By GILLIAN WONG Associated Press BEIJING — Beijing-based artist Liu Yi is working on a series of black-and-white portraits he knows will never be shown in a Chinese gallery. His varied subjects – men and women, young and old, smiling and pensive – have one thing in common: They …
Read More »Government of India Approves the Transfer of CTSA Schools to the Central Tibetan Administration
Press Release The Department of Education (DoE) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Dharamsala, welcomes the announcement made by Shri P. Chidambaram on the Government of India’s approval of the proposal requesting the transfer of schools under the Central Tibetan Schools Administration (CTSA) to the DoE. Click here for …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Concludes Teachings in Sarnath
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 …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurates Buddha Commemoration Park in Patna
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. …
Read More »CTA Welcomes UN’s Statement and Urges to Convene a Special Session of UN Human Rights Council
Press Release 3 November 2012 “The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) based in Dharamsala is encouraged by the powerful statement of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, on Friday,” said Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay. Ms Pillay has strongly urged the Chinese government to “promptly address the …
Read More »UN Urges China to Urgently Address Longstanding Grievances of Tibetans
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 …
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