By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW [The International Herald Tribune] “Laundry Song” Performed by Peng Liyuan from HPeaks on Vimeo. BEIJING — About a year and a half after Peng Liyuan, a well-known Chinese folk singer and the wife of Xi Jinping, the man tapped to be China’s next leader, performed the “Laundry (...)
Rome, 24 October: “Your support for education of Tibetans will help the future of Tibet and in fulfilling the aspirations of Tibetans in Tibet”, said Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay at a public talk at the Rome Provincial Government. The Tibetan Community in Italy, AREF International Onlus and other (...)
[The Associated Press] BEIJING – Police in a heavily Tibetan region of far west China are offering tipsters a reward of $7,700 for information about planned self-immolations in a bid to stem a wave of fiery protests against Chinese rule. Since the notice was issued by police in Gansu province’s (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration organised a prayer service yesterday at the main temple here, to mourn and express solidarity with all those Tibetans who have self-immolated for the cause of Tibet. Three more Tibetans have set themselves on fire in the last four days, protesting (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Environment and Development Desk (EDD) of the Department of Information and International Relations, held a comprehensive talk on climate change and its impact on the Tibetan plateau. Ms Chokyi, a researcher from the EDD section, talked about current climate changes taking (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile today said Tibetans are being driven to burn themselves to death to protest China’s repression of freedom and destruction of their identity in Tibet, and strongly urged governments and human rights organisations to apply meaningful pressure on China (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration in collaboration with TechnoServe, a non-profit global economic development organisation, today inaugurated a Tibetan Career Centre and Computer Training Centre in Dharamsala. It is located at the old Tibetan Reception Centre in Mcleod Ganj. The (...)
Bhopal, October 21: Flame of Truth relay in Bhopal received support from prominent Indians including state minister and local Buddhist community. After successful completion of relay in pink city Jaipur, Flame of Truth torch reached Bhopal, capital city of Madhya Pradesh on October 19. At the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) school celebrated its 52nd founding anniversary yesterday, at a special ceremony presided over by Gyalwang Karmapa Rinpoche and the heads of the three pillars of Tibetan democracy, Kalon Pema Chhinjor, Speaker Penpa Tsering and Chief Justice (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Dorjee Rinchen, a 57-year-old Tibetan man set himself on fire in front of the local police station in Sangchu county, north-eastern Tibet around 04:30 pm (local time) today. He died on the spot. This is the third incident of self-immolation in Sangchu county in four days. He is a (...)