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All Buddha's Teachings Must be Translated inTibetan: Buddhist leader

Dharamshala: All teachings of lord Buddha andBuddhist texts, which were not available inTibetan, should be translated into Tibetanlanguage, said His Holiness the Dalai Lama,Tibet's political and spiritual leader whiledelivering the valedictory address at the fourday Tengyur conference which held on Tuesdayat the Buddhist holy city of Varanasi in India.The four-day 'Tenggyur TranslationConference: In the tradition of the 17 Pandits ofNalanda', is being jointly organised by theCentral University of Tibetan Studies andAmerican Institute of Buddhist Studies atColumbia University. "We must translate thosesutras that are written in Pali and are notavailable in Tibetan," said His Holiness the DalaiLama. The Buddhist leader said a number ofsutras had already been translated into Tibetanby the Tibetan and Indian scholars. The textswere edited and enriched further by the nextgeneration of scholars, but there were manyother sutras that must also be translated.Other distinguished guest including PrimeMinister of Tibetan government-in-exile Prof.Samdhong Rinpoche, vice-chancellor of theCentral University of Tibetan Studies Geshe

Annual Report 2010: HumanRights Situation in Tibet

over 80 Tibetan students from 25 different Indiancolleges and monastic institutes through-out India.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving at Sarnath, Varanasi, on 10 January 2011. Photo: TPI

Six Tibetans Arrested in Nepal

From left: Prof Elliot Sperling of Indiana University, MrKelsang Gyatsen, Member of Tibetan Parliament- in-

Exile, Mr Tashi Tsering of Amnye Machen Institute, MrSonam Gyaltsen of the College of Higher Tibetan

Studies, Sarah, Prof Tsering Shakya of the University ofBritish Columbia, Prof Jampa Samten of the CentralUniversity of Tibetan Studies, Varanasi and Mr ChungTsering, a researcher at the Department of Education,

Central Tibetan Administration during the openingsession of the discussion on "1913 Treaty between

Mongolia and Tibet" being held in Dharamsala on 30December 2010. Photo: Tibet net

By YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post

Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)

Dharamshala: A two-day discussion cum debateon the historic significance of 1913 treaty between

Buddhist monks protest in 2008 in eastern Tibet. Photo: TPI/File

Dharamshala: The Tibetan Centre for HumanRights and Democracy (TCHRD) on 12 January2011 released its Annual Report 2010: HumanRights Situation in Tibet. This 90-page reportdocuments violation of right in Tibet in the areaof Civil and Political Rights, Religious Freedom,Right to Education and Right to Subsistence.Civil and Political LibertiesDuring 2010, there is no let up by the governmentof PRC. As of 30 December 2010, there are 831known political prisoners in Tibet out of which360 are known to have been legally convicted bycourts and 12 Tibetans are serving life

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Dharamshala: The fifth annual studentconference began today with unity being themain focus. The conference is being held at theCollege for Higher Tibetan Studies at Sarah nearDharamshala and attended by over 80 Tibetanstudents from 25 different Indian colleges andmonastic institutes through-out India.The conference began with addresses from the

Dharamshala: Nepalese authorities have arresteda group of six Tibetan refugees who recentlyescaped into Nepal from Tibet. The four Tibetanmen and two women, who did not have any traveldocuments, were apprehended at around midnightin Sindhupalchowk district Sunday.Despite signing the UN Refugee Convention,Nepali authorities arrested hundreds of Tibetanrefugees, accusing them of attempting an illegalentry to Nepal. The group was handed over toimmigration authorities for investigation andnecessary action, said Nepal authorities.

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Dharamshala - A total of fifty seven journalistswere killed in thirty three countries in connectionwith their work during 2010, Reporters WithoutBorders said in this year's annual report - butincreasing numbers are being kidnapped to beheld as bargaining chip. The France-based presswatch group said Thursady that tally compared

57 Journalists killed in 2010


Ngwang Samten and Robert Thurman fromColumbia University also expressed their viewson the occasion.

Addressing the inaugural function, Prof.Samdhong Rinpoche said that Nalanda and Tibet

imprisonment term. During the year, 188 knownTibetans have been arrested and detained, outof which 71 have already been sentenced by thecourts. The crackdown on intellectuals andcultural figures continued to take place this yearalso. Since 2008, over 60 Tibetan writers, bloggers,intellectuals and cultural figures have beenarrested. The authorities targeted prominentTibetan figures during the year who were earlierlooked upon as exemplary individuals. On 23August 2010, the Chinese government made an


Dharamshala: Emory University in Atlanta -which has been traditionally a home to a

In this Nov. 17, 2010 photo, Tibetan monk, Kunjo Baiji,works through a chemistry experiment at Emory

University in Atlanta. Some of the newest additions toEmory University's student body may have adopted

some of the behaviors of typical college kids, but onekey difference separates them from their classmates:they're Tibetan monks sent by the Dalai Lama to the

United States to learn science. Photo: NPR

A Buddhist monk arresting by Nepal authorities at theChinese embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal on 2nd August

2008. Photo: TPI/file

The Tibet Post2 TPI EDITORIAL15 January , 2011 Dharamsala

London: Tibetan Prime minister (KalonTripa) candidate, Tenzin N. Tethong, onSaturday (8th January) addressed agathering of Tibetans at the SwissCapital. The event, attended by over 150people was organized by the TibetanYouth association in Europe and theTibetan Woman's organization inSwitzerland as a question and answersession.Tenzin Tethong, who was in Switzerlandvisiting Tibetan officials in the build upto the Kalon Tripa elections in March,attended the event to promote hiscandidateship for the role. Tenzin beganthe address by introducing himself, hispolitical views and his aspirations forbecoming Kalon Tripa, which wasfollowed by a series of questions fromdelegates of both organizations. Hiswas questioned on a range of topicsincluding, internal and external politicalaffairs as well as environmental issues.

