China coerces 200 Tibetan students into state-run boarding school
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 3: In yet another move to undermine Tibetan culture and religious education, Chinese authorities have reportedly forced over 200 Tibetan students from a previously shut Tibetan monastery school, Lhamo Kirti Monastery School in the so called Dzoge County into state-run boarding, reported Radio Free Asia. The crackdown began in May when […]
Senior Tibetan officials in Tibet under investigation for corruption
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 3: Several senior officials in the so called Dechen (Diqing) prefecture in southern Kham (Ch: Yunnan Province) have been investigated in recent months by China’s anti-graft agency, suggesting high levels of political instability. According to a report by International Campaign for Tibet, the officials under investigation are Tibetans, including one who served […]
Sakya Trizin marks 80th birthday with long life ceremony
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 3: The exile seat of Sakya marked the 80th birthday of His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga Tegchen Palbar Trinley Samphel Wangyi Gyalpo with a customary long life ceremony, at the Sakya Monastery in Rajpur, Dehradun on Thursday. In his address to the gathering, His Holiness the Sakya Trizin expressed his gratitude, […]
Former Tibetan political prisoner Thupten Yeshi passes away at 74 in Lhasa
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 2: Thupten Yeshi, a former political prisoner who spent an aggregate of 15 years in the infamous Drapchi prison for allegedly leading the 1992 protest in Gyama Township, Meldrogungkar County, has reportedly passed away at the age of 74 in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital. The 1992 protest was the first in the […]
Dalai Lama congratulates Japan’s new Prime Minister
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA , Oct. 2: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has congratulated Shigeru Ishida, the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan, emphasizing the strong ties between Japan and Tibet while expressing hope for continued peace initiatives under the new leadership. In his letter, the Tibetan spiritual leader expressed appreciation for the Japanese […]
Dalai Lama wishes former US President Jimmy Carter on his 100th birthday
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 2: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the oldest living US President Jimmy Carter, congratulating him on his 100th birthday and hailing it as “an inspiring achievement.” The Dalai Lama who has met the former President expressed admiration for Carter’s lifelong dedication to public service […]
Tibetan activists convene in Brussels, advocate for stronger EU support
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: A group of Tibetan activists from six European countries gathered in Brussels for the ‘Tibetan Empowerment Days’ last week, advocating for greater European support for Tibet in the face of rising human rights abuses in Tibet. A four-day event organized by the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) from September 23-26, 12 […]
Tibetan NGOs protest China’s 75th National Day in New Delhi
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: As China marked the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic on October 1, Tibetan activists staged multiple protests in India’s capital, condemning what they describe as decades of oppression in Tibet. Members of the Tibetan Youth Congress, a pro-independence for Tibet group demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi calling […]
Tibetan charity celebrates remarkable success story as student becomes medical doctor
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: One of Tibetan Charitable organisation Tong-Len’s first students, Pinky Haryan, has graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), marking a achievement not only for herself but for the organization that transformed her life. Pinky, who once begged on the streets with her mother, has now fulfilled her […]
Former Chief Justice Commissioner and Deputy Speaker Sonam Sangpo Jadur passes away at 85
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 30: Sonam Sangpo Jadur, former Tibetan Chief Justice Commissioner and Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan parliament in exile, passed away at the age of 85 on September 28 at his residence in Dolanji Bon settlement after a prolonged illness. Born on September 28, 1939, in Jadur, Western Tibet, Sonam Sangpo began […]