December 9 Statement from Karmapa Office of Administration
In the light of the recent media reports, Karmapa’s Office of Administration wishes to reassure His Holiness the Karmapa’s disciples in India and around the world and the concerned public that as of today we have received no court orders. The matter remains under judicial consideration and we cannot therefore comment further at this stage.
Tibetan activists greet Chinese military delegation with ‘Free Tibet’ slogans
Seventeen Tibetans under the banner of the Tibetan Youth Congress today stormed Hotel Maurya Sheraton in the Indian capital New Delhi where a visiting Chinese military delegation headed by General Ma Xiaotian was holding a meeting.
TCHRD Statement on the 63rd Anniversary of Human Rights Day
Today is the 63rd anniversary of the adoption of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), commonly celebrated as Human Rights Day all over the world. On this occasion, we remember and pay tribute to all human rights defenders
Tibetan self-immolations – the most “underreported” story of 2011
An agony that many Tibetan and Tibet supporters continue to suffer has now come to the fore. The TIME magazine has put the “Self-Immolation of Tibetan Monks” as the number one “underreported story” for the year 2011.
Tenzin Phuntsok passes away in Chinese hospital, Wife feared arrested
Tenzin Phuntsok, 46, who set himself ablaze on December 1 in Chamdo, Tibet, passed away in a Chinese military hospital on Tuesday. Reports indicate that Tenzin Phuntsok’s wife Dolma has been arrested by Chinese security personnel.