i WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (05TH TO 11TH OCTOBER 2020) | Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Prayers for Victims of the Recent Devastating Earthquake in Tibet January 9, 2025 Tashi Lhunpo, Bylakuppé, Karnataka, India – This morning an

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Expresses Deep Sadness Over the Earthquake in Tibet January 7, 2025 I am deeply saddened to learn of the devastating

Arrival at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery January 5, 2025 Tashi Lhunpo, Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India – On Friday 3rd

Condolences for President Jimmy Carter December 30, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – On learning that

Condolences on the Passing Away of Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh December 27, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – On receiving news

WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (05TH TO 11TH OCTOBER 2020)

BDL MEDIA | October 12, 2020 |

Weekly Tibet News Digest is a collection of different articles, columns and Tibet related news in and outside Tibet published in various websites. The views expressed are of the authors and do not necessarily reflect endorsement by the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi.

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

·         Concern for others is tantamount to developing inner peace: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on World Mental Health Day

·         Congratulating the World Food Programme on Being Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

·         His Holiness the Dalai Lama urges promotion of vegetarianism, says the world can’t do without animals

TIBET TODAY

·         MONKS FORCED TO LEARN THE SEVENTH CENTRAL TIBET WORK FORUM

·         China Opens Hundreds of ‘Security Centers’ in Tibetan Capital Lhasa

·         Worship Area in Front of Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple Closed Following Repairs

·         House China Task Force urges passing Tibet support bill

·         House committee passes resolution supporting Tibetan autonomy

TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         Sikyong welcomes Health dept’s initiative on World Mental Health Day, says ‘holistic approach is key’

·         Tibetans in Delhi receive the peace marchers from Manali

·         CTA President mourns demise of Union Minister and longtime Tibet supporter Ram Vilas Paswan

·         Speaker Pema Jungney addresses the golden jubilee celebration of TYC

·         28th COVID-19 Briefing: 180 new cases this week, total 287 active cases and 233 recoveries

WORLDWIDE TIBETAN MOVEMENT

·         ‘To us, the anniversary means illegal occupation and violent takeover of the Tibetan people’: CTA President on 70th anniversary of China’s annexation of Tibet

·         OOT, Russia joins ceremony ahead of new Temple being built to commemorate H.H. the Dalai Lama’s visit in 1992

·         Former President of European Economic and Social Committee host webinar on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s thoughts and admiration for EU

·         UK MPs call out China’s Human Rights Abuses in Tibet, urges Britain to support Magnitsky-style sanctions on China

·         39 Countries Issue Joint Statement in UN Against China’s Human Rights Abuses

·         Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP to lead Westminster Hall Debate on Tibet on 7 October 2020

FEATURE & ARTICLES

·         Tibet remains at the center of the China-India divide by Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asia

·         Destruction of Buddhist Education Institutes in Tibet – China Must Answer by Amit Bansal, india.com

·         High time UN intervenes and forces China to leave Tibet alone by Brig KG Behl, timesofindia

·         Indian media is free, MEA tells China after embassy objects to ‘National Day of Taiwan’ reportage by Geeta Mohan, indiatoday.in

·         It is time for Britain to impose Magnitsky-style sanctions on China by Iain Duncan Smith

·         Get lost: Taiwan reacts after Chinese mission asks Indian media to follow ‘one China’ policy by Siddhant Sibbal, Zeenews

·         China’s PLA complicates troop disengagement over Ladakh. It has a condition by Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times