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His Holiness the Dalai Lama honoured with Templeton Prize »

Dr John M Templeton Jr presents the 2012 Templeton Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on 14 May 2012/Photo/Clifford Shirley His Holiness’s first engagement of the day was an interview with Sarah Montague of the BBC which will be broadcast later today and tomorrow. Among the topics they [...]

Live Webcast: Templeton Prize Ceremony »

There will be a live webcast of the ceremony of the 2012 Templeton Prize being presented to His Holiness the Dalai Lama from St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, UK, on 14 2012. The award ceremony will be preceded by a live webcast of a meeting with the press. The live broadcasts can be viewed at [...]

New Video Footage Shows Self-Immolations in Zamthang »

May 9, 2012 3:57 pm DHARAMSHALA:  New video footages coming out of Tibet shows tragic self-immolation of three Tibetans and audio recordings of their last wishes to restore freedom and preservation of Tibetan identity and culture under the repressive rule of the Chinese government.  (Watch video footage) The footages also depicts the peaceful demonstrations and [...]

Prisoner Meeting Barred in Tibet Autonomous Region »

An aerial view of the various prisons and detention centres of Tibet Autonomous region DHARAMSHALA: Reports coming out of Tibet say, an internal notice sent to all the prisons and detention centers of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) in March 2012, has barred all prisoners from meeting their friends and family. The notice has also [...]

Annual Tibetan Representatives Meeting Convened in Ottawa »

Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay (C) and Kalon Dicki Chhoyang (Ms) with the representatives of the various offices of Tibet based around the world. OTTAWA: The annual Tibetan representatives meeting organised by the Department of Information and International Relations was convened from 29 April to 1 May 2012 in Ottawa, Canada. The meeting was presided [...]