Testimony of Representative Kaydor Aukatsang at the US Congress’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing on Tibet & China: Searching for a New Way Forward held on July 14, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Mr. Chairman: Thank you for inviting me to testify before your committee. The late Tom Lantos was …
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Representative Kaydor Aukatsang’s Welcome and Gratitude Remark at the North American Gratitude Tenshug Event for His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 10, 2015 in New York Good afternoon and welcome everyone. The Office of Tibet recently held an essay contest to honor His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his …
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Washington, DC, June 9, 2015: 14th North American Tibetan Association Conference Held in Portland, Oregon. The 14th North American Tibetan Association Conference was organized in Portland, Oregon by the Office of Tibet from June 5-7, 2015. 33 participants from 19 Tibetan Associations have passed 13 major resolutions and discussed several …
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2014 Essay contest to honor His Holiness the Dalai Lama The Office of Tibet, Washington, DC is pleased to announce an essay contest to mark 2014 as a Year of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay in his March 10th statement announced that the Central Tibetan Administration …
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Berlin, Schneverdingen, Hannover May 1st, 2014 The Deutsche Buddhistische Ordensgemeinschaft (DBO) formally dissociates itself from the protests against the Dalai Lama, which are being staged worldwide, and also in Frankfurt (Main). The DBO remains of the conviction that opinions among Buddhists should be expressed in a peaceful, respectful, truthful …
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Fifty-five years ago, thousands of Tibetans spontaneously gathered on this day in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, to protect His Holiness the Dalai Lama and protest against Chinese occupation. Seven days later, His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Lhasa and fled to India. 80,000 Tibetans followed him into …
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