Tibet Express Newsdesk – Page 217

Nepal bars Tibetans from commemorating Tibetan National Uprising Day yet again

9th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 10282 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 9: Nepal has yet again denied permission for Tibetans to commemorate the 59th Tibetan National Uprising Day on March 10th.

TWA observes International Women’s Day but distances itself from CTA’s March 12 Tibetan Women’s Day

8th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4433 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 8: Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) observes International Women’s Day but distances itself from the Central Tibetan Administration’s Tibetan Women’s Day to be observed on March 12, which also marks the Tibetan Women’s Uprising Day.

CTA President calls on China to resume dialogue after latest self-immolation in Tibet

8th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4289 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 8: The President of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has expressed deep concern over Tsego’s self-immolation and called on China to heed to the calls of Tibetans in Tibet by resuming dialogue with the Tibetan representatives to resolve the Tibetan issue.

CTA holds Prayer Service in memory of peaceful demonstrators of ‘1987-1989 Uprising in Tibet’

8th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4193 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 8: The Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) held a prayer service to recall and pay tribute to the peaceful Tibetan demonstrators of 1987-1989 Uprising in Tibet today at Tsuglag-Khang, the main temple in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala.

After govt’s red card, Tibetans shift Dalai Lama event from Delhi to Dharamshala

8th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 5870 Views

Prashant Jha| Hindustan Times March 6, 2018.

The Tibetan government-in-exile has shifted a high-profile event planned to commemorate Dalai Lama’s 60th year in exile. The event will now happen in Dharamshala, not Delhi.

Tibetan man dies after self-immolation in eastern Tibet

7th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 5485 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 7: A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire earlier today in Ngaba County in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo in an apparent protest against China’s repressive rule in Tibet.

Harvard honours two Tibetan women for contribution to social innovation in Tibet

7th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 6654 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 7 : Two Tibetan women have featured in the 5th Annual Harvard Law School International Women’s Day Portrait Exhibit hosted by the Harvard Women’s Law Association in honour of International Women’s Day.

Gu Chu Sum commemorates 30th anniversary of 1988 uprising in Tibet

5th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4718 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 5: Gu Chu Sum Movement of Tibet, an organization of former Tibetan political prisoners
held a photo exhibition today to commemorate the 30th anniversary of 1988 Uprising in Lhasa at the Martyrs Pillar near the main Gate of the Dalai Lama Temple here in McLeod Ganj.

Sanitation workers on strike, garbage piles up in McLeod Ganj

3rd March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4938 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARMSALA, March 3: The agitated twenty-six sanitation workers of McLeod Ganj stopped collecting garbage from door to door and dumpsters since Feburary 20 demanding a raise in their salaries, payment of maintenance cost for the three garbage trucks and most importantly their salaries be paid on time.

Tibetan NGOs announce series of events ahead of 59th anniversary of National Uprising day and 10th anniversary of the 2008 mass protests

2nd March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4659 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 2: Ahead of the 59th anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day and the 10th anniversary of the 2008 mass protests, Tibetan NGOs in Dharamsala have announced a series of events to commemorate the two crucial days of resistance and pay tribute to the resilience and sacrifice of the Tibetan martyrs.