Exile leaders demand fact-finding delegation, Call for international intervention
Responding to the critical situation inside Tibet, the exiled Tibetan administration took the lead in calling for immediate international intervention in the growing cases of self immolation
Kathmandu pays homage to Tibetan martyrs
Hundreds of Tibetans gathered at the Tibetan Handicraft Centre in the Jawlakhel area of Kathmandu, Nepal Tuesday evening in a show of solidarity with the seven Tibetans who have self-immolated this year.
The Forgotten History of Tibet’s Role in Nepal’s 1949 UN Application
On September 23, 2011, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally submitted Palestine’s application for United Nations membership to Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. At a minimum, Palestine appears set for recognition
TIPA cancels Yarkyi in solidarity with self-immolations
The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA), cancelled its annual inter-house cultural competition Yarkyi owing to the deteriorating human rights condition in Tibet. The annual competition, which is considered the highlight of the institution’s excellence
Second death in two days, Choephel passes away
Choephel, the 19-year old former monk of Kirti Monastery in Ngaba, eastern Tibet, succumbed to his injuries in a Chinese government hospital in Barkham area at around 2 pm local time yesterday.
The Dalai Lama awarded the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace in absentia
The Gandhi Development Trust in Durban, South Africa, awarded His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace last Sunday.