Wangpo Tethong’s Open Letter to Hu Jintao
Exactly 47 years ago to the day, uncertainty and fear reigned over Lhasa. It had been nine years since troops from the People’s Liberation Army had marched in. Nine years of empty promises,
Free Tibet Concert to Mark 47th Year of Uprising
The 47th commemoration of the national uprising of Tibet will be marked by various activities. Apart from the official function where His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kalon Tripa and ATPD Chairperson a musical concert
Tibetan protest debut
A Tibetan activist challenged Chinese authorities yesterday by unfurling a provocative banner opposite the Great Hall of the People at Tiananmen Square, where China’s parliament is currently in session.
China’s prosperity inspires rising spirituality
Ming Zhaung is never without a place to sleep, food to eat, or ink for his brush. The Zen master of the Bailin Temple in Hebei Province is constantly cared for by his devotees – now more than 1,000 students, most of whom started attending his lectures last summer.
School founder’s sentence reduced: Bangri Rinpoche transferred to new prison
Bangri Chogtrul Rinpoche (also known as Jigme Tenzin Nyima), the founder and head-teacher of a children’s school in Lhasa that was closed down by the authorities in 1999, has had his life sentence commuted to fixed term and reduced by one year