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Kalon Dolma Gyari with Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal in Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh. Photo: CTA By Yeshe Choesang: 14 may 2013
Dharamshala: Kalon Dolma Gyari the Central Tibetan Administration’s Department of Home paid a courtesy call to Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal, the former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, during her visit to the state capital Shimla from 3-4 May, according to CTA. Kalon Dolma Gyari is also scheduled to visit Delhi, the capital of India. DIIR Kalon Visits Canada’s Toronto Tibetan Community
Kalon Dicki Chhoyang and Hon. Minister Jason Kenney. Photo: CTA By Kalsang Dolma: 14 May 2013
Dharamshala: - Tibetan information minister Dicki Chhoyang attended the Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario’s (CTAO) annual gala fundraiser on 11 May 2013. The Chief Guest of Honor was Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney, other guests also included members of both the federal and provincial parliament, according to a CTA report. During her visit, Kalon Dicki Chhoyang also addressed the Tibetan community and local youth on 12 May 2013. Her address to the local youth was jointly organised by CTAO and the local chapter of Global Tibetan Professionals Network.
Portland, Oregon, US: - “When anyone wants to investigate Buddhist thought today, Tibetan language is the best means through which to do it,” said the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He said besides the acquisition of modern education, the preservation of Tibetan language, culture and Buddhism as most important. Shortly after arriving in Portland on May 8, 2013, having flown from one side of the United States to the other, the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met staff and Tibetans students participating in the Global Leadership Initiative. He recalled that as early as the time of his predecessor, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, there had been efforts to introduce modern education in Tibet. Then, soon after coming into exile in India, priority was given to setting up schools to educate children. Those have largely been successful, he said, but what is needed now is for Tibetans to acquire expertise and specialised training. According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s office, the 77-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner spoke to the Tibetan students in their native tongue, talking to them about the value of education for Tibetan society. “I would like to remind you that we have our own system of writing that is the most suitable language available today for expressing Buddhist ideas. When anyone wants to investigate Buddhist thought today, Tibetan is the best means through which to do it. The heritage of Nalanda University, the culture and knowledge it upheld as a centre of learning, are now only available in Tibetan. “We may regret that the tragedy that befell Tibet was
Young children offer flowers to His Holiness the Dalai Lama before the start of the interfaith gathering on “Spirituality and the Environment” at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2013. (Photo by Don Farber)
attributable to our lack of modern education, but as far as Buddhist science, logic and epistemology are concerned, they are presently only to be found in Tibetan,” His Holiness told the students. “We are thus the custodians of a world treasure.
China destroys the ancient Buddhist symbols of Lhasa City in Central Tibet
Now, in addition, we need to produce specialized scholars who study up to PhD level and beyond. We may not need space technology, but there are many other aspects of knowledge and technology that would be of help to us.” See Page 3...
Top Tibetan officials meet with Taiwanese MPs
Bird flu toll reaches 35 in China amid fresh outbreak in Tibet Tibetan officials during their meeting with Taiwanese Parliament Speaker Wang Jin-Pyng (5th R) and members of parliament in Taipei on 30 April 2013. Photo: CTA By Sam Ivor: 14 may l 2013
The bird flu virus, also known as H5N1, seems to exist widely in the poultry markets, particularly in South China, posing a tough challenge for the nation’s epidemic intervention work, senior experts warned.[File photo] By Yeshe Choesang: 14 May 2013
Dharamshala: The death toll due to the deadly new strain of bird flu in China has climbed to 35 with one more death due to H7N9 infection, even as a fresh outbreak of the older strain H5N1 was also reported in Tibet. Newly detected H7N9 virus has claimed 35 lives so far, while 57 infected patients have recovered, National Health and Family Planning Commission said. Meanwhile, Tibet reported an outbreak of the highly contagious older strain of the bird flu virus among chickens, the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Monday, May 13, 2013. Thirty-five chickens at a farm in a village in Mainling County of Nyingchi Prefecture in Centraol Tibet showed symptoms of avian flu and died last Tuesday, according to the ministry. Local authorities have sealed off and sterilised the infected area, where a total of 372 chickens have been culled and safely disposed of in order to prevent the disease from spreading, the MOA said. Since the first H7N9 infections was reported in late March, China has confirmed a total of 130 cases, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
The ongoing Chinese constructions in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, that causing the ancient city and destroying Tibetan culture and religious identity. Photo: TPI/Woeser
By Yeshe Choesang: 9 May 2013
Dharamshala: - - Ignoring both religious freedom and the outcry of the Tibetan people, the Chinese authorities have begun demolishing the ancient capital of Lhasa, including one of the most important Buddhist sites of the city, Tibet’s holiest Jokhang Temple. Chinese authorities are planning to destroy the ancient Buddhist capital of Lhasa, and replace it with a tourist city similar to Lijiang. “Shangri-La” in Yunnan Province. Several large-scale construction projects are underway for a number of shopping malls around the Buddhist holy temple as well as underground parking at Barkhor Street. “Traditional Tibetan buildings in this ancient city are once again facing the destruction crisis under Chinese modernization”, well-known Tibetan writer Woeser told the RFA Mandarin section. She is also appealing to the global institutions, including UNESCO and Tibetans around the world to ‘save Lhasa.’ Woeser, who is currently living in Beijing, has published an
article on her blog-page (Sunday, May 5) with pictures of the ongoing construction in the ancient city of Lhasa. She has called for a global intervention in the serious situation in the city, where thousand year-old traditional buildings are being destroying by the Chinese in the name of modernization and social stability. ‘The construction project in the areas of Barkor streets of the Jokhang temple covers an area of 150,000 square meters to use as new shopping malls and 1,117 square meters for the underground parking spaces”, said the sources. Woeser said many recent visitors already raised strong concerns over the constructions as well as the fate of Lhasa. She expressed her concern over the Chinese authorities’ activities and condemned them for demolishing the ancient symbols of Tibetan civilization. She alludes to photos of the ongoing constructions that she has received, “The photos reflect the situation in the old town of Lhasa, it is a serious matter of concern.” Page 3.
Taipei: The Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile and Secretary for Information and International Relations of the Central Tibetan Administration met with the speaker and parliamentarians of the Taiwanese Parliament in Taipei on Tuesday (30 April). Welcoming the visiting Tibetan officials at the Parliament’s reception hall, Speaker Wang Jin-Pyng recounted fond memories of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s earlier visit to Taiwan when he addressed the Parliament and gave public teachings. He said Taiwanese people and Chinese living in the US and other countries deeply revere and respect His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In his remarks, Tibetan Parliament Speaker Penpa Tsering said a generational transition is taking place in the Tibetan polity with the election of Sikyong as the political head of the Tibetan people.
Taipei conference on China and democracy
DIIR Secretary Tashi Phuntsok addressing the conference. Photo: CTA By Yeshe Choesang: 2 May 2013
Dharamshala: - An international conference on China’s leadership transition and democracy held in Taipei on 27 – 30 April. Over 80 participants from East Turkestan, Mongolia, Taiwan, Macau and China attended the conference and the See Page 6.
