Tibet Express Newsdesk – Page 136

Dalai Lama saddened by demise of Congressman John Lewis, offers his prayers

20th July 2020 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4192 Views

DHARAMSALA, 20 July: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed his sadness over the demise of Congressman John Lewis.

XI Jinping fears being grilled at CCP’s annual secret conclave

17th July 2020 Tibet Express Newsdesk 6424 Views

DHARAMSALA, 17 July: Chinese President Xi Jinping is said to be “afraid to attend the Beidaihe conference,” as he faces the prospect of being grilled by the elder bigwigs of the Chinese Communist Party.

Unjust China is a threat to justice everywhere: Tibetan NGOs

17th July 2020 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4673 Views

DHARAMSALA, 17 July: “Unjust China is a threat to justice everywhere,” says Tibetan NGOs in Dharamsala as they commemorated the World Day for International Justice here in the exile headquarters of the Tibetan people.

1975: Introducing the Tibetan People to the World

17th July 2020 Tibet Express Newsdesk 86561 Views

By Dr Kazuko Tatsumura Hillyer | New York | 17 July 2020.
Ever since I met the Dalai Lama in 1972, I’ve come to love the Tibetan people. With great pains, I introduced the Tibetan “Folk Opera” to the world in 1975 (see 5th story). For the first time ever, Tibetans left their community to travel to the West. Twenty-four performers came to tour Europe and America for the very first time. With a great deal of difficulty, I created a wonderful plan for them to perform for two weeks in four countries: Vienna in Austria followed by the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland.

US imposes visa restrictions on employees of Chinese firms

16th July 2020 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4672 Views

DHARAMSALA. 16 July: The US has announced that it will impose visa restrictions on employees of Chinese technology firms on Wednesday.

Canadian PM urged to sanction Chinese officials over human rights abuses

15th July 2020 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4447 Views

DHARAMSALA. 15 July: Canadian MPs and senators have called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sanction Chinese officials over human rights abuses.

19 Tibetan students bag Sikyong Scholarship

14th July 2020 Tibet Express Newsdesk 5305 Views

DHARAMSALA. 14 July: With 19 Tibetan students scoring above 95% in the All India Senior School Certificate Exam (AISSCE) conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for class XII, the benchmark to receive the coveted Sikyong Scholarship, a jubilant President of Central Tibetan Administration, (CTA) Dr Lobsang Sangay has described the historical feat as ‘a major achievement.’