Uzra Zeya appointed new US Special coordinator for Tibetan Issues
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 20: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced that Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will serve concurrently as the U.S Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues effective immediately. Under Secretary Zeya has become the seventh official to hold the position of Special […]
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calls on Dalai Lama
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 20: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat paid a courtesy call to the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Monday. The hour-long meeting held at the residence of Dalai Lama in Dharamshala was requested by RSS senior leader Indresh Kumar who accompanied Bhagwat. The RSS officials […]
Former Tibetan MP runs for Senate candidacy from New South Wales in Australia
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 19: Former Tibetan MP from Australasia, Kyinzom Dhongdue, is standing for the Australian Senate from New South Wales, representing a new political party called the Democratic Alliance, which objects to China’s growing influence in the Australian democracy. Youth leaders and human rights activists Yarmuhammad, Drew Pavlou, Inty Elham and Max […]
Tibetan monk detained in Sershul County
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 19: A Tibetan monk named Tenzin Dargye has reportedly been detained in Sershul County in Sept last year, a reliable source told RFA Tibetan on Tuesday. Dargye went missing more than a year ago and has been held incommunicado, with no information of his whereabouts or possible date of trial, as per […]
China pushing for severe regulation on reincarnation of Tibetan lamas, says HRW
By Tenzin Lekhden DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 16: China is preparing for the “post-Dalai” era by restricting and imposing regulations regarding reincarnations of Tibetan Buddhist lamas. Last November, a Chinese local state official visited three towns in the county of Sog, in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), which has a history of resistance to state restrictions on religion. Human […]
Dalai Lama grants in-person audience to Sikyong Penpa Tsering
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 15: The exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama granted a special in-person audience to the democratically elected leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Sikyong Penpa Tsering on Wednesday. This is the first meeting between the octogenarian Tibetan leader and President Penpa Tsering since he assumed office in May this […]
Bike rallies by exile Tibetans call for boycott of Beijing Olympics
By Tenzin Lekhden DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 14: A slew of long-distance rallies has taken place over the last few weeks campaigning and calling for the boycott of the Beijing 2022 Olympics over human rights violations in China. From touring the Himalayan border states along the Indo-Tibetan borders to cross country biking from Bangalore to Delhi, rallies […]
Tibetan environmentalist in critical health after 3 years in jail
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 14: A Tibetan man named Dhongye from Driru in Nagchu Prefecture in Tibet Autonomous Region is reported to be in “near-death condition”, according to a reliable source quoted by Tibet.net. His critical condition is a result of him suffering from injuries caused by prolonged torture in prison after his arrest in […]
The journey of Dalai Lama from a theocratic monarch to a universally adored democratic leader
Guest report by Vijay Kranti and Anjali Mishra NEW DELHI, Dec. 13: In a world where most rulers and powerful people are known more for taking away the rights of their people on one or the other pretext, H.H. the Dalai Lama of Tibet has emerged as a unique leader who has presented the example […]
Prominent Tibetan writer sentenced to 10 years in Chinese prison
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 13: Prominent Tibetan writer Go Sherab Gyatso has been sentenced to ten years in prison by a Chinese court in a secret trial, Dharamshala based Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy said on Monday. The Tibetan monk’s sentencing was also confirmed by Radio Free Asia. The 45-year-old monk from […]