Another year, Another Flood of Abuse Accusations
By Charlotte Wigram-Evans and Tenzin Norzom / August 24, 2016
China’s severe religious freedom violations showed no signs of slowing last year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has reported, with Tibetan Buddhists remaining high on the list of persecuted groups. The country has been labelled as one of nine nations of “particular concern” worldwide, and abuses read more →
Obama Asked to Give Tibet Priority
By Bridget Carter / August 23, 2016
United States Congressman Jim McGovern led a group of 72 lawmakers calling on President Obama to redouble his efforts in support of the Tibetan people during his remaining months in office. In a letter to President Obama dated August 17, the Congressman and lawmakers highlighted the importance of creating new read more →
Olympic Tibetans – UPDATED
By Dorji Kyi / August 23, 2016
Choeyang Kyi, the Tibetan athlete who won a Silver medal in the 2012 London Olympic games, this year again represented China in the Rio Olympics 2016 where she achieved fifth place in the Women’s 20Km Walk with a time of 1:29:04. She had hoped to repeat her success in London read more →
Celebrating Culture in the Face of Oppression
By Sarah Gittleman / August 20, 2016
The tenth annual Machu Grassland Festival and Gesar Horse Race were carried out this month in China’s Gansu province despite the heavy presence of armed paramilitary police and plain clothes security officers. The festival, named after a legendary warrior-king and Tibetan national hero, drew large crowds who were said to have read more →
Empowering Tibetan Women
By Tenzin Samten / August 19, 2016
A three-day training programme for women’s empowerment has been held, organised by the Women’s Empower Desk at the Tibetan government-in-exile’s Home Department. Sixteen women from the Doeguling Tibetan settlement participated in the programme which took place at the Doeguling Tibetan settlement in Mungod in Karnataka state from August 12 – read more →
The TWA Plans Tactics at its Annual Meeting
By Dorji Kyi / August 12, 2016
The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) is holding its 12th Working Committee Meeting. The meeting is being held from August 8 – 13 at Hunsur Rabgayling Tibetan Settlement in Karnataka State, India. Five executive members from Central TWA are taking part together with105 regional members from 30 different regional chapters in read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Visit to Ladakh
By Tenzin Samten / August 12, 2016
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who turned 81 last month, is continuing his full schedule of teachings around the world on compassion, non-violence and general teachings on Buddhism. His Holiness arrived inLadakhin north India on July 25 for a programme of events and teachings. His first was a visit to read more →
Suicide at Larung Gar
By Tenzin Samten / August 9, 2016
Rinzin Dolma, a Tibetan nun from Larung Gar academy, has committed suicide. Radio Free Asia (RFA) has reported that news has just emerged from Tibet that she died on July 20, leaving a note expressing how she could not bear the pain of Chinese harassment of the residents of Larung read more →
Dam Burst Destroys Three Villages in Tibet
By Dorji Kyi / August 7, 2016
A dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River (the upper tributary of the Brahmaputra River) ruptured in Lhaze county, Tibet on August 2, destroying three villages near Tashi Ghang town, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). Chinese state Xinhua news agency has confirmed that no one was hurt during the flood, however, it read more →
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s Niece Speaks Out
By Mary Trewartha / July 29, 2016
Nyima Lhamo, 26, the niece of the late Tibetan Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, has escaped from Tibet and arrived in Dharamshala on July 24. Her uncle was a revered monk and political prisoner who died in a Chinese prison last year under unexplained circumstances. His imprisonment had generated worldwide interest and read more →