Dalai Lama begins three-day teaching on the behest of Taiwanese devotees
DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 3: A three-day teaching on Nagarjuna’s the Precious Garland of the Middle Way (uma rinchen trengwa) by the foremost Tibetan Buddhist leader His Holiness the Dalai lama began on Thursday here at the Thekchen Choling Tsuglakhang temple. The teaching was organized by The International Association of Tibetan Buddhist Dharma, Taiwan. The Precious Garland […]
Street in Richmond to be renamed after Dalai Lama
DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 3: A street in Richmond city in the state of California, United States will be renamed after the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama after following its city council’s voted unanimous backing on Tuesday to rename a part of Huntington Avenue to “Dalai Lama Avenue.” The Huntington avenue between Columbia Avenue […]
CTA, exile Tibetan groups denounce Beijing as China celebrates 70th founding anniversary
DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 1: As Beijing boasted its military conquest and might on Tuesday marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the exile Tibetan government and members of the Tibetan civil society denounced Beijing’s occupation and its systematic exploits in occupied Tibet. The military parade of the Chinese armed […]
CTA appoints five 5-50 youth ambassadors
DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: Five young Tibetans from the recent 5-50 Youth Forum appointed as 5-50 youth ambassadors were announced this afternoon at a press conference led by Dr Lobsang Sangay, the president of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). Lharong(India), Tenzin Nordon (USA), Gonpo Tashi (Australia), Tenzin Norzin (Canada) and Lhaning Kalsang Dorjee (Switzerland) were selected under […]
Protestors throng raising of the Chinese flag event at Boston City Hall
DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 30: A mixed group of protestors thronged the Boston City Hall on Sunday to object to the raising of the Chinese flag to mark the 70th founding anniversary of People’s Republic of China (PRC) on October 1. Local Tibetans from the Boston area joined Uighurs, Taiwanese, Hong Kongers, LGBTQ and supporters numbering close […]
French fans display ‘Free Tibet’ to protest top French league’s China market appeasement
DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 30: Fans of French Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais displayed a tifo that read ‘Free Tibet’ as well as the Tibetan national flag to voice their protest against the premier French football body LFP’s move to reschedule a game at an unusual time to accommodate viewers in China. The protest by the Lyon […]
TPiE discusses alleged sexual harassment by a retired CTA civil servant
DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 28: A case of an alleged sexual harassment against a retired chief justice commissioner of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) was discussed at the ongoing session of 16th parliament in-exile in the last few days. The incident of an alleged sexual harassment of a 13-year-old female student at the Sambhota Tibetan School in […]
Tibetan school children carry out global strike for climate action
DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 27: Tibetan high school students on Friday chimed in for the globally observed school strike for the climate, also known as the Fridays for Future (FFF), Youth for Climate and Youth Strike 4 Climate drive, demanding action against climate change from decision makers and stakeholders. The initiative started by Swedish climate activist and […]
Dalai Lama condoles Former French President Chirac’s death
DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 27: His Holiness the Dalai Lama sent a letter to Madame Bernadette Chirac today, condoling the demise of her husband Jacques Chirac, former president of France. Chirac passed away yesterday morning at the age of 86. In the letter, His Holiness said he had the privilege of knowing Monsieur Chirac ever since he […]
Members of CTA, civil society targeted by one-click mobile exploits: research
DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 26: Members of key Tibetan groups were targeted by malicious links in individually tailored WhatsApp text exchanges with operators posing as NGO workers, journalists and other fake personas, according to researchers at ‘The Citizen Lab’ based in University of Toronto. Researchers said that unknown operators named as POISON CARP have between November 2018 […]