Dalai Lama urges disarmament on the anniversary of Japan’s Atomic bomb tragedy

Death and destruction in the aftermath of the atom bomb that levelled two cities in Japan (Image courtesy US Dept of Energy)

By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 6: Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama proposed dialogue as a means for conflict resolution and urged global disarmament and demilitarization on the anniversary of Japan’s Atomic bomb tragedy. Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the fateful bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Thursday. The 84-year-old Tibetan leader […]

US State Department highlight lack of access to Tibet

Image representational (Reuters)

By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, AUG 6: The US State Department’s 2019 annual report under the Reciprocal Access to Tibet (RATA) highlighted continued limited access to Tibet where US diplomats, officials, journalists, and tourists faced continued stringent measures for travel. The report published on Wednesday documents the Chinese government’s systematic restriction on travel to the Tibetan […]