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By Yeshe Choesang: 15 May 2013 Dharamshala: - Tibetans living among the ancient buildings around Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple have been uprooted by the Chinese government in recent weeks; creating further destruction and demolition of the ancient Tibetan civilization. It’s difficult to recognize and understand the nature of Chinese development, modernization, new changes and the policies they impose. This is not only due to the complexity of systems of the communist regime, but mostly because world often doesn’t see the reality on the ground in Tibet; nor hear the voices of Tibetans in past decades. Over six decades, while the world focuses mostly on the Chinese economic structures that were built beautifully on the very ridges of the jagged mountain tops, they often overlook simpler, ancient monasteries and temples, which may presently may hold clues to the very suffering of the Tibetan people who are living in this ancient city. Lhasa City is, in all its territorial extension, a rich Tibetan Buddhist archaeological site barely explored, although extensively deprived of its archaeological richness by Chinese predators that destroy Tibetan ancient cultural treasures. China is intentionally destroying the very roots of Tibetan identity. The well-known Tibetan female writer, Tsering Woeser recently pointed out that the on-going construction in the ancient city of Lhasa has caused great
damage and should be considered ‘tourist colonialism’. Now the Chinese government is forcing thousands of Tibetans to abandon their traditional lifestyle and move into new housing colonies or towns, located outside of the central city. These are the facts about Tibet, forcing Tibetans to believe that China wants Tibet and its cultural identity become invisible, or as an exchange for tourism wealth. The Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994, 2000 and 2001. Despite UNESCO’s strong concern over the building of modern structures around the Potala Palace, which threaten the palace’s unique atmosphere, China continues to build and destroy, in the name of modernization and social stability, without keeping its promise. Tibetans are already a minority in urban centres, including the capital Lhasa, as a result of Chinese encouragement of ethnic Han migration. Most tourist activity is located in Lhasa City where the main employees are ethnic Chinese migrants. World leaders must act together to help end this crisis in Tibet. Unless the regime changes its course, with a more responsible approach, I believe that the international community must be increasingly vigilant and prepared to act in a qualitatively different manner to help save Tibetan ancient cultural treasures, which contribute to the richness of our earth and humanity.
London Metropolitan University recognised for commitment to Tibetan students
Exclusive: TPI interviews Mr Henri Malosse President of the European Economic and Social Committee EESC regarding Tibet crisis By Samuel Ivor: 14 May 2013
Dharamshala: Elected as the new president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 17 April 2013, Mr Henri Malosse – a French national with a vocal stance on Tibet, has an enormous role to play in the European political field. Set to adopt a strong stance on Tibet, and having been present at events such as the Tibet Solidarity Rally on 10 March in Brussels, Mr Malosse is unafraid to speak openly about both the human rights situation in Tibet, and of his priorities as EESC president. In an exclusive interview, The Tibet Post International (TPI) discussed with Mr Malosse his new role, and his position on Tibet. TPI: ‘It is clear that you take a strong stance on Tibetan issues, as you demonstrated at the March 10th solidarity rally in Brussels. Are you willing to continue to speak candidly about Tibetan issues, now that you are president of the EESC?’ HM: ‘I’m a defender of European values, the ones that have built the European Union, everywhere I go. His Holiness the Dalai Lama himself expressed admiration for the work of Europe’s founding fathers and admitted that he had once had similar hopes for Asia. The European project is an example that gives us a responsibility to convey the values of freedom, democracy and solidarity loudly and clearly across the world. I won’t betray them now that I’m president of the second Assembly of Europe’. TPI: ‘The human rights crisis within Tibet continues to deteriorate, with the majority of European leaders and organisations remaining silent on the issue. If the economic crisis in the Euro-zone continues to deepen, would you be willing to remain an advocate of Tibetan issues, and what steps would you take to ensure those issues are brought to the table?’ HM: ‘I have the certitude that we won’t find an exclusive economic solution to the recent crisis. The sustainable answer must be economic and social – and the people’s opposition in Cyprus or Spain shows that I’m not wrong! So I’m
The elected the new president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Mr Henri Malosse. Photo: TPI/Sam
certain that we have never needed the voice of the civil society so much. And I’ll be willing to fight for freedom in Europe and everywhere it is in danger’. TPI: ‘Funding for Tibetan NGOs is a pressing issue in Dharamshala and India more generally. Many small Tibetan organisations find it extremely difficult to engage with or even understand the funding application processes of bodies such as the EIDHR, and are also lacking in organisational and administrative experience. Would you propose any reforms to facilitate funding applications, such as sending EESC delegates to India to work with Tibetan NGOs? Does the EESC have any plans to send a delegation to Dharamshala in the foreseeable future?’ HM: ‘As the representative of civil society, the EESC has a strong policy to develop relations and help economic and social stakeholders wherever possible. We’ll be at their side to hear and work with all the actors of the social and economic world, in and outside Tibet, because
our committee is convinced that no development is possible without the involvement of civil society as a whole’. TPI: ‘Would you agree with the sentiment that Europe is ‘Feeding the economic dragon’ of China itself, and is failing to heed human rights abuses by China, because of its own economic interests? If so, how what role would you propose that the EESC takes in addressing this issue?’ HM: ‘I invited Mrs Dicki Cheyang for the inauguration of my Mandate, and this is the best signal to China and the other institutions. In my answer to Chinese Authorities which try to apply pressure against this invitation, I have reiterated my openness to a dialogue with China on values. My engagement in favor of the Tibetan people is not at all a hostile act against the Chinese nation. On the contrary, my doors will be always open for what is needed to solve this conflict – as with all the others – DIALOGUE’.
Prominent Italian artist to organise Tibet pavilion in Venice City of Italy Mr Thubten Samdup, the representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the University Vice Chancellor, Professor Malcolm Gillies and the Tibetan students, during a function held in London, UK, on May 7, 2013. Photo: TPI/Thupten Tenzin Dompo By Kiran Mohandas Menon: 13 May 2013
Dharamshala: - The London Metropolitan University, which has awarded scholarships to 16 Tibetan students, since 1998, has been recognised for its commitment in educating and supporting the Tibetan community. A function was organised to recognise the contributions of the University on May, 07, 2013 and was attended by the representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Northern Europe, the Vice Chancellor and Director of the International Office of the London Metropolitan University, former Tibetan students of the University, among others. Mr Thubten Samdup, the representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Northern Europe thanked the Vice Chancellor and the University on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) for “providing such wonderful opportunities to Tibetan students and for changing their lives”. He also spoke about the grave situation in Tibet and “the importance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s message of peace and non violence”. Mr Mark Bickerton, the Director of the International Office of the University spoke of the “importance of education in changing people’s lives” and emphasised the university’s commitment to “education and diversity”. Professor Malcolm Gillies, the Vice Chancellor of
the University thanked the representative and other dignitaries for their attendance and said that the University’s commitment to students from diverse backgrounds would in turn “make a difference to their communities or societies”. Prof. Gillies also mentioned the importance of the newly formed London Met Tibetan scholar’s alumni group reaching out to Chinese students to” promote understanding and good faith”. Some of the former students have gone on to study at the University of Cambridge, worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), among other things.