5th Student Conference Begins

Tibet's PM Candidate Campaignsin Swiss

Tenzin N. Tethong, met Satuarday with theTibetan Youth association in Europe(TYAE) and the Tibetan Woman's

organization in Switzerland (TWOS), inZurich. Photo: TPI

James Dunn, The Tibet Post EuropeChina's Abuse of Human Rightsin Tibet is Getting Worse

So called China Tibet Online. Photo: CTO


Editor in Chief - YC. Dhardhowa

E-mail: [email protected]

Dharamshala: Founded in 1996, theCenter for Tibetan Human Rights andDemocracy (TCHRD) is the onlyhuman rights organization in exileinvolving litigation, legal advocacy,education, and public outreach. Eachyear it publishes an annual reportcovering violations, positive trends, ifany, and "significant human rights-related processes" affecting HanChinese and Tibetans.Human rights are a set of basic rights,which most the people believe belongto all human beings by birthright. Theconcept is ancient, although the term"human rights" only entered usage inthe 1940s. Because many people,especially in democratic countries, feelvery strongly about human rights, anumber of measures have beenundertaken to protect their citizens.TCRHD's latest annual report isexamined below, "during 2010, there isno let up by the government of PRC.As of 30 December 2010, there are 831known political prisoners in Tibet outof which 360 are known to have beenlegally convicted by courts and 12Tibetans are serving life imprisonmentterm."For example, freedom of expression istargeted, and Tibetans particularlyintellectuals have been threatened,denied equality, education,employment, and their citizenshipwithout "declaring loyalty" to mainlandChina. In other words, on conditionthey abandon their national identity,culture, language, and historic heritagethat's the equivalent of asking HanChinese to renounce Buddhist leadersincluding His Holiness the Dalai Lama.Harsh crackdown on intellectuals andcultural figures have continued. Since2008, over 60 Tibetan writers, bloggers,

deputy speaker of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Dolma Gyari, Kalon Tripa ProfSamdhong Rinpoche and His Eminencethe 17th Gyalwang Karmapa OgyenTrinley Dorje.Kalon Tripa stated that ascertainingthe condition of Tibetan education andliterary art was of crucial importance,urging the student audience toremember their responsibilities to

preserving Tibetan culture and history.During the conference, whichconcludes on January 10th, TashiRabten was awarded with a gallantryaward by the Tibetan college student'sassociation. Tashi Rabten, is currentlyin detention for publishing Written inBlood, a collection of articles relatingto democracy, freedom and equality inTibet. He was also the editor of SharDungri, a journal that dealt with the

By James Dunn, The Tibet Post Europe

The event concluded with questionsopen to the floor in which Tenzin praisedorganizations such as the Tibetan Youthassociation in Europe and the TibetanWoman's organization in Switzerland,stating that if elected he would work forincreased synergy in between the manyTibetan organizations worldwide.

Dharamshala: The General BodyMeeting of His Holiness the Dalai Lama'sCentral Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC)was presided over by the committee'svice-chairman Prof Samdhong Rinpocheon Wednesday (29 December) atGangchen Kyishong.The Tibetan settlement officers in thenorth Indian state of Himachal Pradesh,who are members of the general body ofthe CTRC, attended the meeting. HisHoliness the Dalai Lama's CentralTibetan Relief Committee was registeredunder Societies Registration Act, 1860,in 1981.The Himachal Pradesh government hadmade recent amendments to the SocietiesRegistration Act, 1860, in conformity withthe provisions of The Himachal PradeshSocieties Registration Act 2006.Accordingly, the CTRC as a registeredsociety is required to make amendmentsin its Memorandum and Rules andRegulations with the provisions of HPSocieties Registration Act, 2006, MrNgodup Dorjee, Executive Secretary ofthe CTRC, told Tibet TV.The governing body of the CTRC madethe amendments during its meeting on27 December 2010, which were tabled andratified in yesterday's general bodymeeting, Mr Dorjee said.

Central Tibetan Relief Com-mittee Convenes General

Body Meeting

Prof Samdhong Rinpoche presides over the general body meeting of His Holiness the DalaiLama's Central Tibetan Relief Committee at Gangchen Kyishong in Dharamsala on

Wednesday, 29 December 2010/Photo by Namgyal Tsewang

The governing body of the CTRC hasasked all our general body members tomake necessary amendments in theirrespective societies' rules andregulations/bye-laws with theprovisions of the HP SocietiesRegistration Act, 2006, he said.Some of the new amendments made inthe objectives of the society were (1)Promotion of the social welfare (2)Promotion of rural development and (3)Promotion of religious or charitablepurpose including establishment offunds for welfare of military orphans,welfare of political sufferers and welfareof the like.Other ancillary objectives include (1)initiate, conduct and assist family welfareand health and community developmentprogrammes (2) initiate, administer andassist programmes for providing betternutrition to children and adultsespecially amongst the poorer and morebackward sections (3) promoteagricultural practices and projects forimproving food production (4) undertaketo coordinate and guide internationalcharities, agencies and individual donorsto wherever the need is most felt withinthe Tibetan community and give themaccess to materials about the socio-economic conditions of Tibetan refugeesin exile.

