Language Ban Causes Outrage
By Sam Ferguson / January 14, 2016
A Chinese owned hotel has been shut down by authorities in Rebgong county, Qinghai Province, after a storm of online protest by local Tibetans. The outcry was sparked by a rule banning the Tibetan language in the workplace. According to exiled Tibetan writer, Lobsang Choejor, workers faced a 500 yuan read more →
Soldier of Peace
By Tom Hayes / January 12, 2016
A comic book, Dalai Lama- The soldier of peace, which chronicles the story of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, has been launched. The book has been available since late 2013 in English and has now been published in Tibetan for the first time. The launch took place at Hotel Tibet read more →
Tibetan Writer’s Meeting
By Tenzin Samten / January 12, 2016
The Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN Centre held its fifth International PEN Tibet conference in Dharamshala to discuss about writings from Tibet, freedom of Tibetan writers inside Tibet and writings of Tibetans in general. The two day conference, held from January 9, was attended by around 50 aspiring writers and researchers read more →
Celebrating 80 Years
By Vanshika Tripathi / January 6, 2016
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was honoured with an event “Celebrating His Holiness”, India’s celebration of His Holiness’s 80th birthday which fell in July last year. The event was held at the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi on January 4, the earliest that it could be organised due to His read more →
Reuters Exposes China’s “secretive global campaign”
By Mary Trewartha / December 31, 2015
People attending His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachings in the West are often surprised and puzzled to see demonstrators gathered at the entrance, denouncing His Holiness and his teachings. These demonstrators are apparently Buddhists, often dressed in maroon monks’ robes, and their shouted slogans reach people as they quietly gather read more →
Chinese Government Official Exposes Ethnic Discrimination in China
By Tsering Wangdue / December 31, 2015
Qiangba Puncog (also known as Jampa Phuntsok), a senior Chinese government official, has spoken out for Tibet, saying that the Chinese government needs to make more effort to tackle ethnic discrimination. Qiangba Puncog is an ethnic Tibetan from Kham and vice chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) standing committee, read more →
Tibetan Scholar Exposes Communist Party Leader’s Failings
By Tenzin Samten / December 29, 2015
Jamphel Gyatso, a prominent senior Tibetan scholar from the Chinese Academy of Social Science, has publicly blasted senior Communist Party official Zhu Weiqun who is advisor with the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and former executive Vice Minister of the United Front Work Department. Gyatso has also spoken out about read more →
Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche
By Mary Trewartha / December 26, 2015
His Eminence the third Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche, the spiritual head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, died on December 23 in Bodh Gaya, aged 89. He was in good health and the news of his passing away has shocked Tibetans and followers across the world.His Holiness the Dalai Lama, read more →
His Holiness reaches thousands at the Mind and Life Conference and the Jangchub Lam Rim Teaching
By Tom Hayes / December 24, 2015
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has spent two weeks in Bylakuppe in Karnataka state in south India, taking part in the Mind and Life Conference at Sera monastic university and engaging in other teachings, visits and ceremonies during his stay, including the Jangchub Lam Rim Teaching at Tashi Lunpo Monastery. read more →
World Leaders Look the Other Way as China Flouts Human Rights
By Sarah Gittleman / December 23, 2015
Although December is the month in which the international community marks Human Rights Day, this December much of the world was accused of ignoring or even condoning China’s tendency to disregard international law and the principle of human rights. Several high-profile lawyers, activists, and businessmen have become the recent targets read more →