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The Dalai Lama and Social Media, Lost in Mistranslation
Kaveri Gill, The Wire, 22 July 2019 Read article here. As someone who lived in the UK for over a decade, the BBC has been a staple, hallowed institution for me. It is also a channel the Dalai Lama says … Continued The post The Dalai Lama and Social Media, read more →
A turbulent rising China!
By Youdon Aukatsang, Read the original article here. I have witnessed with dismay China’s aggressive and strategic investment in intellectuals and opinion makers around the world to doctor its global image. The wooing process starts with lavish receptions and orchestrated … Continued The post A turbulent rising China! appeared first read more →
1984: China Edition
By Doug Bandow, Read the original article here. Closing the Chinese mind would be tragic at any time. But especially now, since the end of Maoism had offered hope of a new and better future. The Chinese people deserve the … Continued The post 1984: China Edition appeared first on read more →
Tibetans not to recognise China appointed Dalai Lama
Statesman News Service | Shimla | July 21, 2019 Read the original article here. In a statement, Dalai Lama remarked on the irony of Chinese attempts to seek to recognise his reincarnation and said it ‘is particularly inappropriate for Chinese communists, who … Continued The post Tibetans not to recognise China appointed read more →
Tibetan Leader: Chinese Government Can’t Choose Next Dalai Lama
By Lobsang Sangay. Read the article here. MARCH 30, 2015 Dr. Lobsang Sangay is the Sikyong (President) of the Tibetan government in exile. Since 1959, when the current Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet, his tireless efforts for freedom for Tibetans … Continued The post Tibetan Leader: Chinese Government Can’t Choose read more →
US Senate Backs Tibet in Battle over the Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation
A bipartisan resolution refuses to acknowledge China’s decisions on spiritual leadership. By Matthew Gindin, MAY 11, 2018. Read the article here. In a strong gesture of support for religious freedoms in Tibet, the US Senate has stepped in to affirm the right … Continued The post US Senate Backs Tibet in Battle read more →
Dalai Lama says possible his incarnation could be found in India
Updated: Mar 18, 2019 22:00 IST -Reuters. Read the article here. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, said on Monday it was possible that once he dies his incarnation could be found in India, where he has … Continued The post Dalai Lama says possible his incarnation read more →
I will decide on my successor: Dalai Lama
The issue of reincarnation is his personal right, an aide in the Dalai Lama’s office told IANS. -The Economic Times. Read the article here DHARAMSALA: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, respected by millions as a living god, who has … Continued The post I will decide on my successor: read more →
Climate emergency in Tibet
The Tibetan Plateau, or ‘third pole’, is the forgotten part of the climate crisis conversation. By some calculations, the planet has twelve years left. By other calculations, just seven years left. And according to Prince Charles, we have just eighteen months left. What’s … Continued The post Climate emergency in Tibet appeared first read more →
Remarks by Vice President Pence at the 2nd Annual Religious Freedom Ministerial
U.S. State Department Washington, D.C. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, Ambassador Brownback, Your Excellencies, and to all of those who have struggled under religious persecution: You honor us by your presence, all. Welcome. Welcome to the second Ministerial to Advance Religious … Continued The post Remarks by Vice President Pence at read more →
Dalai Lama office condemns China’s statement on reincarnation
Dharamshala: The office of the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has condemned the statement of the Chinese authorities telling India not to interrupt in the reincarnation process of Dalai Lama and that it would be chosen within China, based on … Continued The post Dalai Lama office condemns China’s statement read more →
Dear China, Dalai Lama is not ‘appointed’ but ‘found’ – How ‘signs’ help in finding the successor
The current Dalai Lama had in August 2017 said that the process to find his successor would start in July 2025. The spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetans is ‘found on the basis of some signs. New Delhi: The Chinese … Continued The post Dear China, Dalai Lama is not read more →
UN Special Rapporteurs ask China for information about nine Tibetans imprisoned for celebrating Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday
Five UN Special Rapporteurs have written to the Chinese government requesting information about a group of Tibetans arrested for celebrating the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday. The officials’ letter also voices concerns about China’s disregard of due process, its criminalization of Tibetan … Continued The post UN Special Rapporteurs ask China for read more →
Pompeo Calls China’s Treatment of Uighurs the ‘Stain of the Century’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called China’s treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority the “stain of the century” and accused Beijing of pressuring countries not to attend a U.S.-hosted conference on religious freedom. “China … Continued The post Pompeo Calls China’s Treatment of Uighurs read more →
How WeChat Conquered Tibet
Source: The Diplomat By Tenzin Dalha / July 16, 2019 Tibetans know the surveillance risks, but many choose to give up privacy for convenience. The digital revolution has emerged as a key factor in the rapid dissemination of news and broadcasting views. Within the last decade, social media has replaced print read more →