More Protests in Tibet
By Palden Choeden / June 26, 2013
Over 4,500 Tibetans gathered near Naglha Zamba in the Driru region of eastern Tibet last month as Chinese mining activities there sparked a massive protest. Naglha Zamba is a sacred hill and a prominent pilgrimage site in the region, while being rich in mineral resources. The protest was triggered when read more →
China’s New President
By Alfredo Aguirre / June 24, 2013
Xi Jinping is the current president of China and the Communist Party chief, and it is anticipated that he will lead China for the next decade. Mr. Xi was born in Beijing in 1953. His father was Xi Zhongxun, one of the Communist Party’s founding fathers, leading many to perceive read more →
“Fire in the Land of the Snow”
By Olivia Engel / June 24, 2013
The news channel Voice Of America (VOA) released their documentary Fire in the Land of Snow on June 6 seeking to answer the question: “What is causing Tibetans to protest through one of the most terrifying and painful ways to die?”. Looking at the history of the Chinese invasion of read more →
Monsoon: Destruction, and Hope
By Tenzin Younten / June 24, 2013
India’s monsoon is a complex weather phenomenon which is not yet completely understood, making it difficult to accurately predict its behavior, and the amount and distribution of its precipitation. Usually, the monsoon in India is expected by mid-July, but this year monsoon rains have lashed India one month ahead of read more →
Tibet: View through the International Lens
By Catherina Leipold / June 20, 2013
Tibetan advocacy groups faced ‘deep disappointment’ at the conclusion of the two-day annual G8 summit on June 18, as the international assembly had failed to bring up the situation in Tibet. The final joint communiqué also withheld mention of China’s bullying of individual nations who show support towards His Holiness read more →
Remembering Tiananmen Square
By Tenzin Younten / June 18, 2013
The fourth of June this year marked the 24th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. Hundreds of pro-democracy protestors, mainly students, were killed in this crackdown by hardline leaders who ordered the military to enforce martial law in the country’s capital. Twenty four years later it is read more →
Complying with the Chinese? The Dilemma of Finding a Middle Way
By Sune Petersen / June 14, 2013
The political scientist Robert Dahl defines relational power as when ‘’A has power over B to the extent that he can get B to do something B would not otherwise do’. Sadly, this definition is fitting for the unequal relationship between the Chinese Government and the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) read more →
June 1-4: His Holiness Teaches at Indian Request
By Catherina Leipold / June 5, 2013
Over 7,000 people from 69 countries attended His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings at Tsuklakhang, the main temple in Dharamsala, from June 1-4. The teaching had been requested by Nalanda Shikhsha, a group of 16 Sangha organisations across India, and this is the second time that an Indian group has requested teachings. read more →
Celebrating Saka Dawa
By Shraddha Gupta / May 30, 2013
Saka Dawa is the holiest day in the Tibetan culture and the most sacred Buddhist holiday. Traditionally held on the full moon day (15th Lunar Day) of the 4th Lunar month of the Tibetan Calendar, it was celebrated this year on May 25. The day is significant as the celebration read more →
The Snooping Dragon: China’s use of cyber espionage against Tibetan activists
By Miranda Hall / May 29, 2013
‘The Internet provides the technology to create the greatest global democracy we’ve seen, but equally it can be used to create the greatest totalitarian state’ predicted British political commentator and freedom in information campaigner, Heather Brooke. This second possibility already seems to be a reality in China where government controls read more →