No Freedom for Tibetans
December 1, 2014
Top US diplomat Sarah Sewall, who is the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, has said that Tibetans within China [Tibet] do not enjoy freedom within the Communist nation. Sewall was speaking at a press conference in Washington on her return from meeting Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal where read more →
Entitlements for Tibetans in India
By Sarah Gittleman / November 30, 2014
India’s Ministry of Home Affairs organised a workshop to discuss the contents of a seven-page document entitled “The Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy-2014” on November 17 in New Delhi. A delegation of more than 125 Tibetan officials, led by Dolma Gyari who heads the exiled Central Tibetan Administration’s Department of Home, were read more →
Hydroelectric Project on Tibetan River Raises Concerns for India
By Sarah Gittleman / November 27, 2014
China has built, and plans to extend, hydropower projects along the Brahmaputra River, despite concerns expressed by leading environmental experts. The river, which is known as Yarlung Zangbo in Tibet, flows from the “roof of the world” downstream into areas of Northeast India, and could pose a direct threat to read more →
Nuns Sent Home
By Ed Janich / November 24, 2014
Twenty six Tibetan nuns were expelled from Jhadda Nunnery in Driru county, Tibet, last month. The nunnery was targeted by Chinese authorities after nuns refused to denounce His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a “splittist” in September. News of the expulsion has only now reached the exile community due to read more →
China Emerges as a World Power
By Sarah Gittleman / November 24, 2014
The 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) leaders’ meeting, which was held this year in Beijing, has helped to cement China’s role as a global leader. This will have serious and lasting implications for not only China itself, but for the world at large. China, the world’s second-largest economy, has put read more →
His Holiness Teaches for Korean Buddhists
By Lha Advanced English Class Students / November 21, 2014
His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave teachings for three days from November 11 – 13. The teachings were on “Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland of the Middle Way” as requested by a group of Korean Buddhists. The teachings were held at Dharamshala’s main Buddhist temple, Tsuglakhang. His audience numbered some 4,000 people read more →
Tibet supporters and Tibetans stage protest at the G20 summit
By Tsering Wangdue / November 20, 2014
Tibetans and Tibet supporters in Australia staged a protest in Brisbane when Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first visit to Australia to attend the G20 summit on November 14. The protesters, led by the Australia Tibet Council (ATC), Students for Free Tibet (SFT) and other local Tibetan communities, raised read more →
Global Warming – Tibet’s problems are the World’s problems too
By Denise Thompson / November 20, 2014
Over the last 15 years we have heard a great deal about the importance of ‘Global Warming’ (the increase in global temperatures due to the accelerated emission of greenhouse gases) but little international attention has been given to its effect on Tibet and that is very surprising since what happens read more →
Nomads Resist Resettlement
By Deborah Wright / November 17, 2014
A group of Tibetan nomads in north west China’s Quinghai province have refused to move from their traditional pasture lands on the Tibetan plateau to resettlement towns. As a result the authorities have confiscated their residency permits and ID as a punishment. Criticising the nomads’ refusal to move Chinese officials read more →
Chinese Threats to Tibetan Officials
By Jessica Wright / November 14, 2014
China is threatening to punish Communist Party officials in Tibet who are loyal to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing regards as a dangerous “separatist”. The Global Times quoted analysts who said, “Some officials in Tibet still sympathise with the Dalai Lama” because of their religious beliefs. These latest read more →