i Tibet This Week: 1 January to 7 January 2023 | Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tibet This Week: 1 January to 7 January 2023

Tibet This Week (TTW) is a weekly news collection of articles and Tibet related news on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Current situations inside Tibet, Tibetans in Exile, Worldwide Tibetan Movement and others published in various websites.

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

·         Gelukpa University Convocation and the Award of Geshé Lharampa Degrees

·         His Holiness’ Message about the Earthquake in Japan

·         Long Life Ceremony

TIBET & TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         Human rights defender detained for exposing online official practice of racial discrimination against Tibetans

·         2nd Tibetan IT Professionals’ Conference Held at Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education

·         Education Kalon Highlights Role of Headteachers as Liaison Between Students & Teachers at STSS 16th Annual School Heads’ Meeting

·         Kalon Norzin Dolma Inaugurates Tibet Museum’s Temporary Exhibition Titled “Numismatic Heritage of Tibet”

·         Office of Tibet Washington-DC Organises Sino-Tibetan Exchange Dinner

·         MPs Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten and Geshe Lharamapa Gowo Lobsang Phende Successfully Conclude Official Visit to South India

·         STSS Leadership Programme Concludes Successfully

CTA PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

·         Tibet House Japan Organises Prayer Gatherings for Japan’s Earthquake Victims

·         Representative Karma Singey Attends Cultural Event Organised by Chushi Gangdruk in Sydney

·         Delegation from Woeser Association in Italy Visits Department of Health

·         Department of Home Organises One-day Training Programme for Bylakuppe and Hunsur Farmers in Mysore

·         Practical Life Workshop for Pre-Primary Teachers Organised by Department of Education Concludes Successfully

·         Department of Religion and Culture Successfully Concludes Tibetan Arts and Culture Fund Outreach Programme in South India

·         CTA’s Green Book Programme Underway in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

·         Tenzingang Settlement Officer Inaugurates Telemedicine Services in Tenzingang

ARTICLES, ANALYSIS & INTERVIEW

·         US company halts DNA collection kit sales in Tibetan region by ICT

·         How closure of diplomatic mission in Lhasa remains Nehru’s lesser-known ‘Tibetan’ blunder by Claude Arpi