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Poster: Tibet pavilion, highlighting elements and aspects of Tibetan culture and life will be held in Venice, Italy in May, 2013. Photo: TPI By Kiran Mohandas Menon: 13 May 2013
Dharamshala: - Ruggero Maggi, a well-known Italian artist is organising a Tibet pavilion, inspired by the tenets of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and highlighting elements and aspects of Tibetan culture and life in Venice, Italy. The event, which will be conducted in May, 2013, will include performances by Tibetan artists,
screening of movies dealing with the current situation in Tibet and will also exhibit traditional Tibetan paintings and sculptures. The pavilion aims to spread awareness about Tibetan culture among Italian and International visitors by creating a “distinct art event that underlines the deep sense of spirituality of the Tibetan people”. Tibetan prayer wheels, cylindrical structures with Buddhist mantras written on them, with a central hinge to allow rotation will is also being displayed. The artist describes the concept of the prayer wheels, “ the belief that prayers can be recited and spread to invoke divinities, with a simple, soft touch” as an indication of “ how the deep Tibetan spiritual reality is based on nature itself, in an incessant exchange with the universe”. Mr Maggi has dedicated the pavilion to the at least 117 Tibetans, who have died by setting themselves on fire, protesting the actions of the Chinese government in Tibet and calling for the safe return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to his homeland. He describes their actions as “a monition, not to forget” and as a “sacrifice for freedom and truth”. Since Tibet’s lack of sovereignty means that it cannot organise a pavilion in the Venice Biennale, Mr Maggi wants to run his Tibet pavilion parallel to it, based on his belief that “art, as a system should fight against this, by using all means and possibilities” by “breaking patterns and walls of silence”. Mr Maggi further says that the event is particularly relevant because of the current physical, cultural and psychological damage that is being inflicted on Tibet and that he hopes it can “highlight the
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama among Foreign Policy’s most powerful people By: Kiran Mohandas Menon: 6 May 2013
Dharamshala: - His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet has been named in a list of 500 most powerful people on planet, compiled by the prestigious American global affairs magazine Foreign Policy, in its May/June 2013 issue. The Nobel laureate joins prominent world political, business and religious leaders such as Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, President Barack Obama of the United States of America, Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church. Foreign Policy describes the list as “our inventory of the people who control the commanding heights of the industries that run the world, from politics to high finance, media to energy, warfare to religion.” and as “a challenge to pick one powerful person among 14 million people in the planet”. The list has further been divided into categories indicating the source of the person’s power - silos, bully pulpit, force, brains, money and good and evil. His Holiness, the Dalai Lama has previously been included in a wide range of most powerful and influential lists by prominent world media publications, most notably when he was named as one of the “top 25 political icons of all time” by Time magazine. Time has further included him three times in its annual list of the world’s most influential people. Other prominent honours received include the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, described by the Nobel committee as for “the struggle of the liberation
of Tibet and the efforts for a peaceful resolution” the Ramon Magsaysay award in 1959 and the Congressional Gold Medal by the United States Congress, among others.
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..................Tibetan language learning ..... Continued from front page He remarked that one of the great qualities of classical Buddhist training was the development of the heart and he counselled the students to remember the need for kindness and integrity whatever they do. Asked what advice he had for students in Tibet, His Holiness expressed his admiration for the dedication with which scholars and writers, many of them in Amdho region, have worked to preserve and extend the use of Tibetan language. While acknowledging that vernacular language varies according to the different regions of Tibet, the literary language is something shared in common right across the Tibetan Plateau. Recalling that in 7th and 8th centuries Tibet was a unified power that later fragmented, he noted that the unifying factors thereafter have been a common written language and a shared culture. He reiterated that what is important today, besides the acquisition of modern knowledge, is the preservation of Tibetan language, culture and Buddhist understanding. His Holiness greeted about 6,000 people at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center Thursday
morning, offering a message of peace during a multicultural gathering. The interfaith dialogue featured Muslim, Catholic, Jewish and Native American leaders who talked about the environment and spirituality. His Holiness joined the others with the message that people should not harm each other in the name of their faith. Though the summit is about the environment, he said part of that is respecting God. “Compassion, affection — a biological factor,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama told the audience. “So even an animal has that. But religious faith, only among human beings.” In the afternoon, the Tibetan spiritual leader delivered a speech at the University of Portland’s Chiles Center called “Universal responsibility and the inner environment: the Nature of Mind.” “I was in Tibet until my age was 24. I think Tibet, some people call it the roof of the world, It was very clean, a small population, everything simple,” the Nobel Peace laureate said. “Only after I came to India (did) I first hear, ‘This water, you cannot drink.’ I was very surprised...In Tibet, passing through waters, by a stream, we always enjoy. No problem. Then I began to learn.”
China destroys the ancient Buddhist symbols............. ..... Continued from front page Woeser claims that this is an unlawful act, aiming directly at multiple targets. There is an old Tibetan saying: ‘One stone for two birds’, which springs to mind. She said its not only just for economic development, there are other targets. If we look carefully at the photos of the shopping mall project, there are several requirements for alterations of the Tibetan old city, including one called ‘evacuation’. This means clearing vendors from the Barkhor streets, perhaps better named ‘destruction.’ The Tibetan writer said China was criticized after converting the two ancient Chinese cities; Lijiang in Yunnan and Hunan city into modern tourist cities, with both projects now widely seen as poor decisions. In fact, such reconstruction has already occurred in Tibet. China now wants the Tibetan Autonomous Region to become like the Zhongdian City (Tibetan: Gyalthang county of eastern Tibet). After the reconstruction, Lijiang was changed to “Shangri-La”, mainly to attract tourists. She said this kind of destruction has caused great damage and should be considered ‘tourist colonialism’. Previous experiences from the so-called economic development of Gyalthang County, which caused the disappearance of many Tibetan cultural symbols, including the disappearance of the customs and cultural heritage of the Tibetan people is the “most worrying matter of concern.”
The Chinese government is also set to expand various so-called ‘interests’, including governmental and economic measures, regardless of the consequences. The regime is seeking to further “maintenance in social stability”, meaning the authorities have significantly increased surveillance and monitoring in the region, particularly in Lhasa city, prompting an escalation of security measures. The Potala Palace was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994. In 2000 and 2001, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka were added to the list as extensions to the sites. Rapid modernization has been a concern for UNESCO, however, which expressed concern over the building of modern structures immediately around the palace, which threaten the palace’s unique atmosphere. The Chinese government responded by enacting a rule barring the building of any structure taller than 21 meters in the area. However, sources stated that there are new modern buildings higher than 21 meters to be found in the vicinity. Woeser further stated that Jokhang Temple in Lhasa City should be granted protected status under UNESCO’s cultural heritage regulations. UNESCO was also concerned over the materials used during the restoration of the palace, which commenced in 2002 at a cost in millions of dollars, although the Chinese authorities have promised that only traditional materials and craftsmanship were used.
