Dharamshala: American punk-rock band Street Dogs have recorded a new track to support the work of Built on Respect, a non-profit organization which seeks to raise awareness of human rights issues in Tibet.
Dharamshala: Tibet's spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama Thursday (20th October) held a debate about peace and nonviolent struggle with thousands of students from Miami University, Ohio. He was presented with an honorary doctorate of laws from the University.
Dharamshala: It has been announced that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is due to visit the Republic of Ireland in April 2011, to take part in a series of events with three Irish-based NGO’s: Children in Crossfire, Afri and SpunOut.
Dharamshala: Tibetan writer and blogger Tsering Woeser has received a "2010 Courage in Journalism" award in recognition of her efforts to report on human rights abuses in Tibet. Woeser, who is based in Beijing, could not receive her award in person because the Chinese government refuses to grant her a passport. The awards ceremony, hosted by the International Women's Media Foundation, took place in New York this week.
Paris: Asia's four Communist regimes, North Korea (177th place), China (171st), Vietnam (165th) Laos (168th), are among the fifteen lowest-ranked countries of the 2010 World Press Freedom Index. Ranked just one place behind Eritrea, hellish totalitarian North Korea has shown no improvement.
Emory: His Holiness the Dalai Lama participated in a talk entitled "The Creative Journey: Artists in Conversation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Spirituality and Creativity" with Richard Gere and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker on Tuesday (19th October).
The Founding Assembly of the ‘Asia Democracy Network’ and the ‘3rd Seoul Democracy Forum’ were held in Seoul, Korea, from 21st to 24th October 2013. Photo: TPI