intellectuals and cultural figures havebeen arrested.Financial means involves claimingsocial rights, including health-care andeducation, as commodities, accessibleto those Han Chinese who moved inTibet. Most parts of Tibet remain undersiege, and sustains near daily assaults,killings, genocide and targetedassassinations. China not only usingits financial power with western, Asianand African governments, China paysNepal government to arrest Tibetanrefugees as they cross over the Tibet-Nepal borders to escape persecution,according to U.S. embassy cables.Why is the economy and HumanRights treated differently, by the West,in the ‘special case' of Tibet? TheUnited Nations made an attempt to putHuman Rights into a broader context,through decades of first-handexperience with Tibetan refugeesworldwide. The Europeans andAfricans Unions treat the Tibetansimilarly, even as they play theireconomy games with China.In many urban areas including Lhasa,the capital of Tibet, military forces andgovernment officials enforce landseizures, home demolitions,displacement, segregation, isolation,closures, movement and travelrestrictions, the so-called 'WesternDevelopment Strategy', daily homeinvasions, arrests, attacks on peacefulprotesters, imprisonments, and tortureof detainees under a rigid 'matrix ofcontrol' involving checkpoints, bypassroads, roadblocks, curfews, electricfences, and various other harassmentto cow all Tibetans into submission ormake them give up their originalidentity.Since 1950s, China has denied

Tibetans fundamental human and civilrights and increasingly fewer of themto many officials. In the territories ofeastern Tibet, it's far worse undermilitary occupation and China lawsaffording no protections to Tibetans.Nor has the Supreme Court upheld thelaw that should be sacrosanct in alegitimate democracy. When it'scompromised, no one is immune fromabuse and neglect as greater numbersin Tibetan are learning, includingChinese.Losing it threatens all other freedoms.It's a basic legal right even China'sSupreme Court recognizes, but notabsolutely having repeatedly ruled thatcurtailing it is justified in extreme publicdanger situations or if national securitymay be undermined. However, the"true test of freedom of expression liesin allowing the airing of views that areextreme, controversial, or infuriating."However, during the 2008 Tibetprotests, China failed the test. Protestdemonstrations were attacked,dispersed, and silenced. Participantswere arrested and then intimidated bydubious charges. Excessive force andpreemptive detentions were used, thenbogus indictments made based oncharges of 'participating or involvingin unlawful gatherings.'Legally, authorities overstepped soegregiously that harsher measures mayfollow, including targeted killings andtorture. China also restricted theforeign media, prohibiting on the sceneaccess to report accurately on theconflict. For their part, the Chinesestate controlled media largelysupported the government. Overall,coverage restrictions during 2008caused China's journalistic freedomrating to drop sharply as measured byinternational human rightsorganizations. Dissent was minimallytolerated, and repressing it continuedunrest in Tibet. "Not only were criticssilenced, they were accused andvilified, and their critiquesunaddressed."Many Han Chinese do not care abouthuman rights of people in Tibet, theyinstead consider Tibet Hancolonization. The Chinese authoritiescontinue to violate a range of basichuman rights. The use of the deathpenalty remains extensive and non-transparent; torture is widespread;there is a lack of judicial independence;obstacles to fair trials includeadministrative detention and re-education through labor; prisonconditions are poor and prisoners aretreated badly; human rights defenders,Buddhist monks and nuns particularlyspiritual leader adherents faceharassment and detention; humanrights violations occur frequently inTibet; and there are increasedrestrictions on freedom of expressionand severe restrictions on freedom ofassociation since 2008.

violent suppression of Tibetans afterthe 2008 protests.The key motions of the conference areto ensure the incorporation of theTibetan issue into studies. Theconference also aims for the unity ofall Tibetan educational institutes toensure an improvement to theeducation system, for cultural andlanguage preservation in the Tibetancommunity.

By Tibetan Official Media: Tibet Net

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His Holiness the Dalai LamaCondoles Over Loss of Lives

in Australia

His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet giveing teachings on Buddhism during his visit toSalugara, West Bengal, India. Photo: TPI


Dharamshala: His Holiness the 14thDalai Lama, the spiritual and politicalleader of Tibet, Tuesday has expresseddeep condolences over loss of lives inflash floods that swept throughsoutheastern Queensland in Australia.In a condolence message to Queenslandpremier Anna Bligh, the Tibetan leaderand Nobel laureate said: 'I wassaddened by the unprecedented floodin your state which has brought severedestruction and suffering to theproperty and general public.'But I admire the Australiangovernment's preparedness in tacklingthe flood disaster in terms of its reliefefforts.' His Holiness the Dalai lama,added: 'I am praying for no further lossof lives of those affected by the flood,speedy reconstruction of destroyed

His Holiness the Dalai Lama talks about the changing role of science while delivering hisopening address at the International Conference for Science, Spirituality and Education held

in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, on December 20th, 2010. Photo: TPI


Be Realistic, Transform Tragedy into Strength

New Delhi: By adopting a realisticapproach to problems, Tibet's spiritualleader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lamasaid one can transform tragedy intostrength no matter how big the obstacleis."With a calm mind, we see reality moreclearly but a disturbed mind destroysinner peace because it cannot utilizehuman intelligence properly," HisHoliness said. "The enemies, thedestructive emotions, are inside you andonly you can destroy your inner peace."His Holiness was speaking to a crowd ofover 3,000 on the different levels ofhappiness at the 19th Tushita DharmaCelebrations organised yesterday atShanker Lal Hall in Modern School.Defining happiness as the state of deepsatisfaction, His Holiness said happinesscan be achieved on sensorial as well asmental level. Even animals experiencesensorial satisfaction which isphysically-attuned and therefore short-lived. But human beings can achieve adeeper, genuine sense of satisfaction onthe mental level by using humanintelligence.Sometimes listening to devotional musicor looking at holy images providesensorial satisfaction that complementthe deeper practice of attaining deepersatisfaction on the mental level, said HisHoliness.He said he has always found the imageof Mother Mary carrying a baby in herarms as a very powerful symbol ofcompassion, love and kindness. Oncewhen he was on a pilgrimage to visit a

