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Tibet is the canary in the coal mine
By Richard Gere, 10 December 2015, AL Jazeera – America It was Dec. 10, 1989, and the Dalai Lama had just emerged from his Oslo hotel in the winter dusk after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I was among supporters from all over the world waiting there to celebrate read more →
‘Roof of the world’ cries for climate action
Tibet plateau’s 46,000 glaciers, supplying water to more than one billion people, at risk from rising temperatures. By Saif Khalid, Al Jazeera | 10 Dec 2015 As world leaders push for a climate change deal in Paris, Tibet, commonly known as “the roof of the world”, is facing a severe read more →
Former senior Chinese provincial official jailed for graft
By Ben Blanchard, Reuters, 9 December 2015 BEIJING – A former senior Chinese provincial official has been jailed for 15 years for corruption, state television said on Wednesday, the latest person to fall in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping campaign against deep-seated graft. Guo Youming, who was a deputy governor of read more →
China’s Tibet party boss urges senior monk to shun Dalai Lama
BEIJING | Tue Dec 8, 2015 | Reuters China’s Communist Party boss in Tibet has urged the Panchen Lama, the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, to reject the Himalayan region’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, state media said on Tuesday. Controversy surrounds the position of the Panchen Lama since read more →
‘Dialogue’ Necessary With ISIS, Says Dalai Lama
NDTV, 7 December 2015. Rome: The ISIS harms Islam through its intolerance, but “dialogue” with the terrorists is vital, the Dalai Lama said in an interview reported today by the Italian daily La Stampa. “Islam is a religion of peace. Those who are intolerant harm their own faith and their read more →
Bias Towards One’s Own Faith Reason for Religious Intolerance: Dalai Lama
Outlook, 6 December 2015. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said bias towards one’s faith is the reason behind atrocities in the name of religion. “….We follow different traditions of faith, mixed with attachment, so if there is too much attachment to one’s own faith – then we become read more →
India is the best example of religious tolerance: Dalai Lama
The Hindu, 7 December 2015. Reacting to the increasing dialogue on “intolerance” in the country, the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said the Indian Constitution stressed on secularism and religious freedom. Speaking at the launch of Tawazun India, a city-based thinktank that focuses on “counter extremism”, here on Sunday, he read more →
Dalai Lama gives suggestions for Dharamshala smart city project
H.H. The Dalai Lama discussing ideas on Smart City Dharamshala with Mohit Angrish and Rijul Shergill (Global Shapers – Dharamshala hub) By Deepti Sahi, 4 December 2015, Himvani The Dharamshala Smart City project was blessed by the valuable suggestions of His Holiness The Dalai Lama. The team working on the Smart read more →
China accuses party members of support for Dalai Lama and even terrorism
By Simon Denyer, Washington Post, 4 December 2015 BEIJING — China has mounted an extraordinary set of attacks against Communist Party members in the troubled western regions of Xinjiang and Tibet, with accusations of disloyalty, secret participation in religious activity, sympathy with the Dalai Lama and even support for terrorism. read more →
Government leaders praise resident for Tibet work
By Greg Reilley, New Cannan Advertiser, 2 December 2015. When longtime resident Sandra Ross turned 80 years of age this past summer she was recognized as a “tireless advocate for the people of Tibet” by the Connecticut Chapter of the U.S. Tibet Committee. She received citations acknowledging her work for read more →
China Hides the Real Tibet From Congress
By Josh Rogin, Bloomberg View, 1 December 2015 When former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a surprise congressional delegation to Tibet last month under strict Chinese Communist Party supervision, U.S. lawmakers were given a carefully managed and misleading tour of a region under strict and ever-tightening repression, according to the read more →
China may pay “international price” in South China Sea legal case, experts say
HONG KONG/MANILA | By Greg Torode and Manuel Mogato, Reuters When an international court ruled in late October that it had jurisdiction to hear a case filed by the Philippines against China over the disputed South China Sea, Beijing dismissed the decision, saying it would “lead to nothing”. Philippine officials read more →
This World AIDS Day, the Dalai Lama Offers Wisdom on Solving Global Problems
By Dr. Piya Sorcar, CEO, TeachAIDS, Published on the Huffington Post, 1 December 2015 Today is World AIDS Day 2015. While the outlook for people living with HIV has never been better, many challenges persist throughout the world relating to HIV prevention and education. I’m acutely aware of these problems read more →
China deploys mass surveillance to secure streets around ancient Tibetan temple
LHASA, China | By Natalie Thomas, Reuters, 30 November 2015 Once the site of violent clashes between Tibetans and Chinese security forces, the ancient area of Barkhor in the Tibetan capital has become one of the safest places in China, officials say, thanks in part to an on-the-ground surveillance network. read more →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Offers Wisdom on Solving the World’s Most Pressing Problem
TeachAIDS, 01 December 2015 We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity. That the happiness of one person or nation is the happiness of humanity.” – His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. TeachAIDS is humbled to have received guidance on read more →