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A fresco of Buddha is defaced by a bullet hole at temple ruins in central Tibet, an image from Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion, part of the Amnesty International Film Festival.

The documentary Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion, which opens the eighth Amnesty International Film Festival tonight at Pacific Cinémathèque, contains extraordinary footage, both archival and that exclusively shot by director Tom Peosay.

Photo by Nicole Riner

Ngawang Choephel spoke in chops, stopping mid-sentence and using a quiet but resolute voice as he reflected upon his six years of imprisonment by the Chinese. Surprisingly, the film he came to Princeton to discuss was partly the reason he was previously serving an 18-year sentence.

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, who is visiting Japan at the invitation of a group of Japanese lawmakers, on Wednesday asked people to nurture compassion for realizing world peace.

Bay Area Friends of Tibet is hosting its 18th annual Tibet Day cultural fair at Fort Mason in San Francisco on November 15. Tibet Day promises to be the Bay Area’s premiere celebration of Tibetan art, politics, culture and music.

Bakula Rinpoche with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Jawaharlal Nehru (photo: Ladags Melong)

One of the most revered Buddhist figures of Ladakh, Kyabje Bakula Rinpoche, breathed his last on the morning of 4 November. The Central Tibetan Administration held a mourning session at the Kashag hall which was attended by the Kalon Tripa and his colleagues in the Kashag and issued a statement of condolence.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama yesterday participated in a Forum entitled "Wisdom & Practice". The Forum was attended by twelve Professors, Assistant Professors of various Universities of the region and Prominent Buddhist Monks.

Tibetans who come to Mumbai every year to sell woollens are facing losses due to the heat as there are no takers for their wares. "There is no business. I’ve been able to sell only 40 items, most of which are smaller ones like caps and scarves,"