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Dharamshala: - Vijay Kranti, a prominent Indian photographer has organised a photo festival on Tibet in Chandigarh, on April 22, focusing on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, Tibet’s physical and cultural landscape, struggle for liberation, its refugee community and activities in exile. Titled ‘Buddha’s Home Coming”, in reference to the His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s return to India, the birthplace of Buddhism, the photographs showcase the changing, and permanent elements of the social fabric of Tibetans and their activities in and outside Tibet. Mr Kranti, who has been associated with the Tibetan cause for over four decades, has called his exhibition a “tribute to the success of the Tibetan refugee community” and also highlights their excellent relationship with the people of India. His association with the Tibetan cause started when he got an opportunity to interview His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1972. According to him, “that was the beginning of a love affair, which has only increased with knowing the Dalai Lama and the Tibetans more and more”. He said that the “the example of Tibetan reconstruction presents a very viable and effective alternative to a world, where violence has become the most popular currency, while dealing with opponents” and that it further shows “how building of centres of learning, monasteries, art centres, democratic institutions, and revival of traditional healing systems can
Hon’ble Shri Shivraj Patil and Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche among the dignitaries and guests during the Photo Festival of Tibet, tled ‘Buddha’s Home Coming”, Chandigarh, April 22, 2013. Photo: TPI
give an endless shelf life to a culture and national identity, that stands threatened at the hands of ruthless imperialist occupiers of a country”. Divided in to various shows, each displaying “one specific aspect of Tibetan life and culture”, the photographs show the contrasting nature of the Tibet of yesteryears and under Chinese rule. Some of the photo exhibitions include ‘Paradise Lost-Life inside today’s Tibet’, ‘Dalai LamaSoldier of Peace’ and ‘Tibet in Exile’. The exhibition was inaugurated by Hon’ble
Shri Shivraj Patil, the Governor of Punjab, in the presence of Venerable Samdhong Rinpoche, the former Kalon Tripa of the Central Tibetan Administration and is being held (April 22-27, 2013) at the Museum of Fine Arts of the Panjab University in Chandigarh. The Hon’ble Governor said “that Art and Culture, the Music and Truth have no boundaries” and that “Music and Art has its own language”. Mr Kranti plans to organise the exhibition in various countries with the help of their local Tibet Support Groups.
German support group annual meeting in Frankfurt discusses Tibet issues By Yeshe Choesang: 10 May 2013
Frankfurt : - Around 100 German Tibet supporters and Chinese writer, including guests took part in a panel discussion on the issues related to Tibet was held in Frankfurt City on May 4, 2013. The discussion was organised by Berlin based ‘Tibet Initiative Deutschland’ (TID), during its Annual meeting. ‘On Saturday, May 4th 2013, TID held its annual meeting in Frankfurt am Main, German state of Hesse with almost 100 members and guests in attendance,’ said the organisers. According to the German support group, ‘the event was an ideal platform for networking and discussion. The board presented an overview of the organization’s work over the past year and laid out the goals and tasks for the coming year.’ “A special focus was given on the mobilization of young people and on the organization’s newly founded youth network,” said Anna MomburgVanderpool, TID Campaign Coordinator.
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“Guest of honor was Chinese writer and dissident Liao Yiwu who is an outspoken supporter and friend of Tibet,” she added. In his opening remarks, Liao focused on the current situation in Tibet, asking Tibetans to remain true to themselves and to remember the value of Tibetan life. The Chinese writer also urged the Chinese government to take on responsibility for the ongoing self-immolations in Tibet. After his speech, Liao Yiwu readily took questions and engaged in a lively discussion with the audience. The day ended with an informal gettogether and Tibetan food, the said the organisers said in its short statement. TID is the largest and oldest political Tibet Support
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By Yeshe Choesang: 1 May 2013
Dharamshala: - A report coming out of Tibet says, one Tibetan man died after being severely beaten by Chinese authorities in Gojo county of eastern Tibet. It also says four respected Buddhist monks are missing after their arrest. “Norbu, a Tibetan man was beaten to death by Chinese police and security personnels in Gojo county, end of March 2013,” Lhamo, a Tibetan woman in exile told The Tibet Post International. “Norbu was born in Jo-Med-Rong village in Gojo county, eastern Tibet, (Currently part of Tibet Autonomous Region). Lhamo said he was beaten to death by Chinese on unknown reasons as part of China’s growing crackdown in the region.” The same source says, four respected Buddhist monks have ‘disappeared’ after they were arrested by police and taken into custody in Chamdho county since July 2012. “The four monks of the Dranak Monastery in Gojo county of eastern Tibet have been identified as Khenpo Pema Tashi, Trulku Dorjee Choejor, Khenpo Sonam Khadro, and Thupten,” Lhamo
said. But, their details, including age, current condition and whereabouts are unknown. “Since 2008 mass protests in Tibet, Chinese authorities have imposed heavy restrictions on Tibetans in the region and the so called “Patriotic re-education,” has been strictly implemented, particularly in monasteries in the area,” she said. She said ‘Tibetans in these areas are being arbitrary arrested, imprisoned and tortured by Chinese authorities. These things happen to Tibetans on an almost daily basis.’ “They are being severely punished through the patriotic re-education campaigns by the work teams, sending by the ‘Religious Affairs Bureau’ (RAB),” she continued. According to the source, there is also widespread dissatisfaction with the resettlement policies in the county, as “a Tibetan village near Gojo county called ‘Pharey’ has been forced to move to another place.” The situation grew extremely tense in the region. The report said “Chinese troops and police have been increasingly deployed around the monasteries and surrounding areas.”
Heavy restrictions imposed after man dies of immolation in Tibet By Kiran Mohandas Menon: 3 May 2013
Recently, the Chinese authorities imposed further restrictions in Jachung Monastery, Bayan township, Tso-Ngon region, Amdho, Tibet. Photo: TPI
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Dharamshala: - Reports from Tibet state that Phakmo Dhondup, a native of Bayan township, Tso-ngon, Amdho, North-eastern Tibet (Qinghai province) has died after self immolating in the Jachung monastery, in an apparent protest against the actions of the Chinese regime in Tibet. According to sources, “Chinese troops have surrounded the house of the deceased” and “prevented monks and villagers from entering, threatening anyone who did with 15 years imprisonment”. Further reports state that “30- 40 Chinese troops were immediately deployed near the monastery”, and that “settlements are being built for a permanent military base in the region”. The Chinese authorities maintain that the action was a result of physical disabilities that the man suffered and were unrelated to events in Tibet. However, reports state that his “parents were forced to give thumb imprints by the local authorities in documents to confirm that he suffered from disabilities”. Further action is being taken with reports of “monks having their mobile phones checked”. The Government has further threatened to stop supporting and funding local regions. Translated by Kalsang Dolma and Kiran Mohandas.
