After the Nobel Peace Prize win in 1989, the Tibetan struggle for freedom and justice got another major shot in the arm on this day in 2007 with the conferment of the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award of the US, on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Ms Nancy Pelosi, the then (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetans living in northeastern India last week joined a group of 47 Indian supporters from seven different states of India for a peace rally to Tawang, a border town situated between Tibet and India. It was organised by Bharat Tibet Sayog Manch to urge the Chinese government to (...)
Boston, MA, USA, 16 October 2012 – The Prajnopaya Institute of Buddhist Studies invited His Holiness the Dalai Lama to teach Kamalashila’s Middle Stages of Meditation at MIT. He began with the observation that we can develop genuine harmony between our various religious traditions on the basis of (...)
By LOUISE WATT BEIJING (AP) 16 Oct – People in China are increasingly worried about corruption, inequality and food safety, according to a survey that also found that about half of Chinese like American ideas about democracy. Chinese citizens have become far more concerned about domestic (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The State Department says the US ambassador to China last month visited Ngaba in north-eastern Tibet where most of the self-immolations by Tibetans in protest against the Chinese government’s repressive policies have taken place. Ambassador Gary Locke met with government officials (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Two of the five monks of Zilkar Monastery in Tridu in Yushul in eastern Tibet, who were arrested during an arbitrary police raid at the monastery on 1 September, have been sentenced to two years in prison. A court in Siling (Ch: Xining) handed down the sentences to Sonam Sherab, (...)
By Linda Dulye / FOXBusiness Published October 15, 2012 Last week, I had the opportunity to see and hear the Dalai Lama. It was indeed memorable. My best friend Sue joined me and 24,000 others to experience a star-studded event, donned the One World Concert, at my alma mater, Syracuse (...)
Boston, MA, USA 15th October 2012 Today, the Center for Ethics invited His Holiness the Dalai Lama to participate in a forum at the Kresge Auditorium, MIT, under the banner Global Systems 2.0. It was dedicated to exploring Ethics, Economics and Environment in the morning, and Peace, Governance (...)
Delhi: Tibetans in Delhi geared up this past weekend to organise the Flame of Truth Relay in Delhi. Tibetan community leaders and representatives, including the Tibetan students studying Jawaharlal Nehru University organised signature campaigns and the torch relay as various places. On (...)
By Emma Nelson, The Minnesota DailyOctober 14, 2012 Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay spoke to about 200 students at the University of Minnesota Law School Friday When Chinese Minister of Health Dr. Chen Zhu visited the University of Minnesota last Monday, Zhen Wang wanted to attend. But the Chinese (...)