Thursday, November 3, 2011 Washington, DC. November 2, 2011–Day three of the Kalon Tripa’s visit to Washington, DC saw Dr. Sangay meeting with Representative Jim Sensenbrenner,  speaking at the National Press Club, meeting with Senator Patrick Leahy and his aide, Tim Rieser, and Representatives Andre Crenshaw and Jared Polis. …

November 3, 2011 This morning when I sat down to write this piece, I read about another case of self-immolation in Tibet today.  This time, a 35-year-old nun named Palden Choetso from Tawu town in eastern part of Tibet set herself on fire to protest against the on going Chinese …

    Wednesday, 2 November,2011 Washington, DC.: “Mr. Kalon Tripa, the Senator is now ready to receive you” called out the staff of Senator Joseph Lieberman as the Kalon Tripa, Dr. Lobsang Sangay and his team along with Senator John McCain waited at the reception area of Senator Lieberman’s office. …

  GENEVA (1 November 2011) – A group of United Nations independent experts voiced grave concern over reports of heavy security measures, in and around the area of the Tibetan Buddhist Kirti monastery – which houses some 2,500 monks- and other monasteries in Aba County, an area of Sichuan province …

[Sunday,30 October 2011,9:30 p.m.] OSAKA,Japan: Over 5,000 Japanese and nearly 400 Koreans flocked to Mainishi arena inOsakato hear His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who started his public teaching today. “I am very happy to be here in Japan and meet spiritual friends,” said His Holiness the Dalai Lama, after he …

  DHARAMSALA, INDIA October 29, 2011—According to information released by the India based Tibetan Center for Democracy and Human Rights (TCHRD), a Chinese authorities in Sichuan province have sentenced a Tibetan school teacher and writer, Jolep Dawa, to a three-year jail term on unknown charges. The TCHRD release says Jolep …