UPDATE 2-Senior U.S. Congressional delegation makes rare Tibet trip
November 13, 2015Ben Blanchard and Megha Rajagopalan, Reuters, 13 November 2015 BEIJING, Nov 12 A top Chinese leader on Thursday said China allowed a visit to Tibet by a senior U.S. Congressional delegation, including Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, a long time critic of China’s human rights record in the region. China has read more →
China still uses medieval torture methods against opponents – Amnesty
November 13, 2015Tom Phillips, The Guardian, 12 November 2015 BEIJING: Chinese security agents continue to employ a medieval array of torture methods against government opponents, activists, lawyers and petitioners, including spiked rods, iron torture chairs and electric batons, a report claims. The Amnesty International report, called No End in Sight: Torture and read more →
Beijing better sit down with the Dalai Lama: Column
November 13, 2015Allen R. Carlson, USA TODAY, 13 November 2015 If China’s Xi Jinping can talk with Taiwan’s leader, he can talk to Tibet’s. This may be the last chance. With this past weekend’s meeting with Taiwanese President Ma Ying Jeou, Chinese President Xi Jinping has accomplished something none of his predecessors at read more →
Tibet’s plea: fix the roof of the world before it’s too late
November 13, 2015Tibet’s plea: fix the roof of the world before it’s too late Lobsang Sangay Wednesday 11 November 2015 14.50 GMT Last modified on Wednesday 11 November 2015 14.52 GMT / theguardian The roof of the world. That is what Tibet has long been known as. The phrase conjures up images of read more →
Pelosi on rare visit to Tibet by US congressional delegation
November 12, 2015Associated Press, 12 November 2015 BEIJING (AP) — U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has led a delegation on a rare trip by foreign politicians to Tibet, during a visit to China that included meetings with officials in Beijing. Pelosi, the former House speaker, has been a frequent read more →
Communist Party Warns Secret Dalai Lama Followers in Its Ranks
November 12, 2015The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, in Dharmsala, India, last month. Ashwini Bhatia/Associated Press By Edward Wong, 11 November 2015, The New York Times BEIJING — The Chinese Communist Party in central Tibet is aiming to peer into the hearts of its members to hunt down secret worshipers of read more →
Tibet’s plea: fix the roof of the world before it’s too late
November 12, 2015Tibet is the world’s highest and largest plateau.’ Photograph: Purbu Zhaxi/Xinhua Press/Corbis by Dr. Lobsang Sangay, published on The Guardian, 12 November 2015 The roof of the world. That is what Tibet has long been known as. The phrase conjures up images of summits, with their mountain peaks, glaciers, permafrost read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Talk to Students at IIT Madras
November 11, 2015dalailama.com Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 10 November 2015 The intense rainstorms that lashed Chennai over the last couple of days had eased up as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove across the city this morning. He had been invited to speak to students of the IIT Madras as part of read more →
You cannot eliminate all those who disagree: Dalai Lama
November 10, 2015Dennis S. Jesudasan, The Hindu, 10 November 2015 CHENNAI: The Nobel peace laureate said secular meant respect all religions, including non-believers. Observing that the 21st century was filled with too much violence, the Dalai Lama said on Tuesday that it was not acceptable to eliminate dissenting voices. Delivering his lecture read more →
Chief Guest at the First Occasion for the Giving of the Abdul Kalam Seva Ratna Awards
November 10, 2015dalailama.com Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 9 November 2015 When His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Chennai this morning after an early flight from Delhi, the city was awash with water. Incessant heavy rains and wind throughout the weekend were yet to let up. Cars threw up spray as they read more →