New Secretary of DIIR Takes Charge
DHARAMSHALA: Mr Tashi Phuntsok has taken over from Mr Tashi, the charge of secretary for information of the Department of Information & International Relations on 8 February 2013. An official ceremony of taking over the charge was held today at…
The 100th Self-Immolation in Tibet- A case for the world to answer
PRESS RELEASE 14 February 2013 “Dignity is the spirit of a nationality…,” wrote the 42-year-old monk Sopa Rinpoche before his self-immolation on January 8, 2012. Since the first such action by Tapey on February 8, 2009, 100 Tibetans have burnt…
Human Rights Watch: China enforces highly repressive policies in Tibet
DHARAMSHALA: A prominent human rights organisation has criticised the Chinese government for carrying out widespread secret arrests and torture of Tibetans in custody and authoritarian control over all judicial institutions. The Human Rights Watch (HRW), in its World Report 2013…
Joint Press conference by Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay and Speaker of Tibetan Parliament Mr Penpa Tsering
Press Statement The Kashag and the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile of the Central Tibetan Administration based in Dharamshala, India is organising the Tibetan People’s Solidarity Campaign from 30 January – 2 February 2013 in Delhi. The objective of the campaign is to…