The plight of India’s Tiger: Tibetan connection and beyond
The recent fur burnings in Tibet generated much excitement and gave some hope to the beleaguered tiger campaign, but it was a short lived moment. Chinese authorities have given the burnings an unwanted political angle
Stop Tibet’s gold rush in the international market
Tibet is virgin territory for western mining companies. So far mostly small private mining activities have been able to operate on the Tibetan Plateau. This has been mainly due to lack of capital, technology, transportation
Tibet, India
The trip in and around Mcleodgunj was like flying across the Himalayas to the Dalai Lama’s kingdom. Only bits of India and the Raj cropped up.
Tutu and Tintin to be honored by Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama will present the International Campaign for Tibet’s Light of Truth award to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and The Hergé Foundation, a non-profit association in the memory of the creator of comic book character
China to offer karaoke trains to roof of world
Ticket to Tibet, sir? That’ll be $1,000 a day. But at least you’ll be able to have a good sing on the way. China is planning to offer luxury trains to the roof of the world when it opens a long anticipated and highly
People’s Republic of China high on renewing campaigns against peaceful Tibetan dissidents
A meeting comprising of high-level Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members of the Tibet Autonomous Region (“TAR”) took place in Lhasa from 15-16 May 2006. The meeting saw gathering of all high-level party members in the “TAR”
A Child Kidnapped by the Government – 11th Anniversary of the Detention of the World’s Youngest Political Prisoner
11 years ago today, the Chinese government forcibly kidnapped the then 6 year old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. To mark this anniversary, unknown persons put up posters emblazoned with the word “Entführt” (Kidnapped) in prominent
Tibetan Women’s Association marks 11 years of detention of Tibet’s Panchen Lama
17th May 2006, marks the eleventh year of abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet. As Gedhun Choekyi Nyima turns seventeen years old, the panic continues as he stands on the threshold of teens and will no longer be