US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Sarah Sewall Visits Dharamshala
DHARAMSHALA: US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Ms. Sarah Sewall, arrived in Dharamshala today for a two-day official visit to discuss issues of importance to the Tibetan refugee community. She is accompanied by an eight-member US delegation. “Under Secretary Sewall,…
Why Are Tibetans Setting Themselves on Fire?
By Tsering Woeser, NYR Daily, 11 January 2016 February 27, 2009, was the third day of Losar, the Tibetan New Year. It was also the day that self-immolation came to Tibet. The authorities had just cancelled a Great Prayer Festival…
Sikyong Speaks on Political Situation of Tibet at Chiba University, Japan
TOKYO: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay addressed the students and faculty of the prestigious Chiba Institute of Technology (CIT) University on Monday, 11 January. The talk was held as part of Sikyong’s effort to raise international awareness on the grim political…
Sikyong Visits New Office of Tibet in Japan
Tokyo: Tibetan political leader Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, who is currently on an official trip to Japan, paid a visit to the new Office of Tibet (OoT) building located in the Shinjuku-ku locality in Tokyo on 10 January. The new…