October 11, 2015 – Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay inaugurated the Utah Tibetan Community center The new Tibetan community hall was to be inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama initially. However, after the cancellation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s entire program in the US, Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay was requested to …
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: On May 23, 2015, the Tibetan Association of Boston organized a formal gathering of its community member to announce Sister-Shijak relationship with Tezu Dhargyeling Tibetan Settlement based in Arunachal Pradesh. The executive members of the Association did the selection by drawing one name from the pool of all listed …
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The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet to be Honored on October 26 in Philadelphia (Source) PHILADELPHIA (June 17, 2015) – The National Constitution Center has announced His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will receive the 2015 Liberty Medal in recognition of his advocacy for human rights worldwide. His …
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October 20, 2015: The Office of Tibet would like to thank everyone who participated in the Tibetan primary elections for the Sikyong and the two North American Chitue seats on October 18, 2015. The elections went off smoothly, turnout appears to be strong, and the sealed ballots are now beginning …
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Tenzin Norgay, The Diplomat, September 30, 2015 Fifty years after the creation of the Tibet Autonomous Region, it is time for Tibet to have true autonomy. Earlier this month, Beijing marked the fiftieth anniversary of establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region with a mass spectacle in Lhasa designed to showcase its powerful …
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CLIMATE ACTION FOR THE ROOF OF THE WORLD A global environmental catastrophe can be avoided, but we must act now to ensure that the Tibetan Plateau and the world’s fragile ecosystem are protected. As climate change accelerates, the effects will resonate far beyond the Tibetan Plateau, changing the water supply …
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