2019 : Top 5 News on Phayul.com
DHARAMSHALA, DEC 31: In the year 2019, stories of protests from different regions in Tibet, the recent self-immolation in Ngaba and Central Tibetan Administration’s Case no. 20 conundrum have been the stories that have attracted most readerships. Here is a list of 5 such stories from Phayul.com: 1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s hospitalization in […]
Tibetan Woman Filmmaker wins three awards at My Hero International Film Festival
DHARAMSHALA, DEC 27: Tibetan filmmaker Tsering Wangmo has won three awards at My Hero International Film Festival (MHIFF) including the prestigious 2019 Eva Haller Women Transforming Media (WTM) Award in the student division of MHIFF. The young journalist and filmmaker’s Conversations with My Mother has also won the 1st place in the festival’s Experimental category and Wangmo […]
Sikyong, Speaker attend 60th commemoration of All India Convention on Tibet
DHARAMSHALA, DEC 26: Sikyong Lobsang Sangay attended the 60th commemoration of All India Convention on Tibet today in Kolkata. The commemoration event was organised by the Core Group for Tibetan Cause – India to mark the date under the chairmanship of Shri Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan who was an ardent supporter of Tibet. The first […]
Chinese have gun, We have the power of truth: the Dalai Lama
DHARAMSHALA, DEC 25: His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke about how Tibetans retain the power of truth against the Chinese use of power through guns at a press briefing in Bodh Gaya today. He lashed out at the Chinese government by stating that the Tibetan community retains the ‘power of truth’ against China’s repressive ‘power […]
Dalai Lama reiterates confidence to live beyond 113 years
His Holiness the Dalai Lama reiterated his belief that he could live upto the age of 113 or more during the Long Life offering ceremony at Gaden Jangtse Monastery in Mungod, Karnataka yesterday. The Tibetan spiritual leader spoke about his dreams of living a long life, “Just as I cultivate an altruistic intention, I’ve had […]
Prague to sign a “sister city” agreement with Taipei months after cancelling another with Beijing
DHARAMSHALA, DEC 5: Prague and Taipei will sign a “sister city” agreement after the capital of Czech Republic cancelled a similar agreement with Beijing. The capital cities of Czech Republic and Taiwan have decided sign a pact to forge sisterhood between these two cities. Mayor of Prague City, Zdenek Hrib, announced on Monday that he […]
French police dismantle makeshift camp housing 600 Tibetan asylum seekers
DHARAMSHALA, DEC 4: French police have dismantled a makeshift camp on the edge of a forest outside Paris on Tuesday which was home to some 600 Tibetan asylum seekers. Local authorities in Yvelines said that the camp was dismantled to ‘protect’ the migrants after growing health and safety concerns. It was carried out with the support of […]
Bureau office urges JNU to exempt Tibetans from fee hike
DHARAMSHALA, DEC 3: The Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Indian capital urged the Jawaharlal Nehru University to exempt Tibetan students from the exorbitant 100% fee hike which was implemented for all the new foreign students in July. More than 40 Tibetan students had to withdraw their admission due to the massive […]
His Holiness addresses the 14th Tibetan Religious Conference
DHARAMSHALA, NOV 29: His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his appreciation to the participants of the 14th Tibetan Religious Conference at the newly built T- building for taking initiative to discuss about his reincarnation. Since the meeting was largely about the Tibetan leader’s reincarnation, there was an expectation that he might speak about it. However, […]
Chinese forces crackdowns on Tibetans after Independence protests in Sershul County of Kardze
DHARAMSHALA, NOV. 28: A large number of Chinese forces arrived in Dza Wonpo town in Sershul County of Kardze from where recent protests against China and calls for independence were reported. Surveillance in the town is heightened in the wake of these protests in the region. Scores of security forces from Sershul County arrived in […]