The Washington, DC based organization listed Tibetan writer Druklo (pen-name Shokjang) as one of the nine journalist under attack to mark the 'World Press Freedom Day' on May 3, 2016.
Pema Wangchen, single father of three, was held for 15 days; interrogation may have included being suspended by his smallest finger, which is now paralyzed
Tibet's spiritual leader stressed the importance of developing sense of oneness and inner disarmament to make this century the century peace and dialogue.
In one video that has emerged, Losang Thubten is seen walking along a busy shopping street crowded with vehicles and pedestrians, and in a second video he is seen being quickly marched down the middle of the street by two security police officers on either side of him.
Below Mount Everest, the lives of people affected by last year’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake remain shattered amid glacially slow reconstruction efforts
Although some online commentators criticized the casting of a white woman rather than a Tibetan actor, the film's backers apparently didn't want to risk losing out on Chinese distribution by introducing the highly politically charged subject of Tibet.
It was the second election since the Dalai Lama stepped down as head of the government-in-exile in 2011 to focus on his role as the Tibetans' spiritual leader
The authorities have also started teaching “honorific” languages commonly used in U-tsang region of Tibet at daycare centers in Nagchu last year where people traditionally did not use such languages.
Tibetan villages along Nepal's border, which were also destroyed by that same quake, have yet to be rebuilt. Many of an estimated 100,000 displaced Tibetans remain without homes to return to.
"Many of the Indian students were surprised to know that Panchen Lama is the world's youngest prisoner," says Tashi Gyatso, Director of the Delhi chapter of SFT-India
Around 70 delegates from regional chapters in India, Nepal, Switzerland, Belgium, France, and Taiwan have come to attend the executive meeting in India's capital city.
The display of around 300 photo exhibits in four large halls of AIFACS was made possible with the help of Bureau Office of the Dalai Lama in New Delhi.
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