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Richard Gere speaks up for Tibet at US hearing
AFP, 15 July 2015 Washington (AFP) – Hollywood star Richard Gere expressed outrage Tuesday over the death in a Chinese prison of a key Tibetan dissident, as the US Congress explored ways to ratchet up pressure on Beijing over Tibet. Testifying before the House of Representatives human rights commission, Gere read more →
Death of Tibetan Monk Draws Ire of US Lawmakers
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press, WASHINGTON — Jul 14, 2015, 5:51 PM ET U.S. lawmakers held a moment of silence Tuesday and expressed anger and sadness over the death in prison of a prominent Tibetan monk, and lamented that U.S. criticism of China’s conduct is failing to stop repression of read more →
China targets lawyers in new human rights crackdown
More than 100 legal professionals and activists have been questioned or detained with strong attacks in state media against those affected A protest outside the Chinese consulate in San Francisco against the detention of lawyers and human rights activists, who have been denounced as a ‘criminal gang’ read more →
Clarifying His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Stand on Dolgyal/Shugden
By Staff Writer dalailama.com 12 July 2015 On 7th July, the final day of official celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday in Orange County, California, representatives of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (OHHDL) invited the International Shugden Community (ISC) to meet and explain what they read more →
China’s stressed-out ‘millenials’ embrace Buddhism
By Lu-Hai Liang, CNN, 24 June 2015 Beijing (CNN): Five years ago, Beijinger Robert Zhao went on a trip to Tibet. What he encountered left him confused but intrigued. A science graduate from China’s elite Tsinghua University, he had been taught to mistrust superstition and religion, but in the culture read more →
Integrating Tibet with the World
On course: “China stresses that its bold enterprise is part of its western development plan to elevate the economies of its relatively backward regions.” The picture shows road construction in full swing in Eastern Tibet. Photo: Atul Aneja By Atul Aneja, The Hindu, 13 July 2015 The ambitious Sichuan-Tibet railway read more →
China Opposes US Official’s Meet with the Dalai Lama
Business Standard (PTI) 13 July 2015 China today voiced its opposition over a senior US official meeting with the Dalai Lama on his 80th birthday, asking America to honour its “commitment” to recognising Tibet as part of the country. “China is strongly displeased by and opposed to a senior US read more →
Scientific Proof Of Reincarnation. Yes, The Soul Exists.
Written by Steven Bancarz| A lot of people are resistant to the idea of a “soul” because of how this term has gotten wrapped up in religious superstition and dogma. Some people think it is outright silly. But the concept of consciousness being able to detach from the body offers a read more →
The Beijing paradox
By Shyam Saran, Business Standard, 7 July 2015 China’s unprecedented effort to prepare global public opinion for its rise to pre-eminence A recent visit to Beijing as an invitee to the Fourth World Peace Forum proved to be a welcome opportunity to feel the pulse of an emerging great power. The forum is the read more →
Happy Birthday to Your Holiness
By Richard Moore, The Huffington Post, 8 July 2015 I am delighted and honoured to say I have met His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet on a number of occasions both in Ireland and when I visited him in India. I have had the wonderful privilege of hosting read more →
China ‘harvesting Falun Gong prisoners’ organs’
Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas in Perth. Picture: Colin Murty Source: News Corp Australia Chinese officials continue to harvest organs from imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners as they lie on operating tables with little pain relief, Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas will tell a conference in Perth today. Mr read more →
Hillary Clinton accuses China of ‘trying to hack into everything that doesn’t move’
US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has accused China of stealing commercial secrets and “huge amounts of government information” and of trying to “hack into everything that doesn’t move in America”. Ms Clinton’s language on China appeared to be far stronger than that usually used by president Barack Obama’s Democratic administration. read more →
7 Signs of a Cult and a Dangerous Nexus: Who are the anti-Dalai Lama protesters?
By Tsering Wangchuk, Press Officer, DIIR, Central Tibetan Administration with contribution from Mr. Kim Se Hoon. Student at Univ. of Rochester Many in America will remember the gruesome way that some pseudo-religious cult demonstrated their bizarre notions and beliefs by attempting mass suicides in the 90’s. The 39 followers of read more →
Tensions rise as China’s taxi drivers and factory workers strike in record numbers
China’s taxi drivers and factory workers took the lead in staging strikes and protests across the country in the second quarter of 2015 as threats to their livelihood continued to mount. Construction workers continued their protests over wage arrears but numbers were down slightly compared with earlier in the year. read more →
Saving Tibet’s unique heritage
By Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times, 7 July 2015 BERLIN – The Dalai Lama is the Tibetans’ god-king and also the embodiment of India’s leverage on the core issue with China — Tibet. But with the longest-living Dalai Lama having turned 80 this month, the future of both Tibet, and the read more →