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Lobsang Tenzin (R) and the fron cover of his book published by Guchusum Tibetan Movement. Photo: TPI
On 31 March 1991, prison guards caught Lobsang Tenzin and a fellow inmate, Tenpa Wangdrak, a monk from Gaden Monastic University in Lhasa, handing a letter to the then US ambassador to China, Mr James R. Lilley, who was on a visit to Drapchi. The letter contained a list of prisoners who had been tortured and information on torture methods used in the prison. Both were brutally beaten and locked up solitary confinement for about three weeks. Later they were secretly transferred to the remote and high-security Powo Tramo Prison, located in Kongpo area in eastern Tibet. Along with them, other political prisoners Gyen Tenpa Phuljung, Gaden Gyaldhar, and Lhasawa Penpa were also secretly transferred to Powo Tramo.
Increased Chinese military deployment in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet reported By Kiran Mohandas Menon: 3 May 2013
Dharamshala: - Reports arriving from Tibet indicate that the Chinese authorities have imposed severe restrictions on free movement and other activities in the Capital, Lhasa, central Tibet. The Chinese military is also reported to have increased its presence in the three major monasteries of Sera, Ganden and Drepung, near Lhasa recently months. Chinese troops are also said to be patrolling the Lhasa market area and the monasteries of Tsuklakhang, Potala and Ramoche. Tibetans, including monks and nuns from outside Lhasa are now required to carry Identification cards to enter the city, with reports that people are being prevented from entering, despite possessing proper documents. The measures are the latest restrictions imposed by the Chinese authorities aimed at curtailing the fundamental and religious freedoms of the Tibetan people. Chinese interference has affected the traditional structure of Tibetan monasteries, with age limits being imposed on monks and their numbers restricted. Monks are further required to obtain permission from local authorities to conduct traditional ceremonies, including ritual prayers in villages and households. Tibetans are also not allowed to possess photographs
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Dharamshala: - Tibet’s longest-serving known political prisoner, Lobsang Tenzin, was released last month after completing his 18-yr term in Chushul Prison in the outskirts of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, in central Tibet. Lobsang Tenzin was the longest-serving political prisoner among a new generation of Tibetans born after the 10 March Tibetan uprising in 1959. Lobsang Tenzin was arrested on 5 March 1988 during a demonstration against Chinese rule in Lhasa, Tibet (Tibet Autonomous Region). He was then about 24 and a student of Tibet University (Lhasa). According to Dharamshala based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Lobsang Tenzin was released on Wednesday, 24 April 2013, the day his 18-yr prison term ended. The rights group said it had earlier reported in late 2012 about the possibility of his release in 2013. However, it appears that his release has done little to gain him any measure of freedom even at his home, which is located at Bhanak Shol in Lhasa city. Latest sources said that Lobsang Tenzin’s home is heavily guarded and monitored by security personnel and other government officials who continue to turn away visitors, among them Lobsang Tenzin’s relatives and neighbors.
After spending 25 years in the notoriously famed Drapchi, Powo Tramo and Chushul prisons, Lobsang Tenzin has suffered brutal mistreatment and torture at the hands of prison guards, resulting in numerous health complications. Over the years, Tenzin’s health problems have worsened. He suffered damaged kidney, causing numbness and extreme difficulty in standing. In the past, he was also said to be suffering from liver disease, possibly hepatitis. In 2011, his health has become even more serious and complications, particularly advanced stage of diabetes, which continue to cause him momentary blindness, group said in its report. Lobsang Tenzin was arrested on 5 March 1988 during a demonstration against Chinese rule in Lhasa. He was charged of killing a policeman on duty. The policeman had actually fallen from a window and died. In the past, analysts have highlighted the disproportionate use of force by security forces against unarmed Tibetan demonstrators during the March 1988 demonstration. Following the arrest, Lobsang Tenzin was sentenced to death with two years’ reprieve. In 1991, the death sentence was commuted to life after a strong and sustained pressure from the international community. By then, Lobsang Tenzin had spent three years in Drapchi Prison.
Chinese Military deployed at Rebkong, Amdho region of eastern Tibet during Tibetan new year, 2013. Photo: TPI
of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Tibetan Autonomous Region while entry into the Potala palace, the traditional seat of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, where prayers are offered by people from all over Tibet are have also been restricted. China has always claimed that Tibetans enjoy unconditional religious freedom and the latest restrictive measures have been taken after a series of
self immolations by Tibetans protesting the Chinese regimes repressions. At-least 117 Tibetans set themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule since 2009 and they called for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet and freedom for Tibetans. Translated by Kalsang Dolma and Kiran Mohandas.
Tibetan writer Jigme released from a prison in Lanzhau, Gansu in serious health condition
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By Yeshe Choesang: 7 May 2013
Dharamshala: - Reports from Tibet indicate that Tibetan writer Jigme, better known by his pen name Ari Jigme has been released from a prison in Lanzhau, Gansu Province in Northeastern China. He is said to be “critically ill”, suffering from “kidney failure, with further health issues, troubling his back and impairing his eyesight”. Jigme, who spent more than three years in prison, was released on Saturday, April 27, 2013. A native of Besi, a small town in Malho in the traditional province of Amdho, Northeastern Tibet, Jigme is the son of Sherab and Dolkar and is 28 years old. In 1995, he joined Labdrang Tashikyil Monastery in Labdrang and later completed his Buddhist studies at the Buddhist Higher Studies Institution in Gansu province. In 2008, he was said to have send information about the conditions of 3 Tibetan intellectuals, Labdrang Jigme Goril, Gartse Jigme and Labdrang Golog Jigme to the media outside. In 2010, he and his friends organised a workshop called ‘Kalsang Metok’ and made efforts to spread awareness about the Tibetan language among Tibetan students. The report further states that in October, the same year, “he was among the leaders
of a mass demonstration by students, protesting the Chinese government’s policies regarding the use of the Tibetan language in schools. He fled to Tso County, Kanhlo, but was arrested by Chinese police in an internet cafe for sending information about the demonstration to the media. A Chinese intermediate court sentenced him to three years imprisonment for ‘spreading national secrecy” to outside on January 14, 2012. Two days later, he was sent to a prison called ‘Section1’ in Lanzhau city. He has written several political and non political articles using different pennames, among them, Ari Jigme, Namchen and Topden. His best known article was titled ‘When the Tears are Falling to the Ground”. He had further sent articles to publications outside, including one to exile magazine ‘Thogan Gyadhun’, which was about his conversation with an elder Tibetan. According to the report, “Ari Jigme’s health has become so poor that even his friends cannot recognise him, after spending three years and one month in a Chinese jail”. Excruciatingly long hours of forced prison labour, mostly as a tailor is also said to have taken a toll on his health. A visitor, who spent a couple of days
Tibetan writer, Ari Jigme, who is facing a serious health condition after released from a Chinese jail in Lanzhau city, Ganzu province. Photo: TPI
with him, further says in the report that ‘he may be suffering from mental problems”. Translated by Kalsang Dolma and Kiran Mohandas.
