Tenpa Dargey Dies, Kirti monastery under military occupation
April 9, 2012 3:04 pm Tenpa Dargay, a monk of Kirti monastery, who set himself on fire protesting the Chinese government’s repression in Tibet died on 7 April. Tenpa Dargay and Chemi Palden set themselves on fire on 30 March…
Nobel Laureates Urge President Hu for Dialogue on Tibet
April 3, 2012 6:21 pm DHARAMSHALA: A group of 12 Nobel Peace Laureates — including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, and President Jose Ramos Horta — today sent a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao urging him to “respect…
His Holiness the Dalai Lama awarded 2012 Templeton Prize
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader whose long-standing engagement with multiple dimensions of science and with people far beyond his own religious traditions has made him an incomparable global voice for universal ethics, nonviolence, and harmony…
Two More Tibetans Self-Immolate in Tibet
Chimey Palden/file photo DHARAMSHALA: Reports coming out of Tibet say two more Tibetans have set themselves on fire in protest against the Chinese government’s repressive policies in Tibet. The two Tibetans – Tenpa Dargey, 22, and Chimey Palden, 21, monks…