All Buddha's TeachingsMust be Translated in

Tibetanhad a strong association in the ancientperiod. A number of Tibetan andChinese scholars had been allottedspecial rooms at Nalanda for studyingand teaching, he said.Delivering the welcome address, vice-chancellor of the Central Universityof Tibetan Studies, Geshe NagwangSamten said that the scholars ofNalanda and Tibet have enriched theBuddhist philosophy by translatingthe text from Sanskrit to Tibetanlanguage.Pobert Thurman, an Americanprofessor of Buddhist studies atColumbia University, highlighted theteachings of Buddha. He said that intoday's world, many problems likeglobal warming are emerging due tothe greed of man. The solution tothese problems is not possiblethrough science only, he added.According to the organisers, theTengyur or 'shastra section' containsTibetan translation of many important

Sanskrit works from Indian monasticuniversities like Nalanda andVikramshila. When translated intoTibetan, these works in turn inspiredTibet 's own enlightenmentrenaissance. Accordingly, many greatTibetan masters including HisHoliness the Dalai Lama have termedthe Buddhist teachings in theseTengyur texts as of very high value.The Indian works preservedmeticulously in the Tibetan translationsrepresent the lost Indian heritageconsisting of works not only related toBuddhist philosophy but also on avariety of ancient Indian sciences andarts like ayurveda, jyotish, grammar,lexicography, prosody, iconographyand sculpture. Translating these worksfrom Tibetan into the modern languageis a commendable attempt to regain thisheritage for the benefit of futuregenerations.

homes and an early end to the disaster.'5 children were among the 10 killed lateMonday as the deluge tore throughToowoomba and other parts of theLockyer Valley, west of Brisbane,upending cars and ripping buildingsfrom their foundations. The officialsurged thousands of people to flee tohigher ground on Tuesday in Australia'sthird-largest city, Brisbane.Around 300 people were plucked fromthe disaster zone by helicopter onTuesday after the tiny hamlet of ForestHill was cut off by the torrent,Queensland premier Anna Bligh toldreporters. Some 78 people were stillmissing late Tuesday, and Queenslandpolice warned that the death toll waslikely to rise as emergency crewscontinued to sift through the wreckage.

small Mary statue in Fatima, His Holinesshad a very profound experience. "Wewere coming back after holding a silentmeditation and for no apparent reason Ilooked back and saw Mary's statuesmiling at me," His Holiness said.Different religious traditions whethertheistic or non-theistic practice differentmethods to reduce extreme selfcenteredness or ego. Theistic traditionssuch as Christianity believe in totalsubmission to God which in some waysreduce self-centered acts. Non-theistictraditions such as Buddhism and Jainismbelieve in the law of causality whichessentially means cultivating positiveKarma or actions to achieve long-termsatisfaction. Buddhists believe thatthrough positive actions, one can

prevent future negative actions withoutrelying on external factors.Cultivating positive qualities ofwarmheartedness and a genuine senseof concern for other's well-being hasnothing to do with being a believer or anon-believer, His Holiness said. Theseare inner secular qualities necessary fora happy life, not some abstruse conceptsof next life or heaven and hell, he added.Dr Renuka Singh, director of the NewDelhi-based Tushita MahayanaMeditation Center said His Holiness'teachings have immense relevance totoday's violence and pollution-riddenglobalised world.His Holiness released a book 'BecomingBuddha' published by the Center tocoincide with its 30th anniversary.

China Now Needs To Open Up: Tibet's Leader

His Holiness the Dalai Lama taking part in his first video conference discussion, in whichhe responded to questions from three prominent Chinese intellectuals, on January 4th,

2011. Photo: His Holiness' Facebook


Dharamshala: Tibet's spiritual andpolitical leader His Holiness the DalaiLama on Tuesday (January 4) took partin his first video conference discussionwith three prominent Chineseintellectuals which lasted just over anhour. Unlike the communist regime, HisHoliness is open to dialogue with China,and is always trying to reach out toordinary Chinese in order to discussissues, including Tibet.His Holiness the Dalai Lama said"geographically, we are faraway -thousands of miles, but still we can seeeach other's face clearly, also we cancommunicate with one another viaonline video, it shows that we havereached the 21st Century.""Such a video communication via

Internet can not feel each other's breath,however I was very pleased to meetpeople living in China, and hope in thefuture it will be continued, I believe thatChina will definitely change, one daywe could meet face to face."A total of 319 questions were asked,with His Holiness responding toquestions from the three Chineseintellectuals. Chinese writer WangLixiong, initiated the online videodiscussion in 2011. He also moderatedthe video conference discussion fromBeijing. The other two Chineseparticipants were Law Professor andcivil rights activist Teng Biao andprominent Human Rights lawyer JiangTianyong, who were in Shenzhen.Teng Biao and Jiang Tianyong were the

prominent human rights lawyer duringthe Chinese crackdown on Tibetans in2008, they jointly issued a statementsaying "we are willing to provide legalassistance to Tibetans." During thevideo conference, the lawyersquestioned the Dalai Lama aboutWikileaks and about interaction withChinese scholars.Teng asked, "open communication andunderstanding between Chinese andTibetan people, particularly betweenChinese and Tibetan intellectuals, isvery important and a constructiveinitiative to solve the Tibetan problempeacefully. If you are willing to promoteit, how do you promote such exchangesand understanding between two sides?What are the main obstacles to furtherdevelopment?"I have made efforts to communicatewith Chinese friends ahead ofTienanmen events, I have also askedthe same to Chinese friends who wereliving in US and Canada. Despite somesuspicious staring by our friends fromthe mainland. Anyway, after Tienanmenevents, then the communication withChinese people becomes quite strong,particularly after the 2008 crisis in Tibetmore and more Chinese have startedpaying attention to the Tibetan issue,"His Holiness the Dalai Lama replied.His Holiness said that whenever he metwith Chinese and foreign friends,professors, and scholars, he talkedabout the need for China to be an opensociety. "whenever I met with Chineseand foreign friends, I usually told them,China now needs to open up."The Tibetan spiritual leader hasreiterated that his faith in the Chinese

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Free Tibet Protests to be Held

During Hu's Visit to U.S.

