By Tim Johnson | McClatchy Newspapers | March 9, 2011 March is typically a tense month for Tibetans under the yoke of their Chinese rulers. It marks the anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s 1959 flight into exile. Protests, like ones in 2008, typically erupt this month. If any unrest occurs …
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The Statement of Kashag on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan People’s National Uprising Day
Today is the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan people’s uprising against the Chinese authorities in 1959 and the third anniversary of the peaceful protests throughout Tibet in 2008. On this special occasion, the Kashag would like to pay homage to all the martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for the cause …
Read More »Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day
Today marks the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan people’s peaceful uprising of 1959 against Communist China’s repression in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, and the third anniversary of the non-violent demonstrations that took place across Tibet in 2008. On this occasion, I would like to pay tribute to and pray for …
Read More »North American Tibetan Associations Conference Concludes Successfully
The 11th North American Tibetan Associations conference concluded successfully on February 27th. The two-day conference took place at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing, NY, on Saturday, February 26th and Sunday, February 27. The conference organized by the Office of Tibet was attended by the delegates from 25 Tibetan …
Read More »The Tibetan people have to manage themselves
Berlin, 17 Feb: The Tibetan people have to manage themselves without His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s patronage said Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche today during a round table discussion with journalist in Berlin. “Better to face the reality now. Tibetans will have to face it sooner or later,” he said. …
Read More »A moral compass is not just for history (The European Voice)
For those Europeans who know what it is like to be Tibetan, an unwillingness to meet the Dalai Lama is worse than cowardice The European Voice, 11 February, 2011 The Dalai Lama is visiting Europe this August. The continent’s senior politicians are not exactly jostling to see him. His website …
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