Category Archives: News You Witness

• Reception in UK Parliament to celebrate Tibetan New Year 23 February 2018 | Riki Hyde-Chambers no comments

  Tibet Society and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet (APPGT) hosted a joint reception at the UK Parliament to celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year. ...

• North American Tibetans celebrate 28th Anniversary of Dalai Lama Peace Prize in New York 9 December 2017 | Tenzin Tsetan Lhagotsang no comments

  More than 1,000 Tibetans from the US and Canada gathered in the city to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on the 14th Dalai Lama. ...

• Gastritis, gallstones, hypertension most common diseases among Tibetans in Odisha 2 October 2017 | Tsering Dhundup no comments

  Doctors working in a free medical camp at Phuntsokling settlement in Odisha found that the most common diseases in Tibetan people were gastritis, gallstones, hypertension, and knee pain. ...

• Fourth International Rangzen Conference kicks off in Paris 21 August 2017 | Tenam no comments

  The three-day International Rangzen Conference began today in Paris with a one-minute silence for the Tibetan martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the independence of Tibet. ...

• Minneapolis passes Tibet resolution despite Beijing’s objection 10 March 2017 | Tendar Tsering no comments

  "I have sponsored many resolutions for different causes and minorities but this is the first time to receive a warning letter,” said Alondra Cano, ...

• Niece of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche meets German human rights commissioner, parliamentary Tibet group 14 February 2017 | TID handout one comment

  Nyima Lhamo urged her listeners to press the Chinese authorities to reveal the circumstances that led to the death of her uncle in prison. ...

• Protest against NKT at Bristol 2 February 2016 | Sherab Gyaltsen 2 comments

  The protesters appealed to the NKT to stop their baseless campaign of hatred against the Dalai Lama and to stop hurting the Tibetan people. ...

• Indian support pours in as TYC hunger strike enters 24th day 3 October 2015 one comment

  With one of the three hunger strikers being forcibly hospitalized and the two others still resiliently carrying on, immense Indian support has been pouring in. ...

• Tibetans in New York and New Jersey elect new RTYC members 23 April 2015 | Tenzin Paksam one comment

  As many as 1000 people gathered at the Tibetan Community Hall in Queens in New York City to elect the new members -- a record turnout. ...

• Hundreds of German cities and thousands of citizens demand an end to the violence in Tibet 10 March 2015 | Alicia Barreda Pérez one comment

  Protests against the human rights violations in Tibet are taking place in about 25 German cities today, part of the campaign “Raise your Flag for Tibet” organized by the NGO Tibet Initiative Deutschland (TID) ...