Exile

DHARAMSALA, Mar 4: Dorjee Tsering, the 16-yr-old Tibetan boy who self-immolated in Dehradun on Mar 29 to bring global attention to the Tibetan struggle for freedom has succumbed to burn injuries.

[dalailama.com] Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA, 29 February 2016: The sky was bright but the breeze cool as His Holiness the Dalai Lama walked from his car to a small chapel at the Mayo Clinic after lunch this leap year day.

Abhishek Angad, The Indian Express | March 2, 2016

The incident took place while Tsering and his family were visiting his uncle in Dehradun. According to his family members, it took the ambulance six hours to reach Delhi.

DHARAMSALA, Mar 1: A Tibetan student has set himself on fire on Feb 29 in Lakhanwala, Dehradun to protest against Chinese rule in Tibet. Dorjee Tsering, a 16-yr-old Tibetan student of class ten at Tibetan Homes School, Mussoorie set himself on fire at around 8:30 am on Feb 29 near an old people’s home in Lakhanwala, Dehradun to protest against Chinese rule in Tibet, a reliable source said.

DHARAMSALA, Feb 29: Tibetan cabinet minister for the Department of Information and International Relations of the Central Tibetan Administration, Ms Dicki Chhoyang has resigned from her post before the completion of her tenure.

February 26, 2016

A government-backed website in China focused on Tibet has criticised Chinese celebrities after they were pictured at a Buddhist assembly with aides working for the Dalai Lama.

SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Feb 24: Thousands of apps running code built by Chinese Internet giant Baidu have collected and transmitted users’ personal information to the company, much of it easily intercepted, researchers say.

Pat Pheifer, Star Tribune | February 21, 2016

The elderly Tibetan Buddhist said he is in good health.

The stage was filled with flowers, monks in saffron-colored robes and dignitaries in suits, but the crowd at the Minneapolis Convention Center had come to see just one man, the Dalai Lama.

February 18, 2016

When identifying threats to Himalayan ecosystems, China stands out. For years, the People’s Republic has been engaged in frenzied damming of rivers and unbridled exploitation of mineral wealth on the resource-rich Tibetan Plateau.