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…
Tibetan girl receives a prestigious school award
Toongabbie, Sydney, Australia, 26 March 2012 Pema Yangchen, aged 6, received a prestigious “Friendship Award” from her school, Meadows Primary (Seven Hills, NSW), which has over 300 enrolled students. Pema is the only Tibetan student in the school. This award…
At Least Seven Reasons Why Beijing is Responsible for the Self-Immolations in Tibet
March 26, 2012 5:07 pm For Immediate Release 26 March 2012 At Least Seven Reasons Why Beijing is Responsible for the Self-Immolations in Tibet 1. Continuing occupation of Tibet 2. Political repression 3. Patriotic re-education and demonization of H.H. the…