Dalai Lama’s nephew walks cross-country
For almost eight weeks, he will walk sections of his father’s past routes. Norbu, son of Takster Rinpoche and nephew of the Dalai Lama, is walking 900 miles from Indianapolis
European Parliament adopts Tibet resolution urging China to negotiate
The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday adopted a resolution on Tibet putting pressure on China to resume dialogue on “real autonomy for Tibet”. The resolution was adopted by the European Union law makers to “mark the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising
Tibetan women commemorate their 50th Uprising Anniversary
“Today, March the 12th, 2009, is a historically significant date for Tibetan women across the globe as they stand in observance of the 50th founding anniversary of the ‘National Tibetan Women’s Uprising Day’ in Lhasa, Tibet,
Tibet locked down
Plain clothes and uniformed security personnel surround and frisk a man at a checkpoint into the Tibetan quarters in Chengdu, southwestern China’s Sichuan province, Thursday, March 12 , 2009. Heavily armed police officers manned check points and turn away journalists into the area popular with Tibetans in the Sichuan capital during sensitive anniversaries marking the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Dreams of the educated-dispossessed
Indian authors writing in English have been on a winning streak over the past decade, publishing novels to wide international acclaim. Over the past five years alone, two Man
Lone Tibetan Protester arrested in Lithang on March 10
A Tibetan man named Lobsang Wangchuk was beaten up severely before being arrested on March 10 in Lithang, according to a report by Radio Free Asia
10th march commemorated in Italy
The Tibetans from all over Italy and their Italian supporters gathered in Rome in front of the Italian parliament square to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Tibetan peoples
2500 exiled Tibetans protest in Switzerland
Over 2500 protesters commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan National uprising in Berne, the capital of Switzerland and seat of the Swiss Government. The protesters gathered
We are ready for talks:Tibetan PM
The exile Tibetan government said if the Beijing leadership took the initiative it is ready for resumption of talks with China. Prof Samdhong Rinpoche,
50th Tibetan National Uprising Rally in New York
The East coast US Tibetan Congregation marked the 50th Tibetan National Uprising on March 10, 2009 in