i WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (09th TO 15TH AUGUST 2021) | Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Congratulating Donald Trump November 8, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – His Holiness the

Congratulating Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors on Winning the Nobel Peace Prize October 12, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – His Holiness the

Congratulating President Carter on His 100th Birthday October 2, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – His Holiness the

Congratulating the New Prime Minister of Japan October 2, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – In a letter

Offering to Request the Spiritual Master’s Long Life October 1, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – When His Holiness

WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (09th TO 15TH AUGUST 2021)

BDL MEDIA | August 16, 2021 |

WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (09th to 15th AUGUST 2021) is a collection of different articles, columns, and Tibet-related news in and outside Tibet published on 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 & TIBET TODAY

·         In Conversation with Indonesian Students

·         Chinese Authorities in Tibet Cancel Annual Horse Race Festival Over COVID Concerns

·         Tibetan Students Offered Military Training For a Break on School Fees

·         Three Tibetans Arrested in Qinghai For Sharing Photos Outside the Region

 

TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         CTA Celebrates India’s 75th Independence Day

·         Sikyong Penpa Tsering speaks at the 23rd Anniversary of Sarah College for Higher Tibetan Studies

·         Yarkyi 2021 – TIPA Celebrates 62 Years of Cultural Preservation and Promotion

·         72nd COVID-briefing: maximum participation in vaccination drive urged

·         Department of Home, CTRC, distributes COVID-19 2nd Wave Emergency Subsistence Relief

·         Shillong Tibetan Settlement Officer Calls on Governor of Meghalaya State

 

WORLDWIDE TIBET MOVEMENT

·         Australian government to propose a new sanction law in support of the Global Magnitsky movement

·         Representative Ngodup Dongchung Meets US CdA Ambassador Atul Keshap

·         Representative of OOT Taiwan Meets Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui Bian

 

FEATURE & ARTICLES

·         Richard Gere on Tibet’s Gift of Love by Melvin Mcleod & Richard Gere

·         Xi Jinping’s visit to Tibet by Shyam Saran, The Tribune

·         Xi Jinping’s Visit To Tibet: Integration Or Intimidation? by CE Malley, OWP

·         Why China’s climate policy matters to us all by David Brown, bbc.com

 

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE

·         Obituary: Tamdin Dorje Tuladhar, former coordinator for Tibetans in Nepal passes away at 75

·         Tibet Bureau Geneva Saddened by Passing Away of Tibet Supporter Ama Astrid Marquis