Flame of Truth Torch Relay in Tasmania
The Flame of Truth Torch was flown down to Hobart on 19th September with Tenzin Lobsang, Vice President, Melbourne Tibetan Community. The Tasmanian Tibetan Community welcomed the Torch from Hobart Airport with the offering of traditional Tibetan scarves. The formal…
17 October – A day to remember in Tibetan freedom struggle
After the Nobel Peace Prize win in 1989, the Tibetan struggle for freedom and justice got another major shot in the arm on this day in 2007 with the conferment of the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award of…
US Ambassador Visited Ngaba
DHARAMSHALA: The State Department says the US ambassador to China last month visited Ngaba in north-eastern Tibet where most of the self-immolations by Tibetans in protest against the Chinese government’s repressive policies have taken place. Ambassador Gary Locke met with…
Dharamsala holds prayer service to mourn self-immolations
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration today organised a prayer service at the main temple here, to mourn and express solidarity with all those Tibetans who have self-immolated for the cause of Tibet, including Sangay Gyatso. 27-year-old Sangay Gyatso, a father…