Dharamsala, India, 18 December 2011 – His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his deep sadness at learning of the passing away of his dear friend President Václav Havel. In a letter to his wife Mrs. Dagmar Havlova, His Holiness wrote that in his death, the world has lost a …
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Central Tibetan Administration Mourns Passing Away of President Václav Havel
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration has expressed great sadness over the passing away of President Václav Havel, a dear and steadfast friend of the Tibetan people. In a condolence letter sent to the late president’s wife Mrs Dagmar Havlova, today, the Kashag said: “It is with great sadness the …
Read More »Self-immolation tests China – by Abanti Bhattacharya
By Abanti Bhattacharya The Asia Times Online Dec 16, 2011 Among other implications, the self-immolation of Tibetans in China overwhelmingly suggests the failure of minority policy carved out by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to deal with the ethnic nationality question in the 1950s. The failure is particularly significant …
Read More »Open, free and democratic China is of great importance for Asia
Prague, 12 December: “A more open, free and democratic China is of great importance for Asia and the world as a whole”, said the Prague Declaration signed by the six speakers of the conference, “Democracy and Human Rights in Asia: One Year after an Empty Chair in Oslo”, yesterday. …
Read More »Prague Declaration for Human Rights in Asia
December 11, 2011 We, the participants of the conference “Democracy and Human Rights in Asia: One Year after an Empty Chair in Oslo”, who have gathered here in Prague at the invitation of President Václav Havel wish to join in the international efforts to promote awareness and improve progress …
Read More »New Book of His Holiness the Dalai Lama Released
BEYOND RELIGION: Ethics for a Whole World By His Holiniess the Dalai Lama, Alexander Norman Ten years ago, in his best-selling Ethics for a New Millennium, His Holiness the Dalai Lama first proposed an approach to ethics based on universal rather than religious principles. Now, in Beyond Religion, the …
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