Varinder Bhatia, The Indian Express | March 28, 2016
The final round of polling for the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile ended on March 20. This was the second direct election after the Dalai Lama distanced himself from the political functioning of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile.
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DHARAMSALA, Mar 25 : A Tibetan political prisoner released after serving eight years in Chinese prison for participating in a peaceful protest is said to be in critical condition with crippled back and legs due to severe torture in prison.
Read moreDIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW, The New York Times | MARCH 24, 2016
BEIJING — Four days before President Joachim Gauck of Germany began his first state visit to China on Sunday, the exiled writer Liao Yiwu visited Schloss Bellevue, the presidential residence in Berlin.
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[PTI] Beijing, Mar 24: Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called China an “all weather friend” that has helped it at times of distress, weeks after China sent fuel supplies to the landlocked Himalayan nation to ease a crippling shortage of goods due to a blockade on Indo-Nepal border.
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GEETA ANAND, the New York Times | MARCH 23, 2016
DHARAMSALA, India — It is often said that the lower the stakes, the more vicious the politics.
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[dalailama.com] Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India, 23 March 2016 – The Thekchen Chöling garden was decked out with flowers and brocade decorations in honour of the Men-Tsee-Khang’s (Tibetan Medical & Astro Institute’s) centenary celebrations.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Mar 22: On March 20, 2016 Tibetans in exile cast their vote to elect Sikyong or political leader and members of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile.
Read moreS Gopal Puri, TNN | March 21, 2016
DHARAMSALA – There are signs of resentment against the way elections are being fought for the top democratic post of the Tibetan government in exile.
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DHARAMSALA, Mar 21: Exiled Tibetans in over 30 countries cast their vote in the final elections held on Mar 20 to choose the future Sikyong or political leader of the Tibetan people and members of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile.
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Abhishek Madhukar and Adnan Abidi, Reuters | March 20, 2016
DHARAMSALA – Exiled Tibetans across India and overseas started voting on Sunday to elect a political leader for the next five years, in a bid to help sustain their struggle to secure complete autonomy for Chinese-ruled Tibet.
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