Dharamshala: - Chinese PresidentHu Jintao will pay a state visit to theUnited States from January 18 to 21,2011. Along with Regional TibetanYouth Congress NY & NJ, CATA,ICT, Initiatives for China, and manyother rights groups, United Nationsfor a Free Tibet calls on people tojoin protest rallies in WashingtonD.C and Chicago against ChinesePresident Hu Jintao and to highlightthe Tibet issue when he meetsPresident Obama.Those rallies shall be very importantsince it might be the last visit ofpresident Hu to US as a leader of theCCP. We have to make sure he hearsus loud and clear: FREE TIBET! Andlet's join together to tell the worldthat trade, money, and politicsshould come after Human Rights,Freedom of Language, Equality forall People, in China as well, and aFree Tibet.We kindly invite you to participatein the demonstration to show yoursupport, calling on to raise theawareness of freedom, democracy

Chinese Communist Regime Fails onHuman Rights Plan

Thousands of exiled Tibetans and supporters carrying banners (Free Tibet) during 51stanniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day in 2010, Dharamshala, India. Photo: TPI


Dharamshala: The CommunistChinese Government has failed todeliver on commitments in its first-ever National Human Rights ActionPlan (2009-2010) to protect key civiland political rights over the past twoyears, Washington based HumanRights Watch said Tuesday.The 67-page report , "PromisesUnfulfi l led: An Assessment ofChina's National Human RightsAction Plan," details how despite theChinese government's progress inprotection of some economic andsocial rights, it has undermined manyof the key goals of the NationalHuman Rights Action Plan (NHRAP)by tightening restrictions on rightsof expression, association, andassembly over the past two years.The report highlights how thatrollback of key civil and politicalrights enabled rather than reduced ahost of human rights abusesspecifically addressed in theNHRAP."If this plan had been vigorouslypursued - and had not beenaccompanied by a slew ofgovernment-tolerated abuses - itcould have marked a real change inthe Chinese government's humanrights performance," said SophieRichardson, Asia advocacy directorat Human Rights Watch. "But thegovernment's failure to implement theAction Plan makes clear it is more ofa public relations exercise than ameaningful tool for protecting andpromoting human rights for thepeople of China."The Chinese government unveiledthe NHRAP in April 2009 as a policytool for "the promotion andprotection of human rights during theperiod 2009-2010." The NHRAP laidout policy objectives in categoriesincluding economic, social, cultural,and civil and political rights, and


57 Journalists killed, 51 Kidnapped, 535 Ar-rested: Media Group 2010 Report

with 76 in 2009, a drop of 25 per cent."Fifty-seven journalists were killed inconnection with their work in 2010, 25%fewer than in 2009, when the total was76. The number of journalists killed inwar zones has fallen in recent years.Significantly, it is becoming more andmore difficult to identify thoseresponsible in cases in whichjournalists were killed by criminalgangs, armed groups, religiousorganizations or state agents. "Fewerjournalists were killed in war zonesthan in preceding years," ReportersWithout Borders secretary- generalJean-Franc?ois Julliard said."Media workers are above all beingmurdered by criminals and traffickersof various kinds. Organized crimegroups and militias are their leadingkillers worldwide. The challenge nowis to rein in this phenomenon. Theauthorities of the countries concernedhave a direct duty to combat theimpunity surrounding these murders.

If governments do not make everyeffort to punish the murderers ofjournalists, they become theiraccomplices.""Another distinguishing feature of2010 was the major increase inkidnappings of journalists. There were29 cases in 2008, 33 in 2009 and 51 in2010. Journalists are seen less and lessas outside observers. Their neutralityand the nature of their work are nolonger respected. "Abductions ofjournalists are becoming more andmore frequent and are taking place inmore countries." Reporters WithoutBorders said. "For the first time, nocontinent escaped this evil in 2010.Journalists are turning into bargainingchips. Kidnappers take hostages inorder to finance their criminal activities,make governments comply with theirdemands, and send a message to thepublic.""Journalists were killed in 25 countriesin 2010. This is the first time since

Methodist seminary and school oftheology - has the newest group ofstudents but from a differentbackground & a new mission! Theyare wearing the traditional crimsonrobes and closely shorn heads. Theyare the six monks from Tibetanmonasteries in India-- most in their30s - taking physics, biology, andchemistry classes with hopes ofreturning to their monasteries in Indiato teach science to other monks andnuns.Like any other college kids, they likemunching on pizzas, posting onFacebook and hanging out withfriends on weekends! But they havecome to Atlanta on a mission to learnscience so that they could go backto India and fulfill the vision of HisHoliness the Dalai Lama."I have long believed in andadvocated a dialogue and cross-fertilization between science and

spirituality, as both are essential forenriching human life and alleviatingsuffering on both individual andglobal levels. The Emory-TibetScience Initiative has a uniqueopportunity to fulfill this need, andthus make a contribution not only tothe Emory and Tibetan communities,but to the world at large, byexpanding the horizons of humanknowledge and wisdom" , said HisHoliness during his first visit toEmory.According to Geshe Lhakdor,director of the Library of TibetanWorks and Archives in Dharamsalain India, "It's the first establishedprogram for Tibetan monks from Indiato train at a Western university".Dozens of Emory students also go toIndia each year to study at theInstitute of Buddhist Dialectics,where His Holiness the Dalai Lama isthe founder and a top teacher.