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By Kiran Mohandas Menon: 9 May 2013
Dharamshala: - Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the political leader of Tibetan people on May 8, 2013 urged the United States Congress to “further strengthen its efforts to encourage the Chinese government to enter into meaningful dialogue to resolve the Tibet issue peacefully”. Dr Sangay, who is currently on an official visit to the United States, his third since taking over the political leadership, also met with over 35 Congressional staffers in the US House of representatives. He expressed his gratitude to the Members of Congress for their continuing “political, moral and financial support” to the Tibetan cause. He also stressed that His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s ‘Middle Way’ approach would provide “for genuine autonomy for Tibet within the framework of the Chinese constitution” and that it would also be a “peaceful solution”. He added that unlike in Macau and Hong Kong, where the Chinese leadership has created a separate system for administration, it has neither “employed the available constitutional mechanism at its disposal, nor shown the political will to resolve the Tibetan issue peacefully”. He stated that under his leadership, the Central Tibetan Administration is tasked with “both pursuing a peaceful and negotiated settlement to the Tibet issue”, as well as “the development and welfare of more than 120, 000 Tibetan refugees in South Asia”.
The Sikyong also stressed the importance of the role of the Tibetan refugee community as essential in “preserving Tibetan culture, identity, liberty and dignity, until they can flourish again in Tibet”. He also urged Congressional foreign policy committees to hold hearings on Tibet and said that he looked to the Congress for “continued support in advancing a peaceful solution to the Tibet question”. Dr Sangay also met His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Maryland.
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Dharamshala: - On May 17, Tibetans and Tibet supporters around the world will stand in solidarity with Tibetans in Tibet, who ‘yearn for freedom and continue to stand strong in the face of great adversity.’ According to a statement issued on April 30 by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), “observation of the “International Tibet Solidarity Day” is decided jointly by the Kashag (Cabinet) and Parliamentary Standing Committee. ‘This day symbolizes international community’s solidarity with the aspirations of the Tibetan people who yearn for freedom and continue to stand strong in the face of great adversity,” the statement said. “This also marks the day when 11th Panchen Lama Gendhun Choekyi Nyima disappeared suspiciously in 1995 at the age of 6. Repeated requests to meet him, made by parliamentarians and world leaders, have gone unanswered and his whereabouts remain unknown to this day,” it added.
The 11th Panchen Lama’s “fate symbolizes that of many other brave Tibetans who continue to be imprisoned and deprived of their basic human rights. With self-immolations now numbering 117 since February 2009, and over a million of Tibetans who have perished as a result of Chinese occupation. Tibetans inside Tibet are sending a clear signal to the world rejecting P.R. China’s policies in Tibet which have led to political repression, cultural assimilation, environmental destruction and economic marginalization. Now, more than ever before, Tibetan people need to be reassured and given hope that their plight has not been forgotten by the rest of the world. The CTA therefore calls upon Tibetans and their friends to observe this day with expressions of solidarity involving people’s elected representatives, local government or holding an activity as deemed appropriate. In view of self-immolations, particularly the recent
self-immolation by two monks of Ngaba Kirti monastery, all are requested to hold prayers on that same day.”
By Kiran Mohandas Menon: 9 May 2013
Dharamshala :- A delegation of Tibetan MP’s met with political leaders in Sikkim, India’s northeast state on May 8, 2013, as part of the ‘All India Lobby Campaign’ of the Tibetan parliament in exile, aimed at spreading awareness about the series of recent self immolations that have engulfed Tibet among the Indian public. Sikkim is also a state with strategic and symbolic importance as it shares its borders with Tibet. The delegation, led by former speaker Pema Jungney met with Shri K T Gyaltsen, the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim, Shri N K Pradhan, Minister for Education and Shri Sonam Gyatso, the Minister for Power among others. Since 2009, at-least 117 people of all backgrounds have set themselves on fire in Tibet, protesting the repressions of the Chinese government and calling for the safe return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to his homeland. In 2013, the Tibetan parliament in exile initiated an ‘All India Campaign’ to highlight the severe crisis inside Tibet and to garner support from Indian leaders for the Tibetan cause. Shri P D Rai, a Lok Sabha MP of the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) assured the delegation of
Photo 1. Tibetan parliamentary delegation with Shri K T Gyaltsen, the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim. Photo 2. The delegation with Shri N K Pradhan, Minister for Education. Photo 3-4. candlelight vigil and press conference. Photo: TPI
party support for the passing of a resolution in the Indian Parliament regarding the ‘Tibet Crisis’. Tibetan delegations have already visited the Indian states of West Bengal, Odisha, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand as part of the campaign.
A candlelight vigil was also held by members of the Tibetan Parliament as an expression of support and to honour the memories of those who lost their lives in the self immolations in Gangtok, the Sikkimese Capital.
Prayer service held in Shimla for the martyrs of Tibet By Yeshe Choesang: 10 May 2013
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Tibetan community in Shimla holding seven day prayer service for the Tibetan martyrs and for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, started on May 1, 2013, in Shimla, Himachao State, India. Photo: TPI
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Central Tibetan Administration call for global solidarity day for Tibetans in Tibet By Yeshe Choesang: 1 May 2013
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Dharamshala: - Local Tibetan community in Shimla organized solidarity in honor of Tibetan martyrs and special prayer service for the His Holiness Dalai Lama’s long life. The seven day annual spiritual event held at the Yangchen Gatsel Ling settlement located at Kusumpti in Shimla on May 1st, 2013 with a special long life prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet,” said the organisers. The prayer service for six days organised by the Tibetan community of Shimla and out of which one day is specially meant for the His Holiness Dalai Lama’s long life, to honor those Tibetan martyrs who ‘gave their lives for Tibet.’ and Tibetans living in Tibet. The event concluded with teachings from Buddhist scholars and practice meditation, recitation of Buddhist commentaries; (Tibetan: Kagyur, Tengyur) and mantras, traditional ritual with offerings.
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Sikyong praises His Holiness’ lifetime service for Tibet’s cause By Yeshe Choesang: 30 April 2013
Over 15,000 people listening to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s lecture on Peace at the University of Maryland, Maryland, USA, on May 7, 2013. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL By Kiran Mohandas Menon: 8 May 2013
Dharamshala: - Delivering the Anwar Sadat Lecture for Peace in the University of Maryland, US, the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama on May 7, 2013 remarked that the younger generation of today “have an opportunity to create a better world on the basis of the oneness of humanity.” His Holiness added that “continuing to dwell on the secondary differences between us, while overlooking the oneness of humanity and humanity’s needs will lead to disaster.” His Holiness was joined on the panel by University of Maryland President, Wallace Loh, Dr Elahe Omidyar Mir-Djalali, the founder of the Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute and Dr Jehan Sadat, widow of the late Anwar Sadat, former Egyptian President and Nobel laureate, in whose memory the lectures are organised. President Sadat won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 for his role in negotiating the Egypt-Israel peace treaty. His Holiness told Mr Sadat’s widow that “he was an admirer of the actions he took to overcome mistrust and suspicion.” He further added that “that peace in the world must come from inner peace within individuals and the source of that inner peace is compassion for others” and that “people have different attitudes and approaches; they have different
ways of life. But when we realise the common aim of our various religious traditions, we can develop mutual respect, and on that basis we can learn from one another.” The ultimate challenge, according to His Holiness was to “achieve a demilitarised world.” While talking about inter- religious harmony, His Holiness appealed to the Buddhists in Myanmar to stop ongoing violence with Muslims and to “remember the face of the Buddha and to reflect that if the Buddha were among us today, he would offer those Muslims his protection.” Later His Holiness participated in an interfaith dialogue titled ‘Meeting of Two Oceans: Dialogue on Sufism and Buddhism’. Elahe Omidyar Mir-Djalali, founder of the Roshan Institute said that His Holiness reminded her of the “high ideals of Sufism and the saying ‘You are what your heart is’.” When asked about education, His Holiness said that “education is what shapes the world”. “We need to educate people to understand their own well-being depends on others, whereas problems derive from a lack of inner values”, he further added. President Loh also conferred upon His Holiness, an Honorary Doctorate, felicitating him with a hood and citation.
