[Hindustan Times] Dharamsala, 1 Nov: The Dharamshala International Film Festival, the first of its kind in the state, began with a lot of excitement and expectation. The first day of the fest saw artists’ workshop where 12 artists from India and abroad intermingled in an art and cultural (...)
[Phayul] DHARAMSHALA, November 2: Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have arrested four Tibetan monks on alleged charges of sending information on the ongoing wave of self-immolation protests to outsiders. According to exile sources, the monks of the Tsoe Gaden Choeling Monastery in Kanlho, (...)
[TCHRD] A Tibetan monk and educator who founded a social organization to preserve and promote Tibetan language was recently arrested by the Chinese authorities in Machu (Ch: Maqu) County in Kanlho (Ch: Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. Jinpa Gyatso, 38, a monk from Mayul (...)
DHARAMSHALA: On a bright sunny day this morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamsala for a ten-day visit to Japan. Hundreds of Tibetans and well-wishers, carrying incense and flowers, lined on the road sides to greet him. His Holiness will begin his visit with a public teaching on Geshe (...)
The Chinese authorities are intensifying a crackdown against dissidents ahead of the imminent transition of power in the country, Amnesty International warned on Friday. Over 100 activists have been rounded-up in recent weeks as the government looks to stifle criticism and prevent protests (...)
DHARAMSHALA, 1 Nov: During the conflict between the Sinhalese and Tamil peoples in Sri Lanka, His Holiness the Dalai Lama appealed to the Sri Lankan authorities to find a humane solution. Likewise, in recent months, His Holiness has written twice to Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The National Campaign for Tibetan Supports, an Indian Support Group for Tibet based in Wardha in the southern Indian state of Maharashtra, organised a bike rally to show their solidarity with the Tibetan cause. Mr Shekhar Shende, Former Municipal Council Chairman, Wardha and Mr (...)
DELHI: ‘A Day for Tibet’, an awareness programme on Tibet was organised at a Aadharshila Vidyapeeth School in Delhi yesterday. It was jointly hosted by New Delhi-based India Tibet Coordination Office and the school administration of Aadharshila Vidyapeeth to enlighten the students on the issue of (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A French Parliamentarian has expressed his concern over the lack of reaction from the world governments to the tragic self-immolations in Tibet and urged the general public to apply pressure on the Chinese government to solve the problem of Tibet. Mr Lionnel Luca, the President of (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A 6-day workshop on Critical, Co-operative and Creative Thinking Skills organised by the Department of Education started today at College for Higher Tibetan Studies (CHTS), Sarah. Nineteen primary teacher trainees of CHTS and 17 Trained Graduate Teachers from Tibetan schools in (...)