Category: Statements & Press Releases

Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay addressing the 52nd Tibetan Democracy Day celebrations in Dharamsala, India, on 2 September 2012/Photo/Lobsang Tsering/Tibetonline TV

Statement of the Kashag on the Fifty-Second Anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day

  2 September 2012 On the 52nd anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day, I would like to pay the Kashag’s and my personal obeisance to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and extend heartfelt greetings to fellow Tibetans in Tibet and in exile. Today is a proud day for all Tibetans. It is the day when Tibetan [...]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Special Envoy Kasur Lodi Gyari, Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen at Kashag Secretariat in Dharamsala on 31 May 2012

Kalon Tripa Accepts Resignations of Special Envoy Lodi G. Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen

The Tibetan Leadership Reiterates its Commitment to the Middle-Way Policy PRESS RELEASE tibet.net  | June 3, 2012 Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Head of the Central Tibetan Administration, regretfully accepted the resignations of Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Lodi G. Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen. The resignations became effective June 1, 2012. Special [...]

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Kashag’s Statement on the Security of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

  tibetdot net |May 20, 2012 In the recent days, there has been considerable media attention concerning reports of a possible security threat to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The security of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a matter of great concern. On 8 May 2012, His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave an interview [...]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Special Envoy, Mr Lodi G. Gyari

Where is China Heading on Tibet?

  Remarks by Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari to the Council on Foreign Relations Washington DC. April 23, 2012 You know that I have been leading the Tibetan delegation for the dialogue with the Chinese government for the last many years. But I am not here today to give you a report on my progress because there [...]

At Least Seven Reasons Why Beijing is Responsible for the Self-Immolations in Tibet

At Least Seven Reasons Why Beijing is Responsible for the Self-Immolations in Tibet

  For Immediate Release | 26 March 2012 1. Continuing occupation of Tibet 2. Political repression 3. Patriotic re-education and demonization of H.H. the Dalai Lama 4. Shooting and killing of peaceful Tibetan protesters 5. Economic marginalization and making of Tibetans as second-class citizens in their homeland 6. Cultural assimilation and denial of Tibetan as [...]

Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay addressing at the formal function to commemorate the 53rd Tibetan National Uprising Day in Dharamsala, India

Statement of Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay on the 53rd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day

  March 10, 2012 Today, on the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day and the fourth anniversary of the 2008 mass protests inTibet, I offer tribute to the brave people who have sacrificed so much forTibet. Despite fifty-three years of occupation by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Tibetan spirit and identity [...]

Kelsang Gyaltsen, Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama /  File Photo Frédéric Koller

Memorandum on the Call for an EU Special Coordinator for Tibetan Affairs

by Kelsang Gyaltsen, Envoy of H. H. the Dalai Lama, February 2012 The Tibetan struggle: A case of exemplary non-violent struggle for freedom For over five decades, under the leadership of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan freedom struggle has remained strictly non-violent.  After the devolution of his political authority to the democratically elected [...]

Chidrel Kalon Dicki Chhoyang addressing the Press at DIIR Auditorium. Photo DIIR

Press statement of Chidrel Kalon Dicki Chhoyang regarding the critical situation in Tibet

  Press Statement |6 Feb, 2012 The Central Tibetan Administration is deeply concerned and alarmed over the recent news of three more self-immolations in Serthar (Sichuan) onFriday, February 3, 2012. Unconfirmed reports state that three Tibetans were involved, two of them aged in the 60s and 30s respectively. All three have sustained injuries, but their [...]

Kalon Tripa Lobsang Sangay

Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay’s statement on the recent killings of Tibetans by the PRC government

  As Chinese everywhere were celebrating the first couple of days of the Year of Dragon on January 23rd and 24th, 2012. Chinese police fired indiscriminately on hundreds of Tibetans who had gathered peacefully to claim their basic rights in Drakgo, Serthar, Ngaba, Gyarong, and other neighboring Tibetan areas. Six Tibetans were reportedly killed and [...]

International silence over the recent crackdowns in Tibet sends a wrong signal to Beijing, says CTA release

  PRESS RELEASE 24 January,2012 On January 23rd, 2012, a large number of Tibetan civilians from several villages are reported to have demonstrated in Drakgo county in Karze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. According to local sources, the police opened fire on the demonstrators, at least 32 people have been reported injured including 2 [...]