Norwegian Library snubs demand by Chinese delegation to remove book
DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 3: A library in the ski-town of Meraker, Norway has strongly rejected demands by a visiting Chinese sporting delegation to remove a book deemed controversial by Beijing saying the country has “freedom of speech”. Demands from the leaders of a delegation of skiers from China to remove a book on Falung Gong movement […]
Tibetan Buddhist Centres of Larung Gar shut down under suspected pressure from China
DHARAMSHALA, JAN 3: Tibetan Buddhist centres linked to Larung Gar have been shut down under suspected Chinese pressure. A Chinese disciple of Khenpo Sodargye residing in the West told the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) that Sodargye and the other abbot of Larung Gar, Khenpo Tsultrim Lodro, were separately interrogated by Chinese authorities in Nov […]
Dalai Lama begins first teaching of the decade at Bodhgaya
DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 1: The foremost Buddhist figure and Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday began the first teaching of the new decade at Bodhgaya, considered to be the most sacred site by Buddhists. The Dalai Lama began teachings on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (laklen sodunma). Addressing the mass gathered […]
TAR officials visit Belgium, dissuade support for Dalai Lama and exile Tibetans
DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 17: A delegation comprising of Tibetan members of the Chinese National People’s Congress (CNPC) from the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region visited Belgium last week in what is being seen as an official trip to bolster support for Beijing to dissuade help to exile Tibetans and discourage support for its exiled leader His […]
China jailed most journalists in 2019: CPJ report
DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 12: China is the worst jailer in 2019 according to the annual report released on Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, non-profit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. It said that China left behind Turkey and Saudi Arabia to top the infamous list. China, seen as one of the worst […]
Family of latest self immolator detained by Chinese police
DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 6: Family members of the latest Tibetan who died following a self immolation protest have reportedly been detained by the Chinese police in the restive Ngaba region on the same day of his protest. Yonten died after committing self immolation in Ngaba town situated in the county by the same name in occupied […]
Trial for Tibetan anti-corruption activist to begin 13 months after detention
DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 4: The trial for a Tibetan anti-corruption activist will begin on Thursday, over 13 months since he was detained. Anya Sengdra, 47, was detained on 4 September 2018 from the highway intersection in Golok by PSB officers and taken to the PSB detention centre in Drotsang County, Tsoshar Prefecture. A 47-year-old Tibetan activist […]
His Holiness urges Denzong audience to help preserve the environment
DHARAMSHALA, October 29: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, during a private audience this morning for the teachers and students of Berotsana Tibet Cultural Preservation Center from Gangtok, Sikkim, urged them to take their share of responsibility in the global environmental preservation effort by preserving the forests and rivers as inhabitants of the Himalayan region. After […]
Tibetans have the right to choose their religious leaders without interference: US Ambassador for Religious Freedom
DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 28: The United States Ambassador at large for Religious Freedom Samuel D. Brownback on Monday visited Dharamshala, the virtual capital of the exile Tibetan setup and called on Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence here. The Ambassador also paid a visit to the Tibetan Institute for Performing Arts (TIPA) […]
Policeman who assaulted me was racially motivated, says Tibetan youth thrashed in Delhi
DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 25: Days after the incident of two Tibetan youths who were assaulted by an on-duty policeman in Delhi’s Mahipalpur area for calling a nearby police station for assistance to care for an injured pig attracted national attention, one of the Tibetan youths has said that the incident is not only of assault but […]