Chinese activist Hu Jia remains under house arrest
DHARAMSALA, Jan 28: Within hours after prominent Chinese human rights lawyer, Xu Zhiyong was sentenced to four years jail term for “disruption of public order” on Jan 26,
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Tibet House US Benefit Concert to be held on March 11th
DHARAMSALA, Jan 18: Eagle’s guitarist Joe Walsh, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith and English rock band New Order are all slated to perform at the 24th annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert.
Read moreInternational musicians call for Tibetan singers’ release
DHARAMSALA, Dec 17: Peter Gabriel, Thom Yorke and Ed O’Brien (Radiohead), Serj Tankian (System of a Down) and Tjinder Singh (Cornershop) were the first ones to sign a petition launched by Free Tibet
Read moreUS Ambassador to China Gary Locke to step down early next year
DHARAMSALA, Nov 21: The American Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American to hold the post said Wednesday that he will step down in early 2014
Read moreSharon Stone gets Nobel Peace Summit Award from His Holiness
DHARAMSALA, Oct 25: Hollywood actress, Sharon Stone of the 1992 thriller, Basic Instinct fame was presented with the Nobel Peace Summit award by the Tibetan Spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Read moreTibet’s exiled footballers battling to make international headway
By Richard Padula BBC World Service Sport | 4 May, 2013
Living in exile and playing for a team unrecognised by Fifa and opposed by the Chinese, means life isn’t always easy for Tibet’s footballers.
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