Reporters Without Borders begankeeping these tallies that journalistshave been murdered in so manycountries. Almost 30% of the countries(7 in total) were African countries.Many journalists flee abroad to escapeviolence and oppression. A total of 127journalists from 23 countries did this in2010.""The number of arrests and physicalattacks on netizens in 2010 was similarto previous years. Harassment ofbloggers and censorship of the Internethave become commonplace. There areno longer any taboos about onlinefiltering. Censorship is taking newforms: more aggres- sive onlinepropaganda and increasingly frequentuse of cyber-attacks as way to silencebothersome Internet users. Significantly,online censorship is no longernecessarily the work of repressiveregimes. Democracies are now examiningand adopting new laws that pose athreat to free speech on the Internet."

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and human rights during the visit.Together we insist on:U.S government should abide byfreedom, democracy, human rightsand other universal values inhandling exchanges with China,especially for the protection ofhuman rights and personal freedom.The immediate and unconditionalrelease of Tibetan political prisonerJigme Gyatso [Pinyin: Jinmei Jiacuo,Chinese:who was tortured afterspeaking to the former UN SpecialRapporteur, Dr Manfred Nowak in2005 and is believed to be gravely illin Chushur (Chinese: Qushui) prisonnear Lhasa.The immediate and unconditionalrelease of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prizewinner Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese humanrights activist who called fordemocratic reforms and the end ofcommunist one-party rule in China;he was sentenced to 11 yearsimprisonment; Liu Xiaobo won theNobel Peace Prize for his long andnon-violent struggle for fundamentalhuman rights in China.

Fifth Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.Photo: File

included sections on the Chinesegovernment's international humanrights obligations and human rightseducation initiatives. The NHRAPdescribed itself as the result of"broad participation" of 53 namedgovernment ministries, agencies, andg o v e r n m e n t - o r g a n i z e dnongovernmental organizations,along with academics from nineresearch institutions coordinated bythe Information Office of the StateCouncil and the Ministry of ForeignAffairs.But the NHRAP's value wasundermined by the government'ssimultaneous commission of humanrights abuses during the same period.In 2009-2010, the government:• continued its practice of sentencinghigh-profi le dissidents such asimprisoned Nobel Peace Prizelaureate Liu Xiaobo to lengthy prisonterms on spurious state secrets or"subversion" charges;

• expanded restrictions on media andinternet freedom;• tightened controls on lawyers,human rights defenders, andnongovernmental organizations;• broadened controls on Uighurs andTibetans; and• engaged in increasing numbers ofenforced disappearances andarbitrary detentions, including insecret, unlawful detention facilitiesknown as "black jails.""China needs a credible nationalhuman rights action plan that isdesigned and implemented toimprove i ts human rightsperformance, not deflect criticism,"Richardson said. "The Chinesegovernment's failure to meaningfullydeliver on the National HumanRights Action Plan's key objectiveswill only deepen doubts about itswillingness to respect internationalstandards as its global influencegrows."

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Former Tibetan Political Prisoners

Died of Bad Health Conditions

Dharamshala: Two Tibetan monks fromMeldro Gungkar county, central Tibetdied after being released from Chineseprison said a report from Tibet receivedon Wednesday. They were in a very badstate after being tortured, beaten andinsulted by Chinese authorities. Thuptenwas arrested during the 1989 peacefulprotest in Lhasa, which reportedlycaused the deaths of hundreds ofTibetans and the arrest of thousandsmore.According to information received byThe Tibet Post International onWednesday, Thupten Legtsok fromMeldro Gungkar county, was a monkfrom Daklha Lhuguk monastery in Lhasa,capital of Tibet died earlier last year afterbeing subject to brutal torture by theChinese authorities. He was arrestedwhile participating in the 1989 peacefulprotest in Lhasa.In 1989, several monks from DaklhaLhuguk monastery on the outskirts ofTibet's capital, Lhasa, peacefully marchtoward Barkor Street in the central city.Legtsok was joined by others, lead apeaceful Tibet march from TsuklakhangTemple, proclaiming independenceslogans for Tibet, distributing

Former Tibetan Political Prisoners, Thupten Legtsok (R) and Dorjee Tsering (L)Died inLhasa, capital of Tibet ater suffered serious Health Conditions. Photo: TPI


China Detains a Tibetan Writer in Lhasa,Capital of Tibet

Tenap Lodoe, Tibetan writer fromChakrapalbar county of eastern Tibet.

Photo: TPI


Dharamshala: Tenpa Lodoe,pseudonym Gang-ga Champo, a well-known Tibetan writer and the editorof 'Walk-Forward' (Dhunkyod) wasarrested recently by Chinese SecurityBureau Officials in Lhasa, the capitalof Tibet (Chinese; Tibet AutonomousRegion, TAR).According to information received byThe Tibet Post International, themagazine editor was arrested by policein Lhasa, capital of Tibet on 29December 2010, the Tibetan writer isa native of the Chakrapalbar county,near Chamdho, eastern Tibetan regionof Kham.Our source quotes the information assaying, he was arrested by Chineseauthorities when he and one of hisfriend reached the main street ofLhasa, the police sat them in chairswith automated hand and anklerestraints after taking to LhasaChinese police station. Theauthorities confiscated all hisvaluables, such as laptop, mobilephone, books, and printer, etc.Penpa Lodoe completed his Buddhiststudies at Ngagyur Institution(Ngagyur Dansachenmo), the mainmonastery of Nyingmapa TibetanBuddhist sect in Tibet and laterworked as an important member of

pamphlets, and raising the bannedTibetan national flag at Barkor Street ofLhasa, the Tibetan capital. They all werearrested immediately following three daylong peaceful protests in Lhasa.Our source says that he was tortured andbeaten nearly to death at a secret jail.The Chinese authorities then harshlyinterrogated him, asking for informationon his political participation. Theauthorities beat him until vomitingbloods. After his release from prison,Legtsok suffered from a 'serious healthcondition.Another Tibetan monk Dorjee Tseringdied in November last year after beingsubject to brutal torture by the Chineseprison authorities. He was arrested byChinese authorities for participatingduring a protest rally that he staged withother Tibetans in Lhasa in 1994.Tsering was sentenced for four years injail by the so called Lhasa IntermediateCourt. Following his release from prison,he suffered from a 'serious healthcondition for the past several years. It isin this political context that he wasexpelled" from the Meldro Katsangmonastery in Meldro Gungkar county.The report further says, 'that kind of arrest

