Tibetan nomad mother arrested for solitary protest
DHARAMSALA, Aug 18: A Tibetan nomad mother was arrested after staging a solitary protest against the Chinese government in restive Ngaba county in eastern Tibet.
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Author: Tenzin Gaphel
Tibetans congratulate and thank India on Independence Day
DHARAMSALA, Aug 17: The elected political head of the Tibetan people, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay expressed his congratulations to the government and people of India on its 69 Independence Day on Aug 15 at a brief ceremony held at the Kashag Secretariat here in Dharamsala.
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US senators urge Obama to raise human rights and Tibet issue during Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to US in september
DHARAMSALA, Aug 14: Ten US Senators have urged President Obama to raise the deteriorating situation of human rights during Chinese President Xi Jinjing’s visit to the US next month and emphasize to Xi that China should refrain from interfering in the centuries-old system of recognizing reincarnate Tibetan Buddhist lamas.
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Sikyong Sangay to contest for another term, video on MWA and new mobile app launched
DHARAMSALA, Aug 13: The incumbent Sikyong or the elected political head of the Tibetan people, Dr Lobsang Sangay announced that he will contest for the Sikyong 2016 elections but stated that he’ll formally announce his candidacy Sep 2 which coincides with Tibetan Democracy day.
Read moreCyberspace abuzz ahead of polls to the Tibetan parliament-in-exile
[IANS] DHARAMSALA, AUG 12: Cyberspace is abuzz with activity ahead of the primaries to shortlist candidates for the Tibetan parliament-in-exile.
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Tibetan parents should act as role model for their children: Sikyong Sangay
DHARAMSALA, Aug 12: The first conference of Tibetan school children’s parents stressing on significance of parents involvement in the upbringing and education of Tibetan children is being held at Lower TCV School, Dharamsala.
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Driru county official denies forcing Tibetans to wear animal skin attire
DHARAMSALA, Aug 11: Responding to reports in the Tibetan media about a Chinese public order forcing Tibetan residents of a restive county to wear traditional Tibetan attire with fur during a performance at a major event, the head of the county’s publicity department has denied the allegations and said that no performances were held in the county on the said day.
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TCHRD reiterates call for investigation into Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s death in prison, confirms release of Rinpoche’s sister and niece
DHARAMSALA, AUG 10: Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a Tibetan rights group based in Dharamsala has reiterated its call for an independent and impartial investigation into Trulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s death in prison while confirming the release of Rinpoche’s sister and niece who have been arbitrarily detained for about two weeks.
Read moreBook review: The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong is gripping
Thupten Samphel, Hindustan Times | August 8, 2015
The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong recounts the contradictory twists and turns in the desperate last-ditch efforts by Tibet to survive as a culture and people. The story is told by Gyalo Thondup, the older brother of the Dalai Lama and a key figure in the Tibetan struggle.
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China enforces animal skin attire on Tibetans in restive Driru county on PLA anniversary
DHARAMSALA, Aug 7: In the run-up to the 88th anniversary of the founding of China’s Peoples Liberation Army on August 1, Chinese authorities ordered Tibetan residents of Driru county in Nagchu prefecture of traditional Tibetan province of Kham to comply with four guidelines, failing which, cultivation of caterpillar fungus (Yartsa Gunbu), which is the main source of income for the local Tibetans, will denied for five years.
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