Tibetan environmental activist refuses to plead guilty, sentence extended
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 21: Chinese authorities have extended the prison sentence of Tibetan activist Tsongon Tsering by an additional eight months after he refused to accept the charges against him, according to the report by research outfit Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) on Thursday. The 29-year-old activist, a resident of Tsaruma village […]
Dalai Lama returns to Dharamshala after weeks-long engagement in South India
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 21: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama returned to his residence in Dharamshala on Friday following an extensive visit to Tibetan settlements in Bylakuppe and Hunsur in Karnataka, South India. The Tibetan spiritual leader was warmly received by devotees who lined the streets to welcome him. At […]