President of the University of Maryland Dr Wallace Loh presents His Holiness the Dalai Lama with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland on May 7, 2013. Photo/Mike Morgan
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Dalhousie: - The democratically-elected leader of Tibetans Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay praised His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s remarkable lifetime service to the Tibetan cause, when he aaddressed the golden jubilee celebrations of the Central School for Tibetans in Dalhousie, northern state of Himachal Pradesh, India, on April 29. “Since taking the political and spiritual responsibility of Tibet at the age of 16, His Holiness has worked more than 60 years for the cause of Tibet. The Tibet issue is in the world’s attention only because of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s immense hard work and dedication,” Sikyong said. According to the central Tibetan Administration, Dr Sangay underlined that our main service to His Holiness would be to have faith in his wisdom and experience. “We should strive to fulfil his long term vision for Tibet and the entire humanity,” Dr Sangay, the political successor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama said. He said the 14th Kashag seeks to consolidate the efforts of all the Tibet Support Groups, organise lawful and non-violent campaigns and exert a concerted effort to solve the issue of Tibet through dialogue with China. He reiterated the administration’s unswerving commitment to the Middle-Way policy of seeking genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people within the framework of the Chinese constitution. He also lauded the efforts of the elder generation of Tibetans and attributed the success and the sustenance of Tibetan settlements and monasteries to their hard work and forward thinking. Former Kalon Tripa and CST Dalhousie’s first
His Holiness the Dalai Lama (C), Former Kalon Tripa, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche (L) and Sikyong Dr Lobsang (R) during the golden jubilee celebrations of the Central School for Tibetans, Dalhousie, India, on 28 April 2013. CTA Media: Tibet Net/Chinese
principal, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, stressed on the significance of the Middle Way Policy. “There is no other policy, more effective than the Middle Way Approach, to solve the issue of Tibet. Tibetans seeking independence have the right to do so, keeping in mind our historical legitimacy. But their efforts should be directed towards the People’s Republic of China rather than Dharamshala,” he said. Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche also emphasised the
paramount importance of the preservation of Tibetan language and culture to keep the issue of Tibet alive. Sikyong and Prof Samdhong Rinpoche felicitated over 500 former students, and staff of the school. On the same day Dr Sangay visited the Tibetan settlement and met the local Tibetans and monks scattered across the Dalhousie hills. He listened to their grievances and assured them of all possible help from the Central Tibetan Administration.
Tibet issue raised at Taipei international conference on China and democracy
..........continued from front-page problem of Tibet were among top issues raised during the meeting. As requested by the organisers, His Holiness the Dalai Lama sent a message to the conference. His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s representative to Taiwan, Mr Dawa Tsering, briefed the participants on the tragic self-immolation by Tibetans in protest against the Chinese government’s repressive policies. At the start of the second day of the conference, a Chinese youth from mainland China stood up to raise his concern on the situation in Tibet. He proposed to the conference participants to condole all those Tibetans who have set themselves on fire to protest China’s repression. The conference organisers supported his suggestion and a minute’s silence was observed. According to the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the conference was attended by members of the Taiwanese Parliament, special representative of US Congress, senior officials of the CTA, including Mr Penpa Tsering, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Mr Tashi Phuntsok, Secretary for Information and International Relations, and Mr Phagpa Tsering, additional secretary at the Tibet Policy Institute. Speaker Penpa Tsering then spoke on the threats facing the survival of Tibet and Tibetan people under the Chinese rule. Secretary Tashi Phuntsok
Tibetan Parliament Speaker Penpa Tsering (2nd R) and DIIR Secretary Tashi Phuntsok (3rd R) during the Taipei conference. Photo: CTA Media; Tibet Net
spoke on the efforts made by the Central Tibetan Administration to resolve the issue of Tibet. Later in the evening, the CTA officials held meetings with a group of mainland Chinese, including lawyers, who were attending the conference. During the four-hour meeting, they discussed and agreed on steps to raise the Chinese people’s awareness and understanding about the
issue of Tibet. The CTA officials also met with participants from Uyghur, Mongolia and Hong Kong and exchanged views about a range of issues. The Office of Tibet and the Tibetan Association jointly organised a meeting between the visiting CTA officials and members of the Tibetan community.
resentments among Tibetans,” the US commission said in its 2013 annual report issued on 30 April. The US commission reviews the facts and circumstances of religious freedom violations and makes policy recommendations to the US President, the Secretary of State, and Congress. It also documented self-immolation protests by Tibetans against the Chinese government reprssive rule. “Hundreds of monks and nuns were arrested and detained in the aftermath of 2008 demonstrations. At least 283 Tibetan Buddhist monks, nuns, and trulkus are currently imprisoned in China, according to the Congressional Executive Commission on China prisoner database. Despite requests, the Chinese government has not provided full details or a credible accounting of those detained, missing, or disappeared,” trials have not been open, and those accused are give
adequate legal representation,” it said. It said the Chinese government continues to deny repeated international requests for access to the “disappeared” Gendun Choekyi Nyima, whom the Dalai Lama designated as the 11th Panchen Lama when he was six years old. “Despite the efforts of the U.S. and other governments, no formal dialogue took place between the Dalai Lama’s representatives and Chinese government and Communist Party officials during the past year. The environment for productive exchanges deteriorated markedly, given the new religious freedom restrictions and the government’s public denunciations against the Dalai Lama,” it said. The commission recommended that China again be designated as a “country of particular concern” because of its systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.
