WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (2nd-08th December 2019)
9th December 2019, Issue 13
WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (2nd-08th December 2019) 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
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama leaves for Goa
- Symposium on Monastic Education to Mark the 25th Anniversary of Kirti Jepa Dratsang
- Meeting Tibetan Studies’ Students
- Buddhists of Himalayan Region resolute to support and defend Tibetan-recognised Dalai Lama succession
- Dalai Lama’s first children book to be published by Puffin
- SEE Learning conference held in St Petersburg, Russia
TIBET TODAY
- Tibetan Nuns Undergo Forced ‘Political Training’ at Shugsep Nunnery Near Lhasa
- Tibetan Anti-Corruption Campaigner Draws Prison Term After Two-Day Trial
- Tibetan Self-Immolator’s Family Are Held by Police For Questioning
TIBETANS IN EXILE
- Team Tibet at COP25 highlights Tibet’s Ecological Importance
- Political empires are bound to change, Truth of the Tibetan cause will prevail: President Sangay
- Remembering the self-immolators at the mass prayers hosted by CTA
- Tibetan farmers in Kollegal to obtain Right Tenancy Certificate after land lease legalised
- Parliamentarians Youdon Aukatsang and Tashi Dhondup’s Visitation Program Underway in West Bengal
WORLDWIDE TIBET SUPPORT MOVEMENT
- ICT calls on China to allow Tibetans to learn in their mother tongue at UN Forum on Minorities
- Canada-based Chinese organisations issue joint statement supporting the Dalai Lama’s authority over reincarnation, criticizes Chinese interference
- Tibetan parliamentary delegation concludes Tibet Advocacy Campaign in Europe
- Representative Ngodup Tsering interacts with Tibetan youth in Canada on preserving Tibetan culture and language
ARTICLES/ COLUMNS
- We Need An Education Of The Heart, Editorial by The XIV Dalai Lama, Speaking Tree
- Should India be bolder with China?by Suyash Desai
Why India’s northern borders are threatened by Claude Arpi