Gu Chu Sum observes 25 years of 1987 Tibet uprisings
The Gu Chu Sum Former Political Prisoner’s Movement of Tibet today observed 25 years of the September 27, 1987 peaceful uprisings in the Tibetan capital city of Lhasa, calling it “an important anniversary in the struggle for Tibetan freedom.” The demonstration led by 21 monks from the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa
China’s rail line to Shigatse to open a year ahead in 2014
China’s strategically important rail line to the Tibetan city of Shigatse, south of capital Lhasa, is set to open a year ahead of schedule by 2014. Work on the 253 kilometre railway, the first extension of the “Qinghai-Tibet” railway, began in 2010 with a budget of 13.3 billion Yuan ($ 2.1 billion).
‘Please don’t plan to stay on in exile,’ Tibetans in Tibet tell Special Meeting
“Please don’t plan to stay on in exile, make every effort to return to Tibet,” is the most prominent message sent by Tibetans in Tibet for the ongoing Special Meeting in the exile seat of Dharamshala. Suggestions and remarks from over 360 Tibetans from around Tibet’s capital Lhasa region and areas of Kham
The Dalai Lama holds two-day discussions with Vietnamese disciples
Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama concluded a two-day discussion with a group of 102 disciples from Vietnam yesterday.The discussions were held inside his residential premises in his exile hometown of Dharamshala.