Saturday, December 21 2024

Office of Tibet

Tibetan Parliament Speaker successfully concludes US visit

  NEW YORK: The Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Mr Penpa Tsering, concluded his 12-day visit to the United States with a meeting with the Governor of the Vermont State, Mr Peter Shumlin, on 16 December. The two leaders discussed about the critical situation inside Tibet, particularly a …

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Vested interests block reconciliation in Tibet

  By Thubten Samphel The Asia Times Online December 16, 2013 China’s anti-splitism bureaucracy is up in arms. This time the Chinese Communist Party bureaucracy’s fight against separatists is turning against scholars within party think tanks who dare to suggest accommodation and reconciliation with the Dalai Lama is needed for …

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Tibet’s Tense New Reality

  Checkpoints with fire extinguishers, pincer-wielding police officers, and spies disguised as monks—welcome to daily life in Lhasa. Anastasia Corell The Atlantic Dec 13 2013 From nearly any point in Lhasa, capital of China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, you can see at least two police checkpoints. At each one, police officers …

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Mandela gave hope to Tibet’s struggle for justice: Sikyong

  DHARAMSHALA: Describing Nelson Mandela as an icon of peace, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay said his struggle for justice gave hope to humanity in general and particularly to Tibetans, that justice do prevail in the end. “On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration, I would like to express my profound …

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