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MCLEOD GANJ, India, 2 May 2008 — The Dalai Lama speaking during a conference of Tibetan lamas. Among other things, they discussed how to counter the Chinese government's new law requiring their government approval for Tibetan lamas to reincarnate. The conference also discussed the issue of conferring a Bikshuni degree for nuns, which had been discontinued for a long period of history. [ click here for print size 3.3M ] 
MCLEOD GANJ, India, 28 April 2008 — Dalai Lama arrives to offer prayers at Tsugla Khang temple for the victims of the recent crackdown in Tibet on the occasion of Shegu (the 49th day of mourning). Over 150 people are reported to have been killed by Chinese forces since the 10 March protests in Tibet. [ click here for print size 3.4M ] 
MCLEOD GANJ, India, 6 April 2008 — The Dalai Lama arrives to address the Tibetan people at Tsugla Khang temple in Mcleod Ganj. He urged Tibetans to refrain from use of any act of violence in their protests, and also urged the Chinese leaders to aviod use of arms to suppress the peaceful demonstrations in Tibet. [ click here for print size 3.1M ] 
MCLEOD GANJ, India, 29 March 2008 — Amid posters exhibiting Tibetans who were killed in Ngaba in Sichuan province by the Chinese forces, the Dalai Lama stops to show his appreciation to the Tibetan hunger strikers, as he is passing through McLeod Ganj on his way back from Delhi. He said the hunger strike is an effective means to express resentment non-violently, and said that he heard of fresh Tibetan protests in Lhasa today. [ click here for print size 3.1M ] |
Dalai Lama's envoys to leave for ChinaMCLEOD GANJ, India, 2 May 2008 — Two envoys of the Dalai Lama are headed for China for talks to ease the current crisis in Tibet, according to a press release by the Dalai Lama's Secretary. "His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Special Envoy Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen will arrive in China on 3 May 2008 for informal talks with representatives of the Chinese leadership," says a press release by Chhime R. Chhoekyapa, the Dalai Lama's Secretary. ... Death toll in Tibet is 203: Tibetan government-in-exileDHARAMSHALA, India, 29 April 2008 — The number of deaths in Tibet is 203, with 1,000 injured and 5,715 arrested since the 10 March anti-China protests, says the Tibetan government-in-exile. The new figures were released in a press conference by the spokesman of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Thubten Samphel. The figures have been collected from six different sources: Chinadigitaltimes.net, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, China's state media, Lhasa Radio, Radio Free Asia, and the Department of Security of the Tibetan government-in-exile. ... Beijing gets ready to talk, eyewash suspectedDHARAMSHALA, India, 28 April 2008 — In an abrupt change in move and mood, China offered to meet with a representative of the Dalai Lama in the coming days, according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. "In view of the requests repeatedly made by the Dalai side for resuming talks, the relevant department of the central government will have contact and consultation with Dalai's private representative in the coming days," Xinhua said on Friday, quoting an unnamed official. ... Dalai Lama returns as Tibetan protests continueDHARAMSHALA, India, 29 March 2008 — Amid posters showing photos of Tibetans killed in Ngaba, and Tibetan hunger strikers demanding that Chinese leaders talk with the Dalai Lama, the Dalai Lama returned to his base in Mcleod Ganj. The Dalai Lama stopped to interact with the hunger strikers upon his arrival in Mcleod Ganj to show his support and appreciation to them. "Hunger strike is an effective means to express one's resentment non-violently. It is following Gandhi's way," he said to the strikers. ... China arrests over hundred monks in NgabaDHARAMSHALA, India, 29 March 2008 Over a hundred monks from Kirti monastery in Ngaba have reportedly been arrested by the Chinese police, following the recent anti-government protests in the area. The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) said that the Chinese police raided the monastery on Friday afternoon and arrested over a hundred monks from Ngaba Kirti Monastery, an ethnic Tibetan area now incorporated into Sichuan province of China. The police first locked the monks in their cells, and then searched for photographs of the Dalai Lama and any incriminating documents. ... Nancy Pelosi visits McLeod GanjMCLEOD GANJ, India, 21 March 2008 — Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, met the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala and expressed her support to the Tibetan cause. Expressing her solidarity with the Tibetan cause, Pelosi said that the situation of Tibet is a challenge to the conscience of the world, and that if the world doesn't speak for Tibet today, it loses all moral ground to speak of human rights. ... I am helpless: Dalai LamaMCLEOD GANJ, India, 17 March 2008 — Expressing helplessness regarding the current situation in Tibet, the Dalai Lama said that Tibet is passing through a critical time, with lives of Tibetans being threatened, and called upon an investigation by the international community into the current crisis in Tibet. "I am acting as a spokesman for the Tibetans in Tibet. I have no power to stop the demonstrations," he said while interacting with the media at his temple in Mcleod Ganj on Sunday. ... Biggest anti-China protests in Tibet in 20 yearsMCLEOD GANJ, India, 14 March 2008 — Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, is under an extremely tense situation, with Tibetans protesting against the Chinese rule, setting shops and police vehicles on fire on Friday. Several people have reportedly have been killed and many others injured in Lhasa by Chinese bullets. Monks from several different monasteries were leading the protests, ... Dalai Lama laments brutal Chinese policiesMCLEOD GANJ, India, 11 March 2008 — The Dalai Lama accused China of unimaginable and gross human rights violations in Tibet on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising on Monday. He said that the Tibetans in Tibet have been living in a state of constant fear, intimidation and suspicion under Chinese repression for nearly six decades. "And during the past few years, Tibet has witnessed increased repression and brutality," he said. ... |
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