Category Archives: News You Witness

• Zamling Chisang commemorated in Gangtok for first time 23 June 2013 | Tenzin Dechen no comments

  Zamling Chisang [འཛམ་གླིང་སྤྱི་བསང་] (Universal Prayer Day) was commemorated, perhaps for the first time in Gangtok, Sikkim, on Sunday at Chol-kha Sum Hall. ...

• Sogyal Rinpoche teaches Himalayan youth in New York 16 June 2013 | Tenzin Dongchung no comments

  Sogyal Rinpoche, the founder of Rigpa, gave a teaching to the younger generation on Sunday at the newly-inaugurated Sherpa Community Hall in Queens, New York. ...

• Will Tibet figure in French president’s visit to China? 13 April 2013 | Tenam no comments

  As the French President François Hollande prepares for his first state visit to China later this month, there is a growing call from French lawmakers to include Tibet on the agenda in the discussion with Xi Jinping. ...

• Seminar on leadership transition in China at Nehru University 19 March 2013 | Lobsang Yangtso no comments

  The Tibet forum, JNU, organised a seminar on "Leadership Transition on China and its Impacts on India, Tibet and China" at Jawaharlal Nehru University on 18 March. ...

• Large gathering with Indian officials in Chauntra on Tibetan Uprising Day 10 March 2013 | Tenzin Rabga no comments

  The 54th anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day was observed in Chauntra, attended by many Indian officials as well as Tibetan exiles. ...

• Pro-Tibet activists spread awareness on Tibet in Costa Rica 19 December 2012 | John Green one comment

  Local Tibet supporters joined in the proclamation-activity of Costa Rica for Peace with Mother Earth 2012 held in the National Stadium in San José, and co-sponsored by the Chinese government, ...

• Tibet Solidarity Day observed in Bir and Chauntra 10 December 2012 | Tenzin Rabga no comments

  Exile Tibetans marked World Human Rights Day and the commemoration of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, with prayers in Bir and Chauntra. ...

• Long-life puja for Jigdal Dagchen Rinpoche 25 November 2012 | Tenzin Rabga no comments

  On the 83rd birthday of Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche, representatives of the Central Tibetan Administration and Tibetan people around Bir and Chauntra offered a long-life puja for Rinpoche in Dzongsar Chokyi Lodro Institute in Chauntra. ...

• Tibetans in Chauntra and Bir offer puja for self-immolations 9 November 2012 | Tenzin Rabga no comments

  Tibetans in Chauntra gathered in Drikung Kagyue Bhumang Jampaling in the morning to offer special puja for the self-immolations in Tibet. ...

• Motorcycle rally for Tibet in Wardha 24 October 2012 | Tenzin Paljor no comments

  National Campaign for Tibetan Supports organized a motorcycle rally to show their support for the Tibet cause. More than 50 bikes started their bike rally from Wardha to Nagpur, ...