Tibetan Association of Intellectuals(Tib: Palbar Lhobkul Tsokpa), he alsofounded an association called "TheStatus of Snow-mountan" (Tib:Gangri Neybab Tsokpa) whichestablished by young Tibetan monksand writers in eastern Tibet.Associating with Ven. Goyon, theeditor of the magazine 'Purgyal KyiNamshey' (Soul of Ancient Kings) andother Tibetan writers, gives him

opportunities to organize severalconferences and discussions invarious places in Tibet. A writer'sconference titled 'Seeking theCopyrights' was held in Chengdu,eastern Tibet on 24 January 201, over17 Tibetan intellectuals includingeditors, bloggers and writers wereparticipated, the meeting was alsoorganized by Lodoe and his friendGoyon."Associating with other writers giveshim opportunities to practice the artof writing, the Tibetan writers'conferences often bring in successfulwriters, bloggers and editors to speakon a variety of topics concerningwriting and publishing," said in hisrecent published article on blog.At present, family and friends ofTenpa Lodoe are anxious regardinghis arrest, as his current whereaboutsare unknown.Our source also says that on 5 June2010 his friend Goyon, a well-knownTibetan writer was detained, theauthorities then harshly interrogatedhim, asking for detailed information onhis current work and politicalparticipation. They beat himcontinuously and threated him withguns placed to our foreheads. He wasseriously ill after being released fromChinese prison last year.

and imprisonment in Tibet are frequentlycarried out by the Chinese authorities asa result of peaceful demonstrations-inviolation of international human rightslaw-there are serious abuses followingdetention since occupation over Tibet.Incidents of severe beatings at the timeof arrest, torture and insulting duringincarceration, and severe beatings ofinmates already sentenced have beeninformed with sufficient frequency.' SinceMarch 2008 alone, over 224 Tibetanshave been killed, 1,294 injured and 290sentenced, more than 5,600 were arrestedor detained and over 1,000 disappearedafter the Chinese armed military deadlycracked down in all parts of Tibet.

China Sentences Tibetan Writers Up to Four Years in Prison

Tibetan writer Buddha (L) and Jangtse Dhonkho (R). Photo: RFA

By Chakmo Tso for RFA's Tibetan service

A Tibetan Political Prisoner's LifeUnder Threat: Report

Jigmey Gyatso. Photo: Tibet.net/file


Dharamshala: A Tibetan politicalprisoner named Jigme Gyatso serving a17-year long prison sentence in Chushulprison near Tibet's capital Lhasa is incritical health condition due to severetorture, according to a report receivedby the Central Tibetan Administration.In 1996, the Intermediate People's Courtin Lhasa levelled alleged charges ofcounter revolutionary activities againstJigme Gyatso along with a group ofTibetan residents of Lhasa. Jigme Gyatsowas subsequently locked up in Drachi

prison to serve a 15 year jail term withhard labour.While in prison, Jigme raised slogans ofHis Holiness the Dalai Lama's long lifewhich resulted in a 2-year extension ofhis incarceration. Nevertheless, heremained firm in his resolve for which hewas severely tortured and beaten uprendering him physically very weak.The severe beatings continued after hewas shifted from Drapchi to Chusulprison and presently his survival is onstake due to the debilitating healthcondition.Jigme was born in 1961 in Sangchu inTibet's Amdo Province.He used to live in Lhasa before the arrestand his mother passed away two yearsafter he was arrested.He was one of the first Tibetans whoworked for the just cause of Tibet inSanghcu, Ladrang in Amdo Province.During his stay in Lhasa he joinedTibetan friends and dedicated sincereefforts in number of activities for Tibet.Notwithstanding physical weaknesscaused by beatings under the Chinesegovernment's captivity, many Tibetanslike Jigme have kept up their spirit ofdetermination and courage to brave therepression.

Dharamshala: Three writers of Tibetdetained earlier this year by Chineseauthorities have been handed jail termsof three to four years for "incitingactivities to split the nation," accordingto sources in the region. According to areport posted by Radio Free Asia, Jail

terms handed down without anyrepresentations.The three writers-Jangtse Donkho,Buddha, and Kalsang Jinpa-were triedon Oct. 28 by the Aba [in Tibetan,Ngaba] Intermediate People's Court, butthe sentences were not handed down

until Thursday. "The three Tibetanwriters were sentenced for three-to-fouryears in jail by the Ngaba IntermediateCourt on Dec. 30, 2010," said a sourcefrom inside Tibet."Jangtse Donkho and Buddha weregiven four years and Kalsang Jinpa wassentenced to three years in prison," thesource said. The sentences werehanded down without anyrepresentations by the defendants ortheir family or legal counsel, the sourceadded."None of the Tibetan writers or theirlawyers or family members were allowedto speak in the court at the time ofverdict," the source said. "hen the judgeordered all in the court to rise for theverdict, all three did not comply andremained seated."When the judge announced that JangsteDonkho would receive a jail term of fouryears, he clapped his hands, the sourceadded. "This could be a sarcastic gestureagainst the judgement," the source said."The other two remained silent."The three men have 15 days to appealthe sentence. They were first detained

in June and July, and were chargedprimarily because of articles they wroteabout the 2008 Tibetan protestmovement in a local newsletter, SharDungri ("Eastern Snow Mountain").Each of the men pleaded not guiltyduring the trial, which lasted half a day.Buddha had earlier spoken in court influent Chinese to say that articles of thekind that he and the other men were

accused of writing were also publishedby Han Chinese.He said the punishment handed downto the three writers was biased becauseof their ethnicity, accusing the authoritiesof perpetrating "injustice amongdifferent nationalities." The other menspoke in Tibetan in their own defense,but witnesses said they were hamperedby poor interpreting.

