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.
Nun jailed at 13 tells of beatings in Tibetan gulag
Ngawang Sangdrol does not look old enough to be China’s longest-serving female political prisoner, who has spent almost half her life behind bars. But she is only 26.
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.
China Announces Leadership Change in Tibet Autonomous Region
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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.