Australian Greens, MEP Provera raise concern over military blockade of Kirti Monastery
DHARAMSHALA: The Offices of Tibet in Australia and Belgium have appealed for assistance from their host countries to persuade the Chinese government to end the Photo of Lobsang Dhargye, a monk of Kirti Monastery who was detained by the Chinese…
One year on, Tibetans still suffer in quake-hit Kyegudo
A special prayer service was held this morning at Tsuglagkhang, the main temple in Dharamsala, to mourn those who lost DHARAMSHALA: On this day in 2010, tragedy unfolded in Kyegudo (Chinese: Yushu) in eastern Tibet’s Kham province after a massive…
Tibetans Block Armed Forces at Kirti Monastery; Kirti Rinpoche Appeals for Restraint
DHARAMSHALA: The Chinese government has started building concrete walls to close the gaps between the barbed wire fence to reinforce the blockade imposed on Kirti Monastery, restricting 2,500 monks from leaving the monastery. An estimated 800 additional armed security personnel…
Australian Foreign Minister discusses Tibet with Chinese Leader
DHARAMSHALA: Australia’s Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd had raised human rights in Tibet and Xinjiang during his meeting with Jia Qingling, chairman of the Chinese Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd/File People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, in Brisbane on Saturday (9…