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Revered by many around the world, the 73-year-old Dalai Lama recently gave a speech suggesting that two people should succeed him instead of just one: one spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, and one political leader of Tibet who

The Tibetan Government in Exile (“TGIE”) has done many things right to create a conducive environment to reach a just agreement with the Chinese government. Their consistent

Sometimes bravery comes in heroic cinematic moments. Sometimes it takes on a far more modest guise. A group of legal scholars from a Chinese think tank fall into the

The human rights situation in China and Tibet has been a priority for me throughout my career, and I brought it up in each of our high-level meetings and in my speeches

The Tibetans practiced a culture at least 1,200 years old centered on their version of Buddhist beliefs. Their land was the size of Western Europe today. An essential element of their belief is reincarnation of all human souls

Sometimes you can find yourself in the right place by accident and having a camera in your hand can be a great tool to get you there. On June the 3rd, one day before the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the Consulate General of

The last twenty years have witnessed a sea of changes in the world; the emerging of new power centres in Asia, the global threat of climate change and the planetary economic crisis

Tsering is a Tibetan-American living in Boston. Every Wednesday, he joins the other Tibetans for a Candle Light Vigil commemorating those who died in the March uprising last

Over the past 100 years, there have been all sorts of autocracies which have ruthlessly suppressed human rights. They brought tremendous tragedy to human society, and created

Electing the next Kalon Tripa will properly be one of the most important decisions we Tibetans will make in our life. A question one often hears from within our