BRUSSELS: The last item on the agenda of the European Parliament’s plenary session inStrasbourgon Tuesday was a debate on the situation of Tibet. Prior to the debate, Lady Ashton, Vice-President of the European Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy made a statement where she …
Read More »Dalai Lama’s senior envoy arrives in S.Korea
AFP |June 11, 2012 A senior envoy of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has arrived in South Korea to attend a religious event, in a rare visit by a leading Tibetan official, organisers said Monday. Samdhong Rinpoche, a former prime minister of Tibet’s government-in-exile, has arrived to …
Read More »Dharamsala Hosts 4th All Indian Tibet Support Groups Conference
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama today inaugurated the 4th All Tibetan Support Groups Conference in Dharamsala, calling on Indians to support the preservation of Tibetan culture and natural environment for the wider interest of entire Asia. The three-day conference, being attended by over 150 Indian supporters from acrossIndia, …
Read More »Closed Tibet – an editorial of the Wall Street Journal
A flood of bad news prompts Beijing to ban foreign visitors. The Wall Street Journal (Asia) June 7, 2012 Chinese travel agencies announced on Wednesday that foreign travelers are no longer allowed to visit Tibet. This blanket ban is Beijing’s response to the flood of bad news from the …
Read More »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 …
Read More »His Holiness talks about Peace and Religious Harmony in Salzburg
21 May 2012, Salzburg As the sun caught the peaks of the mountains around the city, His Holiness drove to the Salzburg Arena, where he was received by the Governor Ms. Gabi Burgstaller. They exchanged views privately for several minutes before she escorted him into the hall where he …
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