School students and monks arrested over Chabcha protests
Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have arrested three Tibetan monks for their reported role in sending out information on the recent mass students’ protest in the Chabcha region of Tsolho.
Tibet self-immolations raised in Indian parliament
The ongoing crisis inside Tibet found resonance in the Indian parliament today with a senior Indian leader urging the legislative body to “speak up” for Tibet.
BJP leader and former External Affairs Minister, Yashwant Sinha
Tibet groups urge Nobel Peace laureate EU to address Tibet crisis
Tibet groups all over the world have appealed to the European Union, the recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, to address the crisis in Tibet and establish a Contact Group on Tibet.
‘Tibet’s children victims of torture for political and religious beliefs,’ says new report
A new report on the rights of children in Tibet has revealed that Tibetan children are “victims of arbitrary arrest, imprisonment, and torture for their political and religious beliefs, and face punishment because of the activities or beliefs of their family members.”
Tibetan Parliament’s statement on the 23rd Anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Nobel Prize Win
December 10, 2012 Today is the 23rd anniversary of the uniquely important day on which His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the supreme saviour of all Tibetans – both those left behind in Tibet and the others living in exile – the guiding light
Statement of Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay on 23rd Anniversary of Conferment of Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
We are gathered here today to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the 64th anniversary of the International Human Rights Day. On this noteworthy occasion, the Kashag pays its obeisance to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and extends its warmest greetings to all Tibetans, friends and well wishers around the world.
‘Flame of Truth’ campaign amasses over 350,000 signatures
More than 350,000 signatures collected from over 90 countries will be submitted tomorrow at various United Nations offices appealing for the global body’s intervention in the ongoing crisis inside Tibet. The signatures, collected as part of the worldwide ‘Flame of Truth’
Breaking: Tibetan schoolgirl burns self to death, Says, ‘Don’t want Chinese authorities to take away my dead body’
A teenaged Tibetan schoolgirl set herself on fire today in eastern Tibet protesting China’s continued occupation of Tibet and calling for the long life of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Bhenchen Kyi, 17, set herself on fire in Dokarmo region of Tsekhog, Rebkong