Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India — “We have faced a lot of difficulties,” His Holiness continued, “yet the Tibetan spirit remains strong," His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, adding: "We are not opposed to the Chinese people as such, but narrow-minded, hard-line members of the Chinese Communist Party have given us a hard time."
China even criminalises support for genuine autonomy in Tibet, HRW says
New York, US — The communist regime in China has even criminalised expressions of support for Middle Way Policy which seeks genuine autonomy for all Tibetans living in the three traditional provinces of Tibet, the international non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch (HRW), a New York-based rights organisation said in a report released on July 30, 2018.
US House Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act
Washington, D.C. — The Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act took a big step forward when the House Judiciary Committee approved the bill unanimously. The next step is for the act to move to the floor of the House of Representatives.
Far too many Lies, Tibet Think Tank on China’s White Paper
Dharamshala, HP, India — The Tibet Policy Institute a think-tank run by the Central Tibetan Administration has released a research paper contradicting China’s claim over progress made in Tibet ecology. The paper called Chinese White paper a ‘brazen lie’ and said “it would be wonderful reading to someone who knows very little about Tibet”.
Tibetans in Tibet brutally repressed by the Chinese regime: US VP Mike Pence
Washington D.C — In a speech at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Vice President Mike Pence described the state of religious freedom around the world and said that the Tibetan people have been brutally repressed by the Chinese government for nearly 70 years.
The totalitarian system in China is ignorant to the proper status of Tibet: Tibetan leader
Zanskar, J&K, India — Explaining that the Tibetans in Tibet are going through a very sad situation, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said "the totalitarian system in China means that many people in China are ignorant about the proper status of Tibet."
60 years of His Holiness the Dalai lama in exile, ministers visit parts of world
Dharamshala, India — As a part of ‘Thank you campaign for Tibet supporters’ and 60th anniversary year of the His Holiness the Dalai Lama in exile. Ministers of Central Tibetan Administration are visiting different parts of the world to thank Tibet supporters and various group.