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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Congratulates President-Elect of Finland, Alexander Stubb

–dalailama.com Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Alexander Stubb to congratulate him on having been elected the next President of Finland. “It has been an honour for me to have been able to visit your beautiful...

Delhi-based Ambassadors, Deputy Chiefs of Mission, and Diplomats from Various Countries Celebrate Losar at Bureau Office

Delhi: A modest traditional celebration of Tibetan New Year took place at the office of the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, which was made even more special by the distinguished presence of Ambassadors, Deputy Chiefs of Mission...

Champion of Tibetan Resettlement Project, Congressman Barney Frank, Honoured at Tibetan Losar Celebration

Massachusetts: In a heartwarming ceremony during the Tibetan Losar Celebration of the 2151 Wood Dragon year, Congressman Barney Frank was honoured by the Regional Tibetan Association of Massachusetts for his pivotal role in the resettlement of Tibetan refugees in...

Dhargyeling Tibetan Settlement Officer Calls on Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Tezu: Dhargyeling Settlement Officer Kunga Jigme accompanied by the Chair of the Local Tibetan Assembly, and representatives of the Lhagon Jangchup Choeling Monastery paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Chowna Mein on...

Tibetans in Japan Celebrate Losar with Japanese Friends in Tokyo

Tokyo:Tibetans in Japan celebrated the Tibetan New Year, Losar, with Japanese supporters and friends in Tokyo. The Tibetan Community in Japan and Tashi Delek Restaurant organised various events for the first two days of Losar. Tashi Delek restaurant held...

Asian-Americans face a long fight to be included in America’s story

The Asian-American and Pacific Islander community is surging but is comparatively late in its push to secure a museum on the National Mall in Washington. Museums dedicated to women, Latinos and LGBTQ people are also in the works as...

1912 Abraham Lincoln postcard gifted to namesake child

Today is Monday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2024. There are 323 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 12, 1983, composer and pianist Eubie Blake, who wrote such songs as “I’m Just Wild...

Lithuanian Friends of Tibet Celebrates Tibetan Losar

  Vilnius: On the eve of Tibetan Royal Year 2151, Tibet Square in Vilnius, an interesting hub of Tibet-related activities in Lithuania, was brought alive by the Lithuanian friends of Tibet, in a show of solidarity with Tibetans, with...

China opens Lhasa for Tibetans from other regions for Losar, but tight restrictions remain

(TibetanReview.net, Feb11’24) – China announced a relaxation in restrictions it had imposed in 2018 on the entry into Tibet’s capital Lhasa of Tibetans from outside the region in a move to revive its flagging economy ahead of the Tibetan...

China fails to stop New Jersey Township Mayor from raising Tibetan flag to celebrate Losar

(TibetanReview.net, Feb11’24) – Losar, the Tibetan New Year, which fell on Feb 10 this time, was celebrated in the US State Department while Mayor Michael Melham of Belleville Township in the state of New Jersey flew the Tibetan national...

Nepali film set to make history at Berlin International Film Festival: ‘our cinema is ready to compete’

In the past decade, many independent filmmakers in Nepal have tried to capture stories from non-urban settings, piquing the interests of both local and foreign audiences and setting them apart from commercial Hindi films.

Beijing accused of using spying, threats and blackmail against Tibetan exiles

China ‘threatens relatives in Tibet’ to exert control over activists in exile, with greater transnational repression at Tibetan new yearThousands of Tibetans around the world have been subjected to spying, blackmail and threats against family members still living in...

Central Tibetan Administration Celebrates Tibetan Losar – the Year of Wood Dragon

Dharamshala:་In the early morning of the on the First Day of Tibetan Losar (21 February 2023), Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE), Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering (TPiE), Kalon Gyari Dolma (Department of Security), Kalon Norzin Dolma...