In this file photo, a Peaceful protest march by Tibetans in Amdo Labrang, Sangchu County, Kanlho Dharamshala: “We would welcome the opening of Tibet to foreign tourists and the reported release of over 1000 Tibetans arrested following the recent wide…
by Tsering Topgyal On April 25, China offered to hold “contact and consultation with Dalai Lama’s private representative.” Western governments heaved a collective sigh of relief. The 2008 U.S.-EU Summit declaration, for instance, welcomed China’s gesture, calling for a “results-orientated…
Gyalwang Karmapa at 24th Kagyu Monlam in Bodhgaya Thursday 26 June: Tibetan Buddhists living in Dharamshala celebrated the 23rd birthday of His Eminence the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, head of the Karma Kagyud tradition. Karma Kagyud is one…
23 June 2008: Karze (Ch: Ganzi) County, Karze “TAP”, Kham (incorporated into Chinese province of Sichuan) – Villages people are being intimidated against staging any protest. “Work teams” from the county government office have been visiting the villages, including Me-nyenda…
Lara Damiani with Tibetans at Drigung Tel Monastery in July 2007 Australian filmmaker Lara Damiani recently presented her documentary about the Tibetan freedom struggle, “Tibet’s Cry for Freedom,” to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Damiani, who used her own funds…