Washington, D.C. — Sikyong is on an official visit to the United States and, together with Tibetans and supporters of Tibet, commemorated the 16th anniversary of the conferment of the US Congressional Gold Medal to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Addressing Tibetan youth in Virginia, Sikyong urged and reminded young people of their responsibility to continue the Tibetan struggle.
Disarmament is only way to make this world a better place: the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulates Chris Luxon on becoming the new Prime Minister of New Zealand and His Holiness wrote," your commitment to New Zealand’s nuclear-free policy is a message that other countries need to hear and to emulate. Eventual disarmament is the only way to make this world a better place for us all".
His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulates the winner of 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Dharamshala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the former Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has written to Narges Mohammadi, winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, to congratulate her on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her courageous campaign for human rights, freedom and equality.
MEPs expressed their support for Tibetan cause and pledged to raise Tibet issue in Parliament
Dharamshala — A group of Members of the European Parliament from Austria and Germany visited the Central Tibetan Administration as part of an educational tour to learn more about the history of Tibet, the human rights situation in Tibet and the situation of the CTA and Tibetans in exile. They expressed their support for the Tibetan cause and pledged to raise the Tibet issue in their respective Parliaments.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulates the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine
Dharamshala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama extended his congratulations to Drew Weissman and Katalin Kariko, winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine and His Holiness wrote, "I applaud your achievement and the way you have made your lives meaningful through dedicated service for the benefit of others."
His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his solidarity over the Flooding in Sikkim
Dharamsala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in a letter to Prem Singh Tamang, Chief Minister of Sikkim, has expressed his sadness at the loss of life and the damage to property in Sikkim as a result of the flash flood in the Teesta river valley on October 4, 2023 and His Holiness wrote,"As a mark of my solidarity with the people of Sikkim, I have asked the Dalai Lama Trust to make a donation towards relief and rescue efforts."
Xi Jinping’s new law on religion is nothing but ‘communistization’ of religion
New Delhi — A group of leading international experts on China has drawn the attention of world community to stop Chinese President Xi Jinping from imposing a new law, which is aimed at eradicating all religious faiths like Buddhism, Christianity and Islam in China. Although the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claims that this law, titled as ‘Order-19’, is aimed at “standardizing the management of places of religious activity” but in actual practice it is nothing short of what they termed as the ‘communistization’ of religion. Since this law is going to severely hurt the sentiments of millions of Chinese citizens as well as those belonging to occupied and colonized countries like Tibet, East Turkistan (Xinjiang) and Southern Mongolia the world institutions should act before it is too late.