“Allow fact-finding delegation to Tibet,” says Dr Sangay
Hundreds of Tibetans and foreigners gathered at Tsug-la Khang in Dharamshala, Saturday for a muted commemoration of the 22nd anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
December 9 Statement from Karmapa Office of Administration
In the light of the recent media reports, Karmapa’s Office of Administration wishes to reassure His Holiness the Karmapa’s disciples in India and around the world and the concerned public that as of today we have received no court orders. The matter remains under judicial consideration and we cannot therefore comment further at this stage.
Tibetan activists greet Chinese military delegation with ‘Free Tibet’ slogans
Seventeen Tibetans under the banner of the Tibetan Youth Congress today stormed Hotel Maurya Sheraton in the Indian capital New Delhi where a visiting Chinese military delegation headed by General Ma Xiaotian was holding a meeting.
TCHRD Statement on the 63rd Anniversary of Human Rights Day
Today is the 63rd anniversary of the adoption of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), commonly celebrated as Human Rights Day all over the world. On this occasion, we remember and pay tribute to all human rights defenders
Tibetan self-immolations – the most “underreported” story of 2011
An agony that many Tibetan and Tibet supporters continue to suffer has now come to the fore. The TIME magazine has put the “Self-Immolation of Tibetan Monks” as the number one “underreported story” for the year 2011.
Tenzin Phuntsok passes away in Chinese hospital, Wife feared arrested
Tenzin Phuntsok, 46, who set himself ablaze on December 1 in Chamdo, Tibet, passed away in a Chinese military hospital on Tuesday. Reports indicate that Tenzin Phuntsok’s wife Dolma has been arrested by Chinese security personnel.
“Gyalwang Karmapa has no involvement in financial administration”
Following media reports claiming that the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s name has been included in a chargesheet filed by the police, the Karmapa Office of Administration in a release today clarified that they were yet to receive any “official or court notice”.
“Gyalwang Karmapa has no involvement in financial administration”
Following media reports claiming that the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s name has been included in a chargesheet filed by the police, the Karmapa Office of Administration in a release today clarified that they were yet to receive any “official or court notice”.
Two years into prison, imprisoned Labrang monk “half paralysed”
A Tibetan monk who was arrested in March 2008 and later sentenced to 15 years in prison is being described in “critical health condition”. 34-year old Thapkay Gyatso was arrested during the widespread Tibetan uprisings
Health Department’s TB awareness film ready for premiere
The Tibetan Department of Health is all set to release its first of a kind full-length feature film on generating awareness on substance abuse and tuberculosis in the Tibetan community.