Tashi Lhunpo Statement: Abduction Anniversary of Panchen Lama

We want to extend our warmest greetings to our fellow countrymen in Tibet and in-exile and all of our friends and supporters around the world. Today marks the occasion of the 8th year that The 11th Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima, has been held in captivity by the Communist Chinese government.

China Announces Leadership Change in Tibet Autonomous Region

China announced that Lekchog (Ch: Legqog), head of the Tibet Autonomous Region Government, has succeeded Ragdi (Ch: Raidi) as the Chairman of the TAR People’s Congress and that Jampa Phuntsok (Ch: Qiangba Puncog) has replaced Lekchog as the TAR head.

SARS epidemic leads to revival of “superstitious” practices

Reports from Lhasa indicate that while Chinese and foreign tourist groups are successfully being prevented from entering the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), large numbers of individual Chinese from SARS-affected areas including Guangzhou and Beijing are arriving in the TAR

For 12 years, cave was nun’s spiritual retreat

One woman’s extraordinary Himalayan quest inspired an Australian documentary, writes Rebecca Urban. Many Westerners would consider living alone inside a remote Himalayan cave for 12 years to be a kind of cruel punishment.