To mark the 66th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day and honor the “Year of Compassion” in celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday in July this year, ICT will be organising a series of events in The Hague from 7 to 11 March.
Kasur Gyalo Thondup, one of the prime figures in modern Tibetan history and the second eldest brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, passed away today at his home in Kalimpong, India. He was 97 years old.
The European Parliament’s Friends of Tibet group held on 29 January its first meeting following last year’s European elections, marking a significant step forward in continued support for Tibet within the European Union. Convened by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Dainus Žalimas (Renew, Lithuania), the meeting brought together MEPs or their assistants from various […]
This report about the earthquake that hit western Tibet early January sheds light on the unsung heroes, explores critical yet unreported details, and examines potential future risks and the broader implications for Tibet and its people.
During the just concluded annual meetings of the People’s Congress and the Political Consultative Conference of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Chinese authorities announced the “election” of new leaders for the TAR government and the People’s Congress while vowing to strengthen work “for closer unity around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core” in the coming years.
The People’s Republic of China’s hydropower and dam projects are increasingly leading to massive human rights violations and environmental damage in Tibet. Since Asia’s largest rivers originate in the Tibetan plateau, the construction of hydroelectric dams in Tibet also threaten the water supply, livelihoods and health of up to 1.8 billion people across China, South and Southeast Asia.
Report Summary This report shows how the Buddhist Association of China (BAC), a supposedly non-political organization, is becoming a key instrument in the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy to assimilate and transform Tibetan Buddhism – particularly in relation to the search for and recognition of reincarnate lamas. The BAC has a special Tibetan Buddhism Working Committee […]
This report examines two large-scale policy initiatives – rural revitalization and national parks – that are resulting in a tightening Chinese grip on Tibet, as well as upending Tibetans’ traditional lifestyles, displacing Tibetan pastoralists and violating the Tibetan people’s Buddhist values.
