Ahead of China’s three-day World Internet Conference to be held in China’s southern town of Wuzhen next week (Dec. 16-18), Lu Wei, head of the Cyberspace Administration of China on Wednesday defended Ch
The United Nations on Thursday said practice of torture and ill-treatment is ‘still deeply entrenched in the criminal justice system of China, and asked it to abolish inhuman treatment of detainees and close down its bl
This is a story that’s hard for me to tell, but one that I believe people need to hear. I want this story heard because there are still many who believe that feminism is not something the Tibetan community needs, that feminis
His Holiness the Dalai Lama today took part in a celebration hosted on the sidelines of his ongoing teachings in Rabgyal Ling Tibetan Settlement, Hunsur, in Karnataka, marking 26 years since the 1989 Nobel Peac
The Indo Tibetan Friendship Association (ITFA) on Thursday hosted the 20th International Himalayan Festival at Hotel Bhagsu, a government-run hotel in McLeod Ganj, commemorating the 26th year of His Holiness the Dal
Thousands of Tibetans gathered today at the Tsuglakhang courtyard to participate in the Central Tibetan Administration’s official celebration of the 26th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama being awarded the No
The Students for a Free Tibet India commemorated the ‘World Human Rights Day’ today in McLoed Ganj, Dharamshala, with a demand that China release all 2110 political prisoners currently languishing in prisons across Tibet.
Tenpa Chophel Samkhar was born in July 1949 in Chushur, near Lhasa, in the Utsang province of Tibet. After escaping from Tibet, he enrolled into the Central School for Tibetans, and later joined St. George’s school
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Wednesday began a five-day teaching at Gyumed Monastery in Hunsur Tibetan Settlement where over 15,000 devotees have converged. Also present were His Eminence Gaden
The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration on Dec. 4 announced the official results of the preliminary election for both the 2016 Sikyong (Tibetan Prime Minister-ship) and the 16th T
