Rights group urges China to release two Tibetans who opposed political indoctrination campaigns
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 19: Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) urged Chinese authorities to release and reveal information on two Tibetan men who went missing last year after they were detained for refusing to partake in “coercive political re-education campaigns” in Tachen Township in Nagchu County, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), and […]
International call for probe into origin of Covid-19, China irate
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, May 18: More than 60 nations have joined in support for an “impartial, independent and comprehensive” probe into the “zoonotic source” of the Covid-19 and its spread towards becoming a pandemic, ahead of the ongoing 73rd session of the World Health Assembly held in Geneva (May 18-19). The draft supported by […]
Exile Tibetans commemorate 11th Panchen Lama’s 25th year of disappearance
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 18: Tibetans across the world commemorated the 25th year marking the disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, on Sunday. Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), parliamentarians, Tibet Support Groups (TSGs) and prominent international organizations voiced their support for an immediate release of the second-highest-ranking lama in Tibet, and also urged China […]
Dalai Lama stresses on compassion and interdependence in maiden teaching since pandemic
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 18: The exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave his first-ever virtual teaching on Nagarjuna’s “Precious Garland” from his residence on Saturday. Dalai Lama emphasized on the need to be compassionate in this interdependent world as it confronts a crisis like COVID-19. The two-day public teaching online is […]
CTA allocates 3.3 crore rupees for Covid-19 relief and precaution efforts
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, May 15: The exile Tibetan government known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration on Thursday announced it has allotted a sum of 3.3 crore (33 million) rupees for what it called ‘COVID-19 programs’ that will benefit Tibetan communities in India and Nepal. The President of the CTA Dr. Lobsang Sangay during […]
51 Tibetans convicted under China’s anti-crime campaign: HRW
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 15: Chinese authorities in Tibet have already convicted at least 51 Tibetans through a national anti-crime campaign, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday. The government adopted a nationwide “anti-gang crime” campaign in 2018 to suppress drug and gambling related crimes, however, it has been used to sentence 51 Tibetans up […]
Swiss and Czech Parliamentarians join call for Panchen Lama’s release
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 14: To commemorate the 25th year of 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima’s enforced disappearance, 15 parliamentarians of Switzerland and 16 parliamentarians of Czech Republic have called upon the Chinese government to release him and his entire family. Both the Swiss Parliament Group for Tibet and Czech Parliamentary Support group for Tibet […]
Dalai Lama Trust donates PPE, to give essentials to the poor
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, May 13: The Dharamshala based Dalai Lama Trust donated a consignment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College and Hospital (Tanda) in Kangra district, one of the only two Covid-19 testing centers in the state of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. The staffs of the Trust delivered […]
US Senate committee to deliberate on Tibet Policy and Support Act
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 13: The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s meeting is set to deliberate on the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) on May 14. The legislation was passed with an overwhelming majority of 392-22 votes by the House of Representatives in January. The act seeks to update the landmark Tibetan Policy […]
Calls for ‘release and reveal’ Panchen Lama from Britain and Lithuania
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, May 12: Leaders around the world have called on China for information on the disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who was abducted on May 17, 1995. Lithuanian MP Andrius Navickas and British MP Timothy Paul Loughton have urged China for immediate action on the matter. Andrius Navickus, head […]