Brussels; Lithuanian MEP Mr. Leonidas Donskis organized an event in the European Parliament to screen Dhondup Wangchen’s documentary film ‘Leaving Fear Behind’ on 21 January. The screening was attended by MEPs, assistants to MEPs, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Brussels, representatives from NGOs, representatives of ICT …
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The 6th Conference of Tibetan Education in Exile Opens in Dharamsala
DHARAMSHALA – January 7: The three-day sixth Conference on Tibetan Education in Exile commenced today in Dharamshala. Over 236 participants comprising of principals, directors, teachers and counselors from 76 Tibetan schools in Nepal and India, are currently attending the 3-day conference. The conference is the largest gathering of teachers …
Read More »Sikyong Inaugurates Tibetan Students’ Leadership Summit
tibet.net December 26, 2013 DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong and Education Kalon Dr Lobsang Sangay today inaugurated a seven-day summit to impart leadership qualities to top Tibetan students of class X from across India and Nepal at the Lower TCV school in Dharamshala. Over 300 students comprising equal numbers of boys and …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s interchange with a Chilean Biologist and Russian Journalists
New Delhi, India 20 December 2013 For the second day today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with a Chilean delegation led by 85 year old biologist and philosopher Humberto Maturana, who was teacher and collaborator with His Holiness’s good friend Francisco Varela. He is also the scientist who …
Read More »Tibetan Parliament Speaker successfully concludes US visit
NEW YORK: The Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Mr Penpa Tsering, concluded his 12-day visit to the United States with a meeting with the Governor of the Vermont State, Mr Peter Shumlin, on 16 December. The two leaders discussed about the critical situation inside Tibet, particularly a …
Read More »Tibet’s Tense New Reality
Checkpoints with fire extinguishers, pincer-wielding police officers, and spies disguised as monks—welcome to daily life in Lhasa. Anastasia Corell The Atlantic Dec 13 2013 From nearly any point in Lhasa, capital of China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, you can see at least two police checkpoints. At each one, police officers …
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