Unclimbed peak in Arunachal Pradesh named after 6th Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso
September 30, 2024-By Bikash Singh, ET Bureau A team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) has successfully scaled an unnamed 20,942 ft high peak in Arunachal Pradesh’s Gorichen range. The peak, now named Tsangyang Gyatso Peak, honors the 6th Dalai Lama. This challenging expedition highlights Arunachal Pradesh as read more →
Tibetan monk jailed for 18 months over Dalai Lama’s speech
September 30, 2024His family was not informed about his trial, considered politically sensitive by Chinese authorities, sources say. -By RFA Tibetan A Tibetan monk has been sentenced to over 18 months in prison on charges of sharing a speech by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on social media, Tibetans living in read more →
Compassion is the secret to staying youthful, say the Dalai Lama and Kailash Satyarthi in a new book
September 30, 2024An excerpt from ‘The Book of Compassion’, by the Dalai Lama, Kailash Satyarthi, and Pooja Pande. –Dalai Lama, Kailash Satyarthi & Pooja Pande “In spite of my old age, my face is quite handsome,” says the Dalai Lama in a video message published on his eighty-sixth birthday in 2021. Those deep-belly laughs that read more →
A History of Climbing Cho Oyu From Tibet
September 30, 2024-by Kris Annapurna At 8,188m, Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world. Located 20km west of Everest, it sits astride the border of Tibet and Nepal. We already wrote a brief climbing history of the mountain, and today we will look at climbing routes on the Tibetan side of this read more →
Renaming Tibet “Xizang”: Are French Museums Backing Off?
September 30, 2024-by Massimo Introvigne After having been named and shamed for their abject subservience to Xi Jinping, Musée Guimet and Musée du quai Branly are trying to save their reputation. Or was it just a clerical mistake? A misunderstanding, perhaps? Having been accused of abjectly “bowing to China’s demands to rewrite read more →
Politics & SecurityThe Resolve Tibet Act, a Timely Impetus for Foreign Policy Review
August 14, 2024The “Resolve Tibet Act” defines US policy on Tibet, challenges Chinese claims, and promotes global action for Tibet’s rights and international resolution. -by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya for Japan Forward President Joe Biden Signs Resolve Tibet Act, Strengthens America’s Tibet Policy on July 12, 2024 (Photo: Tibet.net) July 2024 marks an read more →
China’s Anti-Religious-Freedom Policy: A Threat to World Peace and Stability
August 13, 2024An analysis of the brutal repression of religion in Tibet and beyond, based on the author’s panel speech at the July 22 Tokyo’s International Religious Freedom Summit Asia. -by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya Why is religion important and why do we need it? H.H. the Dalai Lama, a Tibetan spiritual leader and read more →
American Bar Association Calls for Investigation of Human Rights Violations in Tibet
August 9, 2024-by James Joseph for JURISTnews In a landmark development, the American Bar Association (ABA) has adopted a resolution urging the United States and the United Nations to investigate human rights violations in Tibet. Resolution 502, passed on August 5 at the ABA’s Annual General Meeting in Chicago, marks the first time the read more →
China Sanctions US Lawmaker for Criticising Beijing’s Human Rights Record
August 2, 2024Rep. Jim McGovern says he is unfazed by the measure and will wear it as a ‘badge of honor.’ -by Radio Free Asia China on Wednesday sanctioned U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, accusing him of “interfering in China’s internal affairs,” though the congressman said it would not deter him from continuing to read more →
America’s Resolve Tibet Act and India as Third Polarity in Sino-Tibetan Negotiations
July 30, 2024If negotiations take place, Tibetans should add India as a third polarity as in every case, India will remain Tibet’s neighbour -by Claude Arpi for Firstpost It was an interesting coincidence that the book—Imperial Games in Tibet—of former ambassador, Dilip Sinha, appeared on the market at the time the bipartisan Resolve read more →