As the Dalai Lama Turns 80, Tibet Still Suffers
July 6, 2015By Richard Gere and Nancy Pelosi, Wall Street Journal, 5 July 2015 On July 6 the Dalai Lama, whose spiritual wisdom and friendship have been touchstones for both of our lives, is turning 80 years old. Since his harrowing escape from Chinese-occupied Tibet into exile on horseback through the high Himalayas read more →
The readers’ editor on… Buddhism and organised lobbying
July 6, 2015By Stephen Pritchard, The Guardian, 4 July 2015 Hundreds of protesting emails demanding retractions and apologies poured in last month after the Observer reported on planned demonstrations in Britain against the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader. Coupled with a storm on Twitter and placard-waving near our office in London, read more →
India lucky to be home to Dalai
July 5, 2015The Statesmen, 5 July 2015 Three former Indian foreign secretaries, one of whom was also the National Security Advisor, and a former union minister came together on stage on Saturday here to pay warm tributes to the Dalai Lama on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Former foreign secretaries Shyam read more →
Trust deficit in Tibet
July 4, 2015Beneath the veneer of calm, Lhasa still remains a city divided despite Beijing’s grand development plans. And a silent prayer still goes out for the Dalai Lama Ananth Krishnan, 2 July 2015, India Today The Deyang Shar courtyard, or the courtyard of eastern happiness, sits right at the heart of read more →
New Postage Stamp in Germany Recognizes Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday
July 3, 2015Germany’s stamp in honor of the Dalai Lama. Copyright ICT, but free for reprinting with attribution and downloadable at http://bit.ly/1Jz8EhN International Campaign for Tibet, 2 July 2015 A postage stamp celebrating the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday and created by the International Campaign for Tibet, will be available in Germany. The read more →
Try a little tenderness, the Dalai Lama urges a sellout crowd at SMU
July 3, 2015By Julie Fancher, Dallas Morning News, 1 July 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK — The Dalai Lama discussed the importance of compassion in achieving peace — and whether he should be the last Dalai Lama — during a celebration of his upcoming 80th birthday. “I am just one human being, one out read more →
Tibet Isn’t Free Yet; That Doesn’t Mean the Dalai Lama Has Failed
July 1, 2015Huffington Post, 26 June 2015 By Freya Putt, Human rights activist & Deputy Director at Tibet Action Institute In recent years, I’ve noticed an increasing trend of articles and commentaries examining the Dalai Lama’s life and legacy that conclude Tibetans, and he as their leader, have failed in their cause read more →
Tribute to KUNDUN
July 1, 2015By Jamyang Dorjee 6th July is the official birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama referred to as Kundun, by Tibetans. The Mega celebration of the 80th birthday already begun and continues right across the continents in different forms including offering long life prayers ‘Tenshug’ both by Tibetans and non read more →
EU Leaders Urge China to Adopt Tough Climate-Change Goals
June 30, 2015By Naftali Bendavid, The Wall Street Journal, 29 June 2015 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wants China to join Europe in its emissions target BRUSSELS—European Union leaders Monday urged China to adopt tough climate-change goals as they and other nations head toward a critical climate conference in Paris at year’s read more →
Tusk urges China to restart Dalai Lama representatives talks
June 30, 2015Business Standard, 30 June 2015 EU president Donald Tusk urged China today to restart a dialogue with representatives of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. “I expressed our concerns on freedom of expression and association in China including people belonging to minorities including Tibetan and Uighur,” Tusk said at read more →