Exile

DHARAMSALA, Sep 4: The Central Tibetan Administration today held a prayer service for the latest Tibetan self-immolator, Tashi Kyi at Tsug-Lag-Khang, the main temple at Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala.

DHARAMSALA, SEP 3: Thousands of Tibetans and supporters gathered at the court yard of the main temple in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala on Sep 2 to participate in the official celebrations of the 55th Tibetan Democracy day.

DHARAMSALA, Sep 1: The Central Tibetan Administration today released a book titled “Tibet was not part of China but middle way remains a viable solution: Central Tibetan Administration’s response to China’s white paper on Tibet” at a press conference held here in Dharamsala and also responded to the recent statements made by Chinese leaders at the 6th Tibet Work Forum held in Beijing over Aug 24-25.

DHARAMSALA, Aug 31: The elected political head of the Tibetan people, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay at a press conference held in the morning today announced Kashag’s decision to cancel the Kalachakra Initiation to be held at Bodh Gaya in January 2016 and postpone the event for a year.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

DHARAMSALA, Aug 4: A former Tibetan political prisoner and a prominent advocate of Tibetan independence- as opposed to the current official stand of seeking ‘genuine autonomy’ through the middle way approach, proposed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and supported by the Tibetan Parliament in exile- has thrown his hat into the ring for the election of Sikyong 2016.