The Office of Tibet is pleased to announce that His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will be visiting the United States from June 12-27, 2016. The upcoming visit will take His Holiness to Washington, DC, Southern California, Salt Lake City, Boulder and Indianapolis. Here are the confirmed public events during …
Read More »Speaker Penpa Tsering Appointed as the New Representative to North America for the Office of Tibet, Washington, D.C.
DHARAMSHALA: Speaker of the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Mr Penpa Tsering has been appointed as the new Representative for the Office of Tibet, Washington, DC. He will take charge either from 1 July 2016 or when the necessary documents are issued by the US government, a release from the Kashag secretariat …
Read More »March 10th Chronicles: Minneapolis / St. Paul (2016)
A special feature capturing the images and highlights of the North American commemoration of the 57th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM) commemorated the 57th Tibetan National Uprising Day in front of the Hennepin County Government Center building in downtown Minneapolis on March 10, 2016. …
Read More »March 10th Chronicles: New York City (2016)
A special feature capturing the images and highlights of the North American commemoration of the 57th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Tibetan Community of New York & New Jersey along with Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of NY&NJ, Regional Tibetan Women’s Associations of NY&NJ, Dokham Chushi Gangdruk of NY&NJ, Students for …
Read More »US Congress Holds a Hearing on China’s Pervasive Use of Torture, Kusho Golog Jigme Testifies
Photo/RFA China’s pervasive use of torture was the subject of a hearing convened by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on April 14, 2016 in the U.S. Congress. The witnesses who testified and made policy recommendations to the U.S. Government were: Sophie Richardson, China Director, Human Rights Watch; Margaret K. …
Read More »US Department of State Releases 2015 Annual Human Rights Report, Mentioning Severe Repression and Serious Human Rights Abuses in Tibet
April 14, 2016 The US Department of State Released its 2015 Annual Human Rights Report on April 13, 2015. In his remarks to the press, Secretary of State John Kerry stated that “ government that fails to respect human rights, no matter how lofty its pretentions, has very little to …
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