Tag Archives: Tibetan Cause

• China tightens border rules in Tibet to counter ‘separatists’ 3 January 2017 This post has 3 comments

  Tibetan refugees have been alleging that Nepal is cracking down hard on the Tibetans leaving the Himalayan region to visit the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala. ...

• Challenges and opportunities for Tibet in US: Interview with Representative Penpa Tsering 22 December 2016 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 3 comments

  As Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to North America, Penpa Tsering's priorities are to bring US support to the Tibetan cause, and oversee issues of Tibetans in North America. ...

• Is China scared of the Dalai Lama? 19 December 2016 | NS Venkataraman This post has 5 comments

  The moral power of Tibet is gaining strength over the military and economic power of China. It remains to be seen as to how long China can retain its ill-gotten hold on Tibet. ...

• Tibetan leader urges Trump to confront China on rights 16 December 2016 | Sanjeev Miglani This post has one comment

  Head of Tibetan government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay said on Friday he was encouraged by Trump’s tough stand on China, urging him to ditch backdoor diplomacy on furthering the Tibetan cause. ...

• Secret files: Untold story of CIA covert operations in Tibet 13 December 2016 This post has 4 comments

  The intervention was harmful, siad the Dalai Lama, because it was primarily aimed at serving American interests rather than helping the Tibetans in any lasting way. ...

• Will Trump test the limits of China’s patience by meeting with Dalai Lama? 8 December 2016 This post has no comments yet

  It is unclear whether Donald Trump will meet with the Dalai Lama, who has been invited to the White House several times in the last decades. ...

• Tibetan monk in Machu self-immolates in protest | Christopher Bodeen This post has 2 comments

  Thursday's self-immolation was the first known to have occurred since spring, perhaps reflecting stepped-up security measures in Tibetan areas, where most such incidents have occurred. ...

• TCHRD launches book by freedom fighter Langtsa Tsetan Dorjee 29 November 2016 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  Tibetan freedom fighter Langtsa Tsetan Dorjee may have disappeared without a trace, but his words about his works and life mission live on in his book, The Peaceful Struggle of Tibet. ...

• Dalai Lama’s visit to Mongolia: The shape of things to come 27 November 2016 | NS Venkataraman This post has one comment

  Tibetans should use this opening given by Mongolia of receiving the Dalai Lama, and inject more dynamism and impetus to the campaign for freedom of Tibet. ...

• Canada should be ready to press China over Tibet, says exiled PM 23 November 2016 | David Ljunggren This post has 3 comments

  The Canadian government can show China how to treat a region seeking autonomy and should use its experience in dealing with Quebec to press for improved human rights in Tibet. ...