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…
“We are yet to receive independent confirmation of the release of these [Tibetan] prisoners,” said Thubten Samphel, information secretary of the Central Tibetan Administration based in Dharamshala, while reacting to a Xinhua news agency’s report that the Chinese government has…
Buddhist Scholar Robert Thurman The plight of the Tibetan people, whose cultural and religious heritage has been steadily undermined since their country was invaded by the Chinese government in 1950, has become a cause celebre for the likes of Richard…
Chinese officials have today (Monday) announced further changes to the controversial Tibet leg of the Olympic Torch Relay. In the latest official announcement, reported in the China Daily this morning, organizers confirmed that the torch will pass through Xinjang (East…
More than 1,000 protesters detained during anti-government riots in Tibet three months ago have not been accounted for, a human rights group said Wednesday. Amnesty International said a quarter of about 4,000 people detained by police during the riots in…