Dalai Lama sends “heartfelt condolences” to Haiti
Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed sympathy and conveyed his condolences to the families of Haiti’s earthquake victims
Google V/S China
A worker at a Beijing office checks stories and photos of the Dalai Lama on the Google China search (Google.cn) page. Google has threatened to pull out of China after a series of cyber attacks originating from that nation. This week the company announced it would stop censoring Google.cn and within hours it lifted its own self-censorship policy in China thereby allowing Chinese internet users for the first time to access “taboo” topics like the Dalai Lama, the Tiananmen massacre and the Falun Gong. (Photo: STR / AFP / Getty Images / January 14, 2010)
The Sun Behind the Clouds — Film Review
The subtitle of new film “The Sun Behind the Clouds” — “Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom” — refers not only to the half-century dispute between Tibet and China but also to the divisions that have arisen among Tibetans around thei
German FM raises human rights on his China visit
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle met Friday with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi, reported DPA. Talking to reporters after the
China appoints former soldier as new governor in restive Tibet
China has appointed a former soldier as the new governor of restive Tibet, reasserting hardline policies toward the Himalayan region which two years ago witness
The two sides of Ngapoi
Ngapo Ngawang Jigme died short of his 100th birthday. Very few in India have heard of Ngapo, the Tibetan who collaborated with the Chinese to make Tibet a Chinese colony
Tibet activist in Bangladesh is harassed and intimidated under Chinese pressure
Activists working for the Tibetan cause in Bangladesh are still being harassed and intimidated after Dhaka police, under pressure from Chinese officials, for