Sarnath, Varanasi, India 10 January 2013–The weather was milder and the sky was blue for the first time in the morning since he arrived in Sarnath, as His Holiness the Dalai Lama made his way early to the teaching pavilion. He spent an hour performing the preparatory rites for the Avalokiteshvara empowerment he was [...]
Patna, 4 January 2013–On arrival in the ancient Indian city of Patna yesterday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was warmly welcomed at the airport by the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He was then driven a short distance to the State Guest House, where he retired for the night. Patna, capital of modern Bihar [...]
GENEVA (2 November 2012) – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged Chinese authorities to promptly address the longstanding grievances that have led to an alarming escalation in desperate forms of protest, including self-immolations, in Tibetan areas. The UN human rights chief said she was disturbed by “continuing allegations [...]
By Simon Denyer The Washington Post October 30, 2012 NEW DELHI — As China’s Communist Party prepares for its leadership transition, a wave of self-immolations has spread and accelerated across Tibet, in the most sustained protests against Beijing’s rule there in five decades. Most of those who have set themselves afire are in their [...]
October 20, 2012 BOSTON: Sikyong Lobsang Sangay visited North America from 6 to 19 October. He arrived at Logan Airport, Boston on 6 October, where the members of Tibetan Association of Boston warmly received him. On invitation from the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Sikyong delivered a talk titled “Tibet – Prospects of a Dialogue” [...]
Syracuse, NY 9th October 2012 This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama received a group of spiritual leaders, local and other dignitaries for breakfast, among them Andrew Brown, Martin Luther King III and A.R. Rahman. In response to keen questions he spoke about the importance of what he calls secular ethics: the values, like [...]
Syracuse, NY 8th October 2012 After a very long flight from New Delhi, His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived yesterday in Syracuse, New York, where he was met at the airport by Syracuse University Chancellor, Nancy Cantor, Vice President Tom Walsh and Oren Lyons, Native American Faithkeeper of Onondaga Nation. A short drive through [...]
By Michelle Baran www.travelweekly.com September 13, 2012 China has once again stopped issuing travel permits for foreign visitors to Tibet, according to several tour operators. “Right now, China is not allowing anybody in,” said Will Weber, co-founder and co-director of Journeys International, which has been bringing travelers to Tibet since 1986. In recent months, [...]
by T.P. | BEIJING THE ECONOMIST | Sep 13th 2012 CONTRARY to popular myth, the Great Wall of China is not visible from space to the naked eye. But on a large wall in a small American town, there is a politically charged painting that has somehow come into the view of officials at [...]
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By MARY KISSEL THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | POLITICAL DIARY October 18, 2012 The State Department has rightly taken a beating for its mishandling of the Benghazi terrorist attack last month that killed four Americans. But as the media scrambles to cover that mess, another important—and positive—diplomatic story that’s developing out of China has [...]