Wishirgongyong, a Tibetan monk admires the view from the Yumbulagang Palace near Tsethang. Yumbulang Palace, reputed to be Tibet's first castle, is situated in the Yarlung valley, which is often described as the cradle of Tibetan civilisation and the birthplace of the Tibetan people. Chinese officials in Tibet expressed doubts that the exiled Dalai Lama would help boost the already thriving tourism industry in Tibet if he were allowed to return(AFP/GOH CHAI)
The University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality and Healing is offering for the first time a course on Traditional Tibetan Medicine: Ethics, Spirituality, and Healing.
Prime Minister John Howard's failure to tackle human rights issues in China undermines Australia's bid to lead the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, Human Rights Watch said today.
The United States accused China on Thursday of backsliding on human rights promises that led U.S. officials to drop a resolution criticizing Beijing's record at a U.N. gathering.
The theme of the eighth annual Tibetan Festival this weekend at Seattle Center is "Spiritual Music and Dance." "We hope to bring an aura of peace and harmony to the Puget Sound area," said festival producer Tenzin Choegyal.
In an attempt to extend its influence over the Himalayan region, the Chinese government has been throwing vast sums of money into infrastructure in impoverished Tibetan areas, officials said Friday.
Tibetans are hoping Chinese President Hu Jintao may relax Beijing's hardline policy on Tibet as the government launched a media campaign Thursday to promote its position on the region.
Tibetans who lost their livestock and livelihoods in snowstorms in Qinghai province in 1995-7 have now lost their homes due to the most severe storms that have been reported in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
According to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), the Tibetan nomads from Golog and Yushul “Tibet Autonomous Prefecture” (“TAP”) face risk of relocation and threat to their traditional nomadic culture.
