self-immolations in Tibet. Speaking on behalf of its 27 member states, the EU