Imprisoned Uyghur Scholar wins Human Rights Award
By Theadora Walsh / October 21, 2016
The Martin Ennals Foundation annual human rights award has been awarded to the Uyghur scholar and activist Ilham Tohti. Despite international recognition for his work to bring peace to Xinjing, the Uyghur region of north western China, he receives the award behind bars. Arrested in 2014 by the Chinese government, read more →
The Tourism Boom that is Taking Over Tibet
By Charlotte Wigram - Evans / October 18, 2016
While for foreign tourists getting into Tibet is almost as hard as North Korea, Chinese visitors are flooding into the country in droves. The Chinese government says 23 million people will enter the Tibetan Autonomous Region this year,an area with a permanent population of just 3.2 million. The figures are read more →
US Report on Tibet Negotiations
By Lauren Chaplin / October 15, 2016
The United States government has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting dialogue between Beijing and the Dalai Lama in its most recent report on the status of the Tibet negotiations. The report raises concerns about “the unreasonable and unattainable conditions” which China wants met before it resumes dialogue with Tibet –a read more →
China says Dalai Lama is Public Enemy Number One
By Graham Henderson / October 15, 2016
A recent trip to France has put His Holiness the Dalai Lama back on the Chinese government’s radar.While there he addressed the European Union, resulting in renewed condemnation from Chinese authorities who accuse him of being a separatist. According to a number of sources, His Holiness is now viewed as read more →
Tibetan Youth Congress Celebrates its 47th Year
By Graham Henderson / October 12, 2016
The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) celebrated its 47th anniversary on September 7. Hundreds of Tibetans as well as the heads of several NGOs attended the celebration in Dharamsala, remembering and honouring those who have sacrificed their lives for the Tibetan cause. The festivities were presided over by chief guest Ngawang read more →
Larung Gar: Destruction and Evictions Intensify
By Tenzin Samten / October 10, 2016
Larung Gar, the largest Buddhist centre the world, located in Serta county in Sichuan province, is faced with the eviction of its residents as demolition is ramped up. Over 2,000 nuns studying at the institution were ordered to leave voluntarily by September 28. Another group of 1,000 monks and nuns read more →
Mankind Needs to Find a Solution, says His Holiness
By Dorji Kyi / October 10, 2016
His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a four day teaching from October 3 – 6, Aryadeva’s Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way (umashigyapa) at Thekchen Chöling, the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamshala. The teaching was held at the request of a group of 1,000 Taiwanese people. In addition to read more →
Grant Funding for the Tibetan Exile Community Thanks to USAID
By Tenzin Samten / October 5, 2016
The United States Agency for Information Development (USAID) has awarded a grant of US $23 million (£18m) to the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). The grant is to strengthen self-reliance and resilience in Tibetan communities in South Asia and will be paid over the next five years (October 2016 – September read more →
Second Parliament Session Looks at Sino-Tibetan Communications
By Jamie Adams / September 30, 2016
The second session of the 16th Tibetan parliament-in-exile saw much dialogue on Sino-Tibetan communication, the situation inside Tibet, the status of Tibetans in exile and the future course of the Tibetan movement as well as changes in parliamentary positions and personnel. The session, held from September 20 – 29, also read more →
The Issue of the Panchen Lama Hits the International Media
By Mary Trewartha / September 30, 2016
In the contest for Tibetan hearts and minds, a 26-year-old Buddhist monk is emerging into the spotlight. He is the Chinese-appointed Panchen Lama, and he is being groomed by the Communist Party to fill an important political and religious role in Tibet. Obedient to the party and loyal to the read more →