His Holiness the Dalai Lama Discusses the Quantum Effect with Chinese Scientists
By Lisa Petrenko Bunker / November 8, 2018
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has hosted the first conference with Chinese scientists to discuss the role of the Quantum Effect as it applies to both scientific and Buddhist views. The conference was held at Tsuglag Khang Temple in McLeod Ganj from November 1 – 3 and was organised by read more →
Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari
By Mary Trewartha / November 6, 2018
Tributes are pouring in for Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari who died in San Francisco aged 69 on October 29. He was known as a skilled diplomat in the international arena, and an impassioned advocate for the Tibetan people, universal human rights and global democratic reform. Mr Gyari was appointed as the read more →
A New Form of Espionage
By Sarah Gittleman / November 5, 2018
In recent months, a growing number of countries have issued warnings to their citizens regarding ongoing Chinese espionage efforts that compromise their militaries and economies, as well as the lives of individuals within these states. While the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has long engaged in espionage to undermine other read more →
We Can Achieve Change in the World
By Mary Trewartha / October 26, 2018
A group of 27 youth leaders from conflict zones in 12 different countries have visited Dharamshala for a meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The group visit was facilitated by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), a nonpartisan and independent institution tasked with promoting national security and global read more →
Why the Situation in Tibet and Xinjiang Should Concern Us All
By Sarah Gittleman / October 25, 2018
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has recently faced widespread condemnation after retroactively legitimising internment camps in Xinjiang, or East Turkestan as it was known before the Chinese renamed it Xinjiang. The purpose of these camps has been to force non-Chinese societies – in this case, the Uyghurs of Xinjiang read more →
HR in China Under Scrutiny
By Anisha Francis / October 24, 2018
Civil rights groups from across the world have begun taking action ahead of China’s third Universal Periodic Review(UPR) which is due to take place in Geneva on November 6. The groups are highlighting the Asian superpower’s continuous criminalisation and intimidation of its human rights defenders, particularly in Lhasa and other read more →
The 9th Tibet Film Festival
By Tenzin Tsering / October 24, 2018
The ninth Tibet film festival opened its doors to film enthusiasts from around the world simultaneously in Zurich, Switzerland and at Tibetan Children’s Village day school in McLeod Ganj. The two day festival took place from October 13 – 15 and provided a platform for Tibetan filmmakers both from Tibetans read more →
Negotiating the Karmapa’s Return
By Sarah Gittleman / October 19, 2018
The Indian government has issued a request that the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje return to his temporal home. This request follows the revelation that he had acquired a Dominican passport this month after extending his stay in the United States. Citing the importance of his return to the read more →
China’s Disregard for Human Rights
By Saule Aitkulova / October 17, 2018
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC*, based in the United States) released its annual report on October 10 which comprehensively discloses the Chinese government’s disregard for human rights and showcases evidences of more than 1,300 active cases of political and religious prisoners contained in the Commission’s Political Prisoner Database. In read more →
The Meeting of Two Karmapas
By Sarah Gittleman / October 15, 2018
To the surprise of many, Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorge – both competing claimants to the title of 17th Gyalwang Karmapa – met this past week in rural France to establish a personal relationship and to discuss ways that they may begin to “heal divisions” in order to read more →