Spotlight on Tibet at the UN
By Niccolo Carpini / September 26, 2018
Tibet was in the spotlight at three separate United Nations events this month. Tibetan activists staged protests outside the United Nations in Geneva on September 15 and in New York on September 18 to draw attention to the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet. The protest in Geneva took place read more →
China Faces Condemnation as Religious Crackdowns Continue
By Lauren Chaplin / September 24, 2018
Freedom of religious expression is under threat in China as the Communist Party crackdown on religious groups escalates. Over the past few weeks, concerns have been raised both in China and abroad about oppressive policies targeted at Christians and Muslims. The catalyst for this concern was a draft document outlining read more →
Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile: The Second Session of the Year
By Tenzin Samten / September 24, 2018
The 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile based in Dharamshala, the seat of the Tibetan Government-in-exile, started off its sixth parliament session from September 18. During the ten-day session, parliament has pledged to exert efforts to alleviate the sufferings of Tibetans inside Tibet and to peacefully resolve the issue of Tibet. The proposed read more →
Four Nation European Tour (First Leg in Sweden & The Netherlands)
By Alex Laba / September 20, 2018
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, currently on his four-nation European tour, arrived in Sweden on September 11 and is holding a series of public talks and teachings, alongside visiting many of the thousands of Tibetans residing in Europe. Starting in Sweden, His Holiness gave a talk,the Art of Happiness and read more →
The Karmapa: About Turn by India
By Lodoe Gyatso / September 20, 2018
The government of India has indicated that it is reviewing its stance on the status of His Holiness the Karmapa in India. “India doesn’t doubt . . . [that the Karmapa] is the future face of Tibetan Buddhism,” Amitabh Mathur, advisor on Tibetan affairs in the Ministry of Home Affairs read more →
Fewer Tibetans in India
By Lodoe Gyatso / September 20, 2018
There has been a report of a sharp decline in the numbers of Tibetan refugees living in India. Speaking to The Indian Express the Indian government’s advisor on Tibet Affairs Amitabh Mathur said that the number has decreased from 150,000 to around 85,000 during the last seven years. He said read more →
Five-Fifty Forum: Towards a Resilient Tibetan Community
By Choeyang Wangmo / September 19, 2018
The third and final Five-Fifty Forum of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) was held from September 13-16 in Dharamshala. The Forum brought together over two hundred experts in various fields including leadership, education and funding partners, along with CTA donors and senior CTA officials to discuss strategies for building resiliency read more →
Dalai Lama Meets Students to Discuss Abuse by Tibetan Buddhist Teachers
By Sarah Gittleman / September 17, 2018
His Holiness the Dalai Lama met four of the twelve individuals who have presented written testimonies alleging physical, sexual, and psychological abuse by prominent Tibetan Buddhist teachers in the West. The meeting took place in Rotterdam on September 14, the first day of His Holiness’s four-day tour of the Netherlands. read more →
“Be Warm-hearted” Says His Holiness
September 10, 2018
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the 83-year-oldspiritual leader of Tibetans and Buddhist across the world, concluded a four-day teaching to over 6,000 people gathered in the main temple in Dharamshala, Tsuglakhang, on September 7. The teaching, which was on Buddhapalita’s Commentary on the Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way, was read more →
Long Life Offering (tenshug) at Dhasa
By Choeyang Wangmo / September 6, 2018
Tibetan refugees living in northeast India offered a Long Life Prayer (Tenshug) to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Thekchen Choling Tsuglakhang, the main temple of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, on September 3. Tibetans from Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Gangtok and Ravangla organised the prayer ceremony, along with representatives read more →