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…
Celebrating His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Delhi in his 80th Year
New Delhi, India, 4 January 2016 His Holiness the Dalai Lama was very welcomed in Delhi today by old friends who wished to celebrate his reaching his 80th birthday. The event included a vivid exhibition of photographs that His Holiness…