The 9th ´Shoton´ (great curd festival) concluded on the 11th of April in the presence of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa. The last group to perform for the 9-day long Opera festival was the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA).
The Commission on Human Rights referred to the status of Tibetan women during its discussion last week on the item dealing with the integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective-Violence Against Women, the Tibet Bureau reports from Geneva.
Sensing the apparent danger to the Himalayas, a campaign called 'Himalaya Family' was started two years ago to save the Himalayan culture from gradual disintegration due to terrorism, false propaganda and various conspiracies from foreign
The imposition of Chinese urban and industrial models on traditional modes of production amongst Tibet¹s nomads is leading to increasing poverty and contributing to grassland degradation, according to the findings of recent surveys of
Dear WTN editors, In January this year, a story was sent out on WTN about two Tibetan teenagers ( a thirteen year old girl and a fifteen year old boy) and their traveling companion being arrested in Nepal for not having travel documents.
The United States delegation to the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission failed to file a resolution condemning China's human rights record today, as the deadline to submit a country resolution passed in Geneva.
An introductory lecture on the “Tibetan Community in Exile” by Mr. Tsering Tashi of the Office of Tibet, London, and the screening of Micky Lemle’s documentary film, “Compassion in Exile” marked the conclusion yesterday of the International
Following the recent change of leadership in China, Tibet's spiritual leader is optimistic about gaining autonomy for his country. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel laureate, the Dalai Lama, is once again waving an olive branch to the Chinese leadership.
Construction of the world's highest railway line, the Qinghai-Tibet railway has entered a crucial period, the state media reported today. "Given most of the year's construction work would be done at an elevation of more than 4,500 meters
