Dalai Lama creates a scheduling dilemma
Four weeks before the world-popular religious and exiled Tibetan secular leader starts an 18-day, three-city visit, the Prime Minister, the premiers of British Columbia and Ontario, and the mayors of Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto
Remembering a home she barely knew
Lobsang Andrugsurba was carried out of Tibet when she was just a year old. Now she, along with many other Tibetans brought up in Canada, struggle to preserve her heritage.
UK Raises Tibet at High Level Segment of the 60th session of the Human Rights Commission
Britain yesterday raised the issue of Tibet at the High Level Segment of the 60th session of the Commission on Human Rights on Tibet. Mr. Bill Rammell, MP and Foreign & Commonwealth Office Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State, United Kingdom
There is no change in my stand on Tibet’s future, says Takna Jigme Sangpo
The septuagenarian former political prisoner Takna Jigme Sangpo had spent the longest term in Chinese prison as a political prisoner. After his release on medical parole, he spoke at various forums on the issue of Tibet and human rights in China.
Fulbright Scholarship Programme, a Setback for Applicants With Masters Degree
Aspirants to the annual Fulbright scholarship programme faced a blow today as the High Level Scholarship Committee in a meeting of 9 March decided to disallow candidates with masters degree from the preliminary selection round.
No apology after interrupted Tibetan Monk concert
The leader of an Allendale church that interrupted a performance of Tibetan Monks says he has no reason to apologize. As 24 Hour News 8 told you Tuesday night, the group that sponsored the concert wants the church to apologize and hand over a few hundred dollars.
A Buddhist on good, evil and Gibson
Normal operating procedure for Over Lunch calls for the interviewee to choose the restaurant. However, my guest this week is based in New York, and in one passage from his new book I came across this sentence.
Dutch People Show Their Concern for Tibet
Over eight thousand people gathered in the heart of Amsterdam on Saturday to take part a Tibetan freedom concert condemning repression in Tibet and the death penalty: “Save Tibet Now!”.
ATPD’s Seventh Session Begins
As the seventh session of the Assembly of the Tibetan People’s Deputies began today for some grueling days of debates and discussions in a newly renovated hall the deputies today gathered with a renewed energy to test the Kashag’s budgetary accountability for the new fiscal year.
Indian Media Delegation Visits Dharamsala
A ten-member Indian media delegation is on a three-day visit to Dharamsala. The media tour is organised by the Delhi based India Tibet Co-ordination Office. The delegation comprised of mediapersons from various national and regional newspapers of India.