Category Archives: News

• Tibetan Prime Minister hopes for dialogue 10 October 2012 | Indrani G. Das no comments

  Lobsang Sangay — the prime minister of the Central Tibetan Administration — expressed his hope for a dialogue for peace between Tibet and China. ...

• Dalai Lama speaks at College of William and Mary 10 October 2012 | Brock Verkagis no comments

  The Dalai Lama warned about the unintended consequences of violence during a lecture at the College of William and Mary. ...

• Two-day event featuring Dalai Lama at Syracuse University 8 October 2012 no comments

  Two days of panel discussions and music kicks off at Syracuse University, with the Dalai Lama as the star attraction. ...

• Father of two dies after self-immolation in Kanlho 6 October 2012 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

  A Tibetan man, father of two, died after setting himself on fire in protest against the Chinese rule in Tibet, raising the number of immolations to 54. ...

• India, China must discuss Tibet: Sikyong Sangay 5 October 2012 one comment

  The issue of Tibet should be "on the table" during talks between India and China, Tibetan political leader Lobsang Sangay said here Friday. ...

• Tibetan dies after self-immolation protest in Nagchu 5 October 2012 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

  A Tibetan writer has died on Thursday after he set himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet. Gudup, 43, self-immolated in Diru, Nagchu, in eastern Tibet. ...

• Suicides in Tibet off limits to Australian diplomats 4 October 2012 | Michael Sainsbury no comments

  The Australian government has been refused access to areas of Tibet that have been plagued with horrific self-immolation in protest against Chinese rule. ...

• Bangladesh vows to protect Buddhists after attacks 1 October 2012 | Julhas Alam no comments

  Hundreds of Buddhists who fled their southern Bangladesh villages in the wake of attacks by Muslims started returning home Monday amid heightened security and more than 160 arrests. ...

• Youth self-immolates in Zatoe in eastern Tibet 30 September 2012 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

  A Tibetan youth from eastern Tibet has set fire to himself in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet, calling for the independence of Tibet and the return of the Dalai Lama and the Karmapa. ...

• Muslims torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh 30 September 2012 no comments

  Thousands of rioters torched Buddhist temples and homes in southeastern Bangladesh Sunday over a photo posted on Facebook deemed offensive to Islam. ...