Diplomatic Fray
By James Connell / May 29, 2013
Diplomatic fray over the temerity of western governments choosing to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama without prior consent from Beijing has once again come to the fore– this time regarding the meeting last year between His Holiness, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. According read more →
Tibetan Youth Congress Gathering
By Tenzin Younten / May 29, 2013
The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) is an organisation of Tibetans united in their common struggle for the restoration of complete independence for the whole of Tibet. It is an independent organisation which has emerged as one of the largest non-government organisation of Tibetans in exile with more than 30,000 members read more →
A Month of more Arrests and Suffering
By Shraddha Gupta / May 29, 2013
May has been a sensitive period for the Tibetan community with reports of continuing arrests of Tibetans by Chinese authorities, and of a series of releases of prisoners who are reported to be in poor health after their jail terms. Gartse Jigme, a well-known Tibetan writer from Gartse monastery in read more →
US Lawmakers Approve Provision for 5,000 Visas for Tibetan Refugees
By Osmar Fuentes / May 29, 2013
US lawmakers have approved a provision to allow 5,000 visas for Tibetan refugees living in Nepal and India to enter America over the next three years. This provision comes as an amendment to a larger immigration bill reform currently being considered within Congress. Senator Dianne Feinstein made the proposal, supported read more →
Chinese poison attempt foiled in Dharamsala
By Sune Petersen / May 27, 2013
In a case that shows that the Chinese government will do just about anything to undermine the Tibetan exile community, an alleged Chinese spy was arrested by Indian police in Dharamsala on May 22. Following the arrest of 33 year-old Penpa Tsering, The Department of Security of the Central Tibetan read more →
Leaked Document Reveals that Chinese troops in Tibet suffer from PTSD
By Alfredo Aguirre / May 26, 2013
Recently, a 25-page training manual was leaked to the public. The manual was utilised by members of the People’s Armed Police who reside in Tibetan areas of Sichuan province. The training document reveals that the struggle to keep Tibetans under control is inflicting severe psychological damage on Chinese armed forces. read more →
Old Lhasa ‘on the verge of destruction’
By Palden Choeden and Miranda Hall / May 26, 2013
While most international media have given their attention to the recent cases of immolations by Tibetan monks, Beijing-based Tibetan writer Woeser has argued that a more imminent disaster in Lhasa has been largely ignored. Early this month Woeser protested online against commercial developments in her hometown. In what she described read more →
His Holiness Visits the United States
By Catherina Leipold / May 26, 2013
His Holiness the Dalai Lama just finished a two-week teaching trip to the United States, visiting five states and speaking primarily with students. His Holiness stressed that the journey toward peace must start with education. Maryland The University of Maryland in College Park invited His Holiness to present the read more →
Chinese Premier Visits India
By Shraddha Gupta / May 23, 2013
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to India this month came at a crucial time following the incursion on April 15 of Chinese troops into India across the de facto border, and their pitched camp in the Depsang Valley in the Ladakh region of eastern Kashmir – timed a month after read more →
Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay’s Visit to the United States
By Osmar Fuentes / May 23, 2013
Traveling to Washington D.C. from May 6 to 10, Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay visited the United States for the third time since assuming political leadership of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. Special Advisor Kaydor Aukatsang and Ngawang Yonten from the Office of Tibet in New York accompanied him as he met such read more →