Religious Freedom in Tibet worse now than at any time over past decade By Yeshe Choesang: 4 May 2013
Dharamshala: -The United States Commission on International Religious Human Rights (USCIRF) has said religious freedom conditions in Tibet are worse now than at any time over the past decade. This second US report came just two weeks after the Secretary of State John F. Kerry, said under the pretext of maintaining social stability, the Chinese government engaged in the severe repression of Tibet’s unique religious, cultural, and linguistic heritage. “Since 2008 protests in Tibetan areas, the government’s control of the doctrines, worship sites, and selection of religious leaders of Tibetan Buddhism, and its arrests and detentions of individuals who oppose government policy or support the Dalai Lama, have nurtured deep
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United Kingdom reaffirms its stance on Tibet, says we decide who we meet By Kiran Mohandas Menon: 10 May 2013
Dharamshala: - The United Kingdom has send out a strong message to the Chinese government, against trying to influence British foreign policy, while responding to recent comments about the UK’s stand on the Tibet issue. According to the Daily Mail, a spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said “We have made clear in advance to the Chinese government that British ministers will decide who they meet and where they meet them” and that “’It is entirely reasonable for the Prime Minister to decide who he meets and it reflects our approach of dialogue, discussion and gathering a wide range of viewpoints on an issue of importance.” China had warned Britain that it would withhold investment, amounting to billions of pounds, if steps were not taken to ease the diplomatic tensions
that had built up between the two countries. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg called China “one of the great economic superpowers of today”, but stressed that China’s economic power did not mean that Britain “would somehow give up on what we believe in when it comes to human rights and freedoms”. Earlier, the Chinese reaction had also angered British politicians, who saw it as interference on British sovereignty. According to the BBC, Fabian Hamilton, a Labour MP and chairman of the all parliamentary group for Tibet in the House of Commons was quoted as saying that he found it distasteful that representatives of a country “whose human rights record is appalling, where freedom of speech is not allowed and there is no real democracy, tell our elected officials...... what they think is best, under pain of economic sanction”.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman had demanded that the British “take immediate measures to remove the Tibetan influence, so as to restore China-UK relations with concrete actions”, adding that the responsibility lay on the “British side”. The Chinese government had called on the Prime Minister to apologize for having met His Holiness the Dalai Lama in May, 2012. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was visiting the United Kingdom to receive the prestigious Templeton Prize, when he met with Prime Minister Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Downing Street had earlier stated that His Holiness the Dalai Lama was an “important religious figure” and that he had met many previous British Prime Ministers.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Predator of press freedom in China: Reporters Without Borders
Xi Jinping as a new name added in the list of predators of world press freedom.2013. Photo: Reporters Without Borders By Samuel Ivor: 6 May 2013
Paris, May 4, 2013: - In celebrating this year’s World Press Freedom Day, on May 3, the Paris based world media watchdog ‘Reporters Without Borders’ has added Xi Jinping, president of the People’s Republic of China, in the list of predators of world press freedom. Innermost thoughts of President Xi Jinping: “With my appointment– or rather, my appointments – the People’s Republic of China has made a great leap forward. Committed to reforming and opening the country, in keeping with the guiding principles
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Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay completes US tour with focus on current Tibet situation
Photo 1: Sikyong with Professor Jerome Cohen at the Council on Foreign Relations. Photo 2: Dr Sangay with Senator John McCain. Photo 3: Sikyong with Congressman James McGovern. and Photo 4: with Sikyong with Congressman George Miller, Washington DC, USA. Photo: TPI By Kiran Mohandas Menon: 13 May 2013
Dharamshala: - Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the political leader of Tibet, concluded his third official visit to the United States of America on May 10, 2013. The Sikyong who was in Washington from May 06-10 met with senior Republican leader John McCain, who reassured Dr Sangay of his support for the Tibetan cause and Senator Ben Cardin, the Chairman of the East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, discussing a wide range of issues, related to Tibet. Earlier, he had met with Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the US House of Representatives, Congressmen Jim McGovern, George Miller, while also attending a lunch meeting with 35 Congressional staffers. Dr Sangay participated in “A Conversation with Sikyong Lobsang Sangay”, organised by The
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A French Parliamentary Delegation led by Jean Francois Humbert holding a press conference during a 6-day tour to exile Tibet community of Dharamshala, India, on May 10, 2013. Photo: TPI/Dhondup By Kiran Mohandas Menon: 10 May 2013
Dharamshala: - A multi party parliamentary delegation from France expressed their solidarity with the Tibetan people during a press conference held here in Dharamshala, India on May 10. The four member delegation led by Jean Francois Humbert, who is the President of the Parliamentary group for Tibet in the French National Assembly, met with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee, speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in exile Mr Penpa Tsering, senior officials of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and other Tibetan institutions. Mr Jean Francois Humbert, Mr Andre Gattolin, Mr Michele Berson and Mr Bernard Fournier arrived on May 8, and will be visiting till May 14. Mr Jean Francois Humbert, who has been associated with the Tibetan cause for a long time, is on his third visit to Dharamshala. He said that he and fellow members of the French Parliament have a “common goal” to support Tibetans and that he hoped such visits would foster “better relations between the two governments”. He further stated that this “was a complimentary visit, on top of all the work that is done in the French Senate.” He also pointed out that a conference on Tibetan history had recently been held in the French Senate and also that he hoped to organise one on Tibetan
culture soon. Mr Francois Humbert also invited Tibetan leaders to visit France, stating that it had been a privilege to host the Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, recently. He also stressed that “it would be great, if the international community further recognised the non violent struggle by Tibetans”. Mr Andre Gattolin, a member of the ruling Socialist party said that all parliaments have “a duty to tell the truth about the situation in Tibet” and that it “was urgent to change the way, countries talked to China”. He cited a recent opinion poll conducted in France, which concluded that more than 80 percent of French citizens believed that President Francois Hollande should have discussed the Tibet issue with Chinese leader Xi Jingping, in his recent visit to Beijing. He also spoke of the popularity of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in his country. Mr Gattolin concluded by expressing his hope that all European Parliaments “would work together to put pressure on China”, stating that he believed the solution to the Tibet issue should be “global and international’ in nature. Mr Berson said that he admired how the Tibetans “wanted to affirm their identity” and called the situation in Tibet, a “cultural genocide”. He added that “not enough international attention was being
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The Central Tibetan Administration said it has consistently appealed and categorically discouraged Tibetans in Tibet from self-immolating as a form of protest. Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the democraticallyelected leader of Tibetans and political successor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who was on a visit to the US, has appealed the US government to further strengthen its efforts to encourage the Chinese government to enter into a meaningful dialogue to resolve the Tibet issue peacefully. Since 2009, 117 Tibetans have set themselves on fire inside Tibet demanding freedom for Tibetans and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet. Over 100 of them who have set themselves ablaze reportedly passed-away. China has accused His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibetans in exile of orchestrating the waves of self-immolation protests against Chinese rule. Without bringing up the vicious Chinese treatment of Tibetans inside Tibet, the Chinese regime claims the “Tibetans are happy.”
Dharamshala: - The State Department of US government has called on China to Tibetans in Tibet to express their grievances freely, publicly, peacefully and without fear of retribution. Asking China to refrain from making statements that denigrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibet’s unique cultural, linguistic and religious traditions, the United States has said the Tibetans be permitted to express their grievances freely. “We have asked the Chinese Government to refrain from statements that denigrate the Dalai Lama and Tibet’s unique cultural, linguistic, and religious traditions,” the State Department spokesman, Mr Patrick Ventrell, told reporters at his daily news conference. “Our lines and our policy (on Tibet) have not changed. We continue to call on the Chinese Government to permit Tibetans to express their grievances freely, publicly, peacefully and without fear of retribution,” Mr Ventrell said in response to a question.
Dr Sangay was scheduled to address the Swiss Tibetan community on April 14 in Fribourg, where His Holiness the Dalai Lama was also set to give a teaching. From April 20 to 21, the Sikyong
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