China: Dalai Lama Appeals To New Chinese Leadership To Grant Tibet Autonomy

Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, today urged China to address the issue of autonomy for his nation, warning that the problem could soon become insoluble. The Dalai Lama made his appeal on the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan national uprising against Beijing’s annexation of the once independent Himalayan country.

Prayers filled Dharamsala on 10th March

Tibetans in Dharamsala today observed the 44th commemoration of the Tibetan national uprising day. Hundreds of Tibetans gathered at the ground in front of the main Buddhist Cathedral (Tsuk Lhakhang) for the first time without the huge

Prayers filled Dharamsala on 10th March

Tibetan leader Dalai Lama reads through his speech during a commemorative function at Dharamsala, India, Monday, March 10, 2003. The Tibetans commemorated the 44th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day. (AP Photo/Angus McDonald)

Dalai Lama Says Tibetans and Chinese have

Forty-four years after fleeing Tibet, the Dalai Lama released his annual March 10 statement from Dharamsala, India, where he resides in exile, today on the anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day.

Tibetans mark annivesary in Nepal

About two thousand Tibetan exiles in Nepal offered prayers at a Buddhist monastery near Kathmandu on Monday to mark the anniversary of the failed 1959 Tibetan national uprising against Chinese rule, said a Tibetan official.