Chinese authorities deploy police, paramilitary presence during Ganden Ngamchoe in Lhasa
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 16: Chinese authorities have reportedly deployed a heavy presence of police and paramilitary forces in Lhasa on Sunday during the annual Ganden Ngamchoe festival, a key religious observance commemorating the parinirvana of Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. Ganden Ngamchoe, observed on the 25th day of […]
Opinion: China fuming over 6th Dalai Lama conference in Tawang
By Vijay Kranti In late November when I received invitation to participate in an international conference on Gyalwa Tsangyang Gyatso, the famous and controversial 6th Dalai Lama at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, I alerted some journalist and diplomat friends to watch out for a hot reaction from China soon. I didn’t make this prediction as […]
TYC slams ‘Fake Panchen’ for backing Beijing’s political claim over Dalai Lama’s succession
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 12: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest pro-independence organization in the Tibetan diaspora, on Friday strongly condemned the recent remarks by the China-appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen (Gyaincain) Norbu, calling them a political ploy aimed at tightening Beijing’s control over Tibetan religious affairs. Speaking at a state-sponsored symposium in Shigatse on December 8, […]
Fake Panchen reasserts China’s claim over Dalai Lama reincarnation
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 11: Widely known as the fake Panchen Lama, Gyalsten (Ch. Gyaincain) Norbu asserted that all reincarnation processes must comply with Chinese laws and receive approval from Beijing, an implicit reference to the succession of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, during an official symposium in Shigatse on Monday. He further claimed that […]
CTA marks 36th anniversary of Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize, International Human Rights Day
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 10: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) known also as the Tibetan government in exile, along with the local Tibetan community marked the 36th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize being conferred on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as International Human Rights Day, at the Main Temple in Dharamshala on […]
Tibetan activists embark on 90-day bike rally to honour Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 10: Veteran Tibetan activist Jamyang Tenzin, who completed his 7th and final solo cycling rally on November 20, has now embarked on a 90-day nationwide bike rally from Dharamshala’s Tsuglagkhang temple on Wednesday. The launch coincided with the 36th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to His Holiness the Dalai […]
Human rights defender Tsering Tso placed under house arrest
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 9: Tsering Tso, a Tibetan human rights defender and professional tour guide, has been placed under house arrest at her residence in Trika (Ch. Guide) County, Tsolho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Amdo, eastern Tibet. According to a report by Tibet Times, the Dharamshala-based Tibetan-language outlet, she is accused of forging an identity […]
Tibetan advocacy alliance engages Indian lawmakers in New Delhi
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 9: The Tibet Advocacy Alliance–India began its advocacy week in New Delhi from December 6–13, bringing together major Tibetan NGOs such as the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT), Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), and the International Tibet Network (ITN). Now in […]
Renowned educator Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin detained, Minthang school forced to shut down
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 8: Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin, a highly respected Tibetan educationist and head of Minthang Monastery Osel Thegchog Ling and the Minthang Ethnic Vocational School in Golog, has been detained by Chinese authorities on December 4, according to an independent shortwave radios news service Voice of Tibet (VoT). Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin was likely […]
Dalai lama’s office issues guidelines ahead of Mundgod visit, PAP mandatory for foreigners
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 8: The office of the foremost Buddhist leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has issued a detailed circular on Saturday outlining procedures for devotees wishing to receive blessings from the Tibetan spiritual leader during his upcoming stay at the Mundgod Tibetan Settlement in Karnataka. His Holiness is scheduled to arrive on […]