Japanese leaders pledge to stand up for Tibet
Following the recent spate of self-immolations in Tibet, senior Japanese leaders including two vice ministers and two members of parliament signed a petition urging immediate global intervention in Tibet.
Shakabpa and the awakening of Tibetan history by Jamyang Norbu
Academic scholarship may not generally lend itself to moving or inspirational writing, but there are exceptions. Edward Gibbon’s, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is probably the greatest work of history written
“Prepare for warfare” – President Hu tells navy
A day before Chinese and US military officials started military talks in Beijing, Chinese President Hu Jintao told its navy to accelerate modernisation and prepare for war.
Bihar Chief Minister to attend the Dalai Lama’s teachings
Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of the Indian state Bihar will be attending the upcoming Kalachakra initiations by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Bodh Gaya next month
Tibetans Burn for Their Faith and Freedom by Tsering Woeser
Leaving Lhasa for Beijing one month ago, I was relieved to no longer be living under martial law, with soldiers and police everywhere. But for Tibetans the pain follows wherever we go: The news that another Tibetan has set fire to herself arrives.