Exiled Tibetans celebrate Panchen Lama’s birthday
Tibetans-in-exile are celebrating the 17th birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedun Choekyl Nyima, the second highest spiritual leader of the community after the Dalai Lama.
The Panchen Lama’s 17th birthday: more control of religion in Tibet, ban on prayer-flags in one Tibetan Area
Religion in Tibet is subject to increasing control and intense political campaigns as the Panchen Lama, Gendun Choekyi Nyima, marks his 17th birthday today (April 25), more than a decade after he was taken into custody
Speaker describes on going struggles in Tibet
DU hosted a slideshow by Tamdin Wangdu of the Tibetan Village Project, reflecting upon his organization’s work in Tibet, last week. The event, organized by DU senior Marta Martins, both raised awareness of Tibet
Dalai Lama Begins South America Tour
The Dalai Lama departs the United States for Brazil today on the first leg of his five nation tour of South America that will also take him to Argentina, Chile, Peru and Colombia.
No Dalai Lama at peace parley
The Dalai Lama will not be at a Georgetown University celebration of a world peace conference where the Tibetan leader played a major role 20 years ago, and one human rights group says the absence was “likely” the result
China’s Three Gorges Dam nears completion
Thirteen years after construction began on the controversial Three Gorges Dam on China’s biggest river, work on the project often compared to the Great Wall in its scale is nearly complete.
TWA marks the 17th Birthday of Panchen Lama
25th April 2006, marks the 17th birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet. As Gedhun Choekyi Nyima grows a year older and wiser, the panic continues as he stands on the threshold of teens and will no longer be
Tibetans and supporters hold vigil for the world’s youngest political prisoner
Canadian-Tibetans and supporters will be holding a candlelight vigil to support demonstrations across the country and around the world to raise awareness of the world’s youngest political prisoner