A wave of self-immolation by young men in Tibet is a warning to China that per-emptive oppression can lead to desperate acts Ed Douglas guardian.co.uk, Monday 17 October 2011 In 1951, Phuntsok Wangyal was a young Tibetan communist determined to bring much-needed social and political reform to his homeland. He …
Read More »Kashag to Hold Grand Prayer Service to Mourn Tragic Self-immolations inTibet
(Press Release) The Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration will organize a day-long grand prayer service at the Tsuglagkhang, the main temple, in Dharamsala on 19 October 2011, for all those Tibetans who have self-immolated and those suffering incarceration for their courage to speak up for the rights of …
Read More »Kalon Tripa reiterates his commitment in finding a mutually acceptable solution to the issue of Tibet
Press Release 12 October 2011 The recent changes in the political leadership of the Tibetan people have been historic. But the central task of the Tibetan movement to restore basic freedoms and dignity of the Tibetan people remains unchanged. As a result I have consistently stated that one of …
Read More »The Kashag and Tibetan Parliament Urge International Community to send fact-finding delegations to Tibet to ascertain the situation on the ground
The Joint Press Statement from the Kashag and Tibetan Parliament-In-Exile October 12, 2011 Source: tibet dot net Since the 2008 uprising in Tibet, the situation inTibethas been deteriorating. Particularly, as of March this year, it has become ever more tense and urgent with the increasing cases of self-immolation by …
Read More »Parkdale Gallery hosts first Art for Tibet event
InsideToronto dot com |Oct 06, 2011 Tenzin Nawang Tekan of Etobicoke was inspired to organize an Art forTibetauction here inTorontoby a similar event she attended while visitingNew York. “It was great. There were lots of people there, they had live painting demonstrations and live music and wine,” Tekan said. …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama calls off visit to South Africa
Dharamsala, HP, India, 4 October 2011 – His Holiness the Dalai Lama had been invited to South Africa by a number of universities and organizations including Stellenbosch University, the Tutu Centre and the Mahatma Gandhi Trust to give public talks, deliver Bishop Tutu’s 80th Birth Anniversary Inaugural Lecture and …
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