Exile

By: Tenzing Dhamdul, FNVA Research Associate

On 13th February 1913, His Holiness the 13th Dalai Lama Thupten Gyatso came out with a proclamation that reaffirmed Tibetan Independence. Therefore, declaring and ushering Tibet into the era of a modern nation-state, the first of its kind in the high Himalayas as its near neighbour which would eventually occupy it illegally was in a civil and factional power struggle after the dethronement and removal of the Qing Dynasty.

DHARAMSALA, 13 Feb: Tibetans and Tibet supporters in Dharamsala marked the 110th anniversary of the declaration of Tibetan independence with a street showcase “Majestic Walk”.

By: VIJAY KRANTI

NEW DELHI, DHARAMSHALA, NEW YORK, CHICAGO – 12 FEB Amid many painful aspects of the spread of Covid-19 in China, one positive outcome is the new comradeship the people of colonized countries like Tibet, Xinjiang (East Turkistan), Southern Mongolia and the right thinking Chinese citizens have come to establish in these painful days. Experts and thought leaders from all of these four groups who shared a common international webinar platform were of the opinion that to fight the dictatorship of the Chinese Communist Party under President Xi Jinping, they must join hands. 

DHARAMSALA, 8 Feb: UN experts have expressed grave concern over China’s policies aimed at assimilating Tibetan people culturally, religiously and linguistically through a residential school system that has affected around a million Tibetan children.

DHARAMSALA, 8 Feb: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed sadness at the extensive loss of life and many injuries caused by the devastating earthquakes that have struck Turkey and Syria.

DHARAMSALA, 3 Feb: Tibetan NGOs here in the exile headquarters of the Tibetan people called on the US government to investigate into Thermo Fisher Scientific and their ill-gotten gains as they joined over a hundred movement-based organisations and allies for the “Global week of action” to highlight China’s New Attack on Tibet: Stealing Tibetan DNA!

DHARAMSALA, 2 Feb: A specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia has said that Moscow forcing out of the leader of the Buddhist community of Kalmykia had more to do with Moscow’s wanting to show deference to Beijing than his criticism of Putin’s war in Ukraine.

DHARAMSALA, 31 Jan: A group of volunteers held a protest in solidarity with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on a ‘Climate fast’ on Monday.

DHARAMSALA, 26 Jan: Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) marked India’s 74th Republic Day today by hoisting the tri-coloured Indian national flag at a brief ceremony held at its headquarters here.

DHARAMSALA, 25 Jan: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama as well as the political head of the Tibetan people have both extended their congratulations to Chris Hipkins, the 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand.