Freedom in Tibet

Dharamshala: A five-member Chinese delegation representing the Sino Tibet Study Group, Federation for Democratic China and Citizen Power Initiatives for China addressed the officials of Central Tibetan Administration here at T-building Tuesday morning. More

Ottawa, Canada: Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, in a written statement issued last Monday said China continues to deny access to Canadian diplomats requesting permission to visit Tibet. The Minister’s statement came in response to an order paper question submitted in June by Member of Parliament Randall Garrison. More

    Dharamshala: The four-day Five Fifty Youth Forum began at the Imperial Heights here on Friday with President Dr Lobsang Sangay of Central Tibetan Administration and Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in attendance along with senior dignitaries of Central Tibetan Administration. More

Chinese delegates try to play down and suppress evidence of Beijing’s repression in Tibet Over the past few days the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has reviewed China’s efforts to combat and eliminate racial discrimination. The Committee’s review of China took place at the United Nations in Geneva on 10 and 13 August. More

Dharamshala: In addition to the innumerable crackdown on Tibetans in Tibet under the Chinese rule, support for ‘Middle Way Approach’ is listed as organised crime. , According to a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) earlier this week, Chinese leadership took such measures for the first time. More

In a drive to assert what is called "'Sinicization' of Tibetan Buddhism", Chinese authorities in Kham Sershul are forcing Tibetan monks who are below the age of 16 out of the monastery and instead, compelling them to join government-run secular schools. More

Leh Ladakh: Legion of well-wishers and devotees in Ladakh celebrated the 83rd birth anniversary of the Nobel peace laureate and Tibetan preeminent Buddhist leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama by presenting him a 113-spoke Golden wheel of Dharma and devout prayers for his long and healthy life. More

DHARAMSHALA: The Upper Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) School began its three-day celebration to mark its 57th founding anniversary today with ‘Secular Ethics’ as its central theme for the year. More

Dharamshala: "Tibetans who live in free countries, outside Tibet, have a responsibility to keep up our spirits to encourage our brothers and sisters in Tibet who remain impressively determined," said the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama who gave a public address to over 2000 Tibetans at Sheraton Boston Hotel, MA, USA on 25 June 2017. More

New Zealand's claimed photographer Rebecca McMilan captures President of Central Tibetan Administration Dr. Lobsang Sangay's visit to Wellington, New Zealand. President of Central Tibetan Administration, Dr Lobsang Sangay with Mr Gareth Hughes, Member of Parliament, New Zealand, May 3, 2017. More

  Dharamshala: A 24-year old Tibetan man named Pema Gyaltsen (also known as Pegyal) self-immolated at around 4pm local time, on March 18, 2017, near Tsoga monastery in Nyagrong, Kham, eastern Tibet. Sources have said “he called for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet and for freedom in Tibet at the time of self-immolation. More