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Choosing the direct, democratic approach
Chris Patten understates the nature of US engagement on the issue of Tibet, an engagement that the EU could learn from, write ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Politico.
The Obama-Dalai Lama meeting should inspire European leaders
The meeting between US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama should inspire European leaders not to shun the Tibetan leader, argues ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Euractiv.
Note on the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People
This ‘Note on the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People’ is a Tibetan response to statements made by Chinese government officials on the content of the original ‘Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People’. The note was delivered to the Chinese Government by the envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama during […]
Statement from the White House Press Secretary on President Obama’s Meeting with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
“The President met this morning at the White House with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. The President stated his strong support for the preservation of Tibet’s unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity and the protection of human rights for Tibetans in the People’s Republic of China. The President commended the Dalai Lama’s “Middle Way” […]
Dalai Lama concludes 3-Day Washington Visit
His Holiness the Dalai Lama departed Washington, D.C., Friday, February 19 following meetings with President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and after being awarded the Democracy Service Medal by the National Endowment for Democracy. In the morning of February 18, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with President Obama, their second meeting […]
Tibet Brief – Edition 20
The Tibet Brief is aimed at European policy-makers, providing concise information and perspectives on the political, economic and human rights situation in Tibet. In this edition: 9th round of Sino-Tibetan dialogue identifies elements to build upon Top-level meeting in Beijing sets strategy on Tibet President Obama to meet Dalai Lama China Jails Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup […]
9th round of Sino-Tibetan dialogue identifies elements to build upon
The International Campaign for Tibet welcomes the strong and detailed statement [1] issued today by Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, the Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and chief interlocutor with Chinese officials during nine rounds of dialogue since 2002. Lodi Gyari and envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen briefed the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India this morning […]
Statement of the Danish Foreign Minister on the resumption of China-Tibet dialogue
Dialogue between Tibet and China In connection with the resumption of negotiations between representatives of the Dalai Lama and China, the Foreign Minister states: “I am very satisfied that the negotiations between representatives of the Dalai Lama and China have now been resumed after a 15 months break. I therefore again call on both parties […]
Top-level meeting in Beijing sets strategy on Tibet
The Dalai Lama’s envoys traveled to China for talks this week just days after the conclusion of a high-level meeting attended by President Hu Jintao, setting out Tibet policy for the coming years. The Fifth Tibet Work Forum, held on January 18-20, is the most recent in a series of rare strategy meetings on Tibet […]
China Jails Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen for 6 Years
Dhondup Wangchen, the Tibetan filmmaker who was arrested by the Chinese government for documenting the current situation in Tibet and Tibetan people’s aspiration for return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet, has been sentenced to six years in prison, according to information received by the Central Tibetan Administration. The sentence was pronounced was […]