Dharamshala, India — His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray to offer his prayers and concern over the news of loss of life, destruction of property and suffering of many people in the coastal areas of Maharashtra due to the devastating floods.
No Olympics should be held in a country whose government is committing genocide against humanity: US
Washington, US — A group of lawmakers from a bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), wrote a letter to Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) calling them to postpone the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and to relocate them unless China ends the genocide of minority groups.
Four Swiss Tibetan organizations file complaint against IOC for non-compliance with OECD guidelines
Geneva, Switzerland — Four Tibetan organizations based in Switzerland filed a complaint on Friday, July 23, 2021, against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not following the guidelines given by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) regarding the Beijing Winter Olympics planned for 2022.
Dalai Lama, the greatest human being alive today in the world: Prof Paramananda Sharma
Dharamshala, India — “He is to me, the greatest human being alive today in the world," Professor Paramananda Sharma said as he shared his relationship with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in a documentary produced by Tibetan TV.
My thoughts are with everyone affected by this calamity: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the European floods
Dharamshala, India — His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to convey his concern over the news of the recent floods in Europe.
We will not turn a blind eye to the abuses in Tibet and Hong Kong: MP Loughton
London, England — "It's up to Britain and democratic states across the world to send a clear message to Beijing: we will not turn a blind eye to the abuses in the Uyghur Region, Tibet, and Hong Kong, and we will not let you score a major propaganda victory at the Winter Olympics,” said MP Loughton while voting for the boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Tibetans Celebrate Tibetan Heritage Month for the First Time in Canada
Toronto, Canada — Tibetan community in Ontario celebrates Tibetan Heritage Month for the first time since the passing of ‘Bill 131 Tibetan Heritage Month Act’ in the provincial Legislature in September 2020. July is a sacred month for the Tibetan community.