i WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (07TH TO 13th december 2020) | Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Meeting Participants in This Year’s Sho-tön April 22, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – This morning His

Teachings for Mongolians — Second Day April 20, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – Today, the clouds

The Hundred Deities of the Joyous Land April 19, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – The sky was

Discussion with Groups from Harvard – Second Day April 9, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – His Holiness the

Discussion with Groups from Harvard April 8, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – Prof Arthur Brooks

WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (07TH TO 13th december 2020)

BDL MEDIA | December 14, 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

·         ‘My heartfelt wish to live long enough to continue to serve the hopes of six million Tibetans,” His Holiness reaffirms to live to 113 years

·         Teachings to Mark the 601st Anniversary of Jé Tsongkhapa’s Passing Away

·         The Necessity of Compassion for the Survival of Humanity

·         His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulates Nancy Pelosi on NDI Democracy Award

CELEBRATING 31ST ANNIVERSARY OF NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

·         Statement of the Kashag on the 31st Anniversary of the Conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet

·         Statement of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the Dalai Lama

·         Tibetans celebrate 31 years since the Nobel Peace Prize award on His Holiness the Dalai Lama

·         Tibetans in Swiss and Liechtenstein gather in front of the UN on International Human Rights Day

·         OOT Washington virtually celebrates 31st Nobel Peace Prize conferment to His Holiness the Dalai Lama

·         French parliamentarians grace Tibetan community’s celebration of the 31st anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the Dalai Lama

·         Protests against China’s human rights violations on International Human Rights Day

·         Roundtable discussion on human rights in ‘Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Tibet’ by US Embassy in London

TIBET TODAY & TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         Tibetan woman detained and intimidated for “illegal” WeChat posts

·         Prerecorded Talk Series on Four Principal Commitments of His Holiness the Dalai Lama concludes

·         Sikyong congratulates Speaker Pelosi on NDI Democracy Award

·         Speaker congratulates US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on receiving Democracy Award

·         Representative Tashi Phuntsok addresses Gratitude day in Belgium

FEATURE & ARTICLES

·         US Mission hosts talk on ‘Religious Freedom in Tibet and the Appointment of Buddhist Leaders and the Succession of the Dalai Lama’

·         Tibetan Buddhism: A Source and Strength of India’s Soft Power Diplomacy by Tenzin Tsultrim, Tibet Policy Institute

·         China’s ‘super dam’ a threat to India’s security by Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha

·         As China Restricts Access To Tibet, US Urges Nations To Make Laws Over It  by Press Trust of India

·         EU approves its ‘Magnitsky Act’ to target human rights abuses by Deutsche Welle

·         If you thought Tibet was water under the bridge, this book will make you think again