Tibetan Women’s Day – Commemorating the 58th Tibetan Women’s Uprising Day
By Tenzin Samten / March 14, 2017
Thousands of Tibetans, devotees and supporters gathered to mark the first official celebration of Tibetan Women’s Day on March 12 in Tsugla-khang, the main temple in Dharamshala, to coincide with the 58th Tibetan Women’s Uprising day. On March 12, 1959, the women of Tibet stood up against the Chinese regime’s read more →
Discontent in Switzerland
By Ben Byrne / March 13, 2017
Switzerland places human rights at the core of the nation’s value system; it is the depository state of the Geneva Conventions and the place where several human rights-related non government organisations (NGOs) have been established or headquartered, including the Red Cross. In keeping with this tradition, Switzerland hosts around 4,000 read more →
March 10, 2017
By Simone Zhang / March 12, 2017
Today thousands of Tibetans-in-exile, along with friends from nations around the world, gathered at the Tsuglagkhang Temple to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day. The event was followed by a peaceful protest march down to lower Dharamshala, during which Tibetans raised their voices in unison as read more →
China’s Human Rights Record Condemned by UN Investigators
By Sean Fitzpatrick / March 12, 2017
China’s human rights record has been condemned by six United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteurs following an investigation into demolitions and evictions taking place at the Tibetan Buddhist centres of Larung Gar and Yachen Gar in the Sichuan Province. The Chinese government began demolitions at Larung Gar in July 2016, tearing read more →
Soccer Furore
By Rohini Kejriwal / March 9, 2017
The United States Embassy in New Delhihas denied visas to the 15 members of the Tibet Women’s Soccer Team who wish to travel to Texas for the Dallas Cup soccer tournament – a decision which has hit the international press and sparked a media campaign which has gone viral. This read more →
India Confirms Dalai Lama’s Arunachal Visit Despite China’s Warnings
By Tenzin Samten / March 8, 2017
India has dismissed China’s warnings and confirmed His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s a week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the most northeasterly Indian state, next month as scheduled. China considers Arunachal, which has a majority ethnic Tibetan population, to be part of China, calling it “Little Tibet”. China labels the 81 read more →
Losar Celebrations Around the World
By Tenzin Samten / March 8, 2017
Tibetans across the world celebrated Losar (Tibetan New Year), the Fire-Bird year of 2144, from February 27 to March 1. In Dharamshala, the seat of the Tibetan Government-in-exile, the Losar celebration started early in the morning following the traditional gathering of officials of the exile government headed by Sikyong Dr read more →
Man Arrested for Spying on Tibetan Refugees in Sweden
By Aparna Kathuria / March 6, 2017
Sweden has arrested a man suspected to have “engaged in refugee espionage” on Tibetan refugees, for an unnamed foreign power, the Swedish intelligence service SAPO said on March 6. “The arrested man is suspected of having, at the request of another country, illegally gathered information about people in the Tibetan read more →
Nyima Lhamo: “No country, including China, is immune to international pressure”
By Tenzin Samten / February 23, 2017
Tibetan delegates Nyima Lhamo, niece of late Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and KaldenTsomo, Department of Information and International Relations of Tibetan Government-in-Exilebased in India attended the 9th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy’s session on The Fight for Freedom and Democracy in Geneva. She addressed the Geneva summit on read more →
Widening Horizons for Women
By Mary Trewartha / February 22, 2017
The latest Women’s Empowerment Conference is taking place in Dharamshala from February 21 – 23. The first session has seen the announcement that March 12, traditionally known as Women’s Uprising Day will now be known as Tibetan Women’s Day. The conference was opened by Pema Tsering from Tibet TV. Sikyong read more →