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Tibetan Leader to Address TengyurTranslation Conference

His Holiness the Dalai Lama talks about the changing role of science while delivering hisopening address at the International Conference for Science, Spirituality and Education held

in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, on December 20th, 2010. Photo: TPI


Former TAR Official Endorsesfuture Tibetan Prime Minister

Kalon Tripa candidate, Tethong speaking at the gathering on 7th Jan 201, London, UK.Photo: TPI

By Tsering Passang,London

London: As the Tibetan general electionfever is on the full swing, despite thechilling British wintry weather, membersof the Tibetan Community in Britainattended the public meeting with KasurTenzin Namgyal Tethong, a leadingprime minister candidate from the US,on Thursday 6th January at TheOctober Gallery in central London.The public discussion with Kalon Tripa(Prime minister) was webcasted Live andreceived online questions from Tibetansin Minnesota, Indiana, Paris andHunsur. To watch this full video, pleasevisit: http://www.londonney.com/Election2011.htmlThis public meeting, organised by theLondonNey Tibetan Productions andthe Tibetan Youth UK, is aimed atproviding an independent platform forthe Tibetan electorates in the UK tointeract with the Kalon Tripacandidates. The organisers thanked TheOctober Gallery for their support inmaking this event possible.The interactive session, which lastedjust over two-hours, provided the muchneeded public discussion forum for theTibetan electorates with one of theleading Candidates for the PrimeMinister’s post. A wide-range of topicswas covered with the enthusiastic

Dharamshala: His Holiness the 14thDalai Lama, Tibet’s political andspiritual leader will address Tuesday(11 January) the ongoing conferenceon the translation of one of the Tibet’smost precious treasure of the Buddha’steachings known as ‘Tengyur’ at theCentral University of Tibetan Studies(CUTS) in Sarnath.The four-day ‘Tengyur TranslationConference: In the Tradition of the 17Pandits of Nalanda’, which began on 8January, is being jointly organised byCUTS and the American Institute ofBuddhist Studies at ColumbiaUniversity.The conference is aimed at focusingon issues pertaining in particular to thetranslation of the Tibetan Tengyur notonly into English, but also Sanskrit,Hindi, Chinese and other languages,according to the organisers.The conference is part of the long-termproject initiated by the AmericanInstitute of Buddhist Studies at

Nepal Authorities Arrested SixRefugees After Escaping Tibet

Amid growing pressure from thecommunist regime of China, Nepal hasbeen sending back the Tibetan refugees"illegally entering into Nepal fromChina." Over the last several yearsmany news reports have confirmed thatauthorities of Nepal has handed overseveral Tibetan refugees to Chineseauthorities living in Tibet.The China's communist regime has usedits financial muscle to pay off the Nepalgovernment to arrest Tibetan refugeeswho fleeing Tibet and crackdown onTibetan refugees living in Nepal,according to secret US cablespublished by WikiLeaks.Cables released by the whistle-blowerwebsite show an unnamed source ofthe US Embassy in New Delhirepeatedly claiming that "Chinesegovernment rewards Nepali forces byproviding financial incentives toofficers who hand over Tibetansattempting to exit China".

China claims there are no Tibetanrefugees, only illegal migrants whoshould be given harsh punishment tostop the exodus. This year, Nepal'sdependence on China has grown as itis regarding the communist republic asthe second largest source of tourists tomake its 'Visit Nepal 2011' year aresounding success.Various international communitiesincluding human rights organizationshave alleged that Tibetan refugees thussent back home are punished andseverely tortured by Chinese authoritiesin Tibet.Nepal is home to around 20,000 exiledTibetans. They began arriving in largenumbers after Tibetan spiritual leader,His Holiness the Dalai Lama fled Tibetfollowing a failed uprising in 1959.Following strong pressure from thecommunist regime of China, Nepal hasforced to tighten up security along itsborder with Tibet.

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Mongolia and Tibet is being organisedby the Department of Information andInternational Relations at GangchenKyishong from 30-31 December.A group of seven scholars andhistorians have been invited to maketheir presentations and shed lights onthe treaty and Tibet's relationship withManchu dynasty and Mongolia.The highlights of the opening sessionincludes a presentation on "Tibet'srelationship with Manchu dynastybefore signing the treaty with Mongoliain 1913" by Mr Kelsang Gyaltsen, aMember of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile.Prof Elliot Sperling, Associate Professorof Tibetan Studies, Indiana University'sDepartment of Central Eurasian Studies,spoke on the international receptionand circulation of the 1913 Tibeto-Mongol Treaty.Mr Sonam Gyaltsen, a Tibetan historianpresently teaching at the College of

Higher Tibetan Studies nearDharamsala, shed light on Tibet'srelationship with Mongolia before andafter the signing of the 1913 treaty.Prof Tsering Shakya, noted historianand expert on Tibetan studies who iscurrently Canadian Research Chair inReligion and Contemporary Society inAsia at the Institute for Asian Researchat the University of British Columbia,presented a "Comparative study ofMongolia and Tibet in their search fornationhood in the early part of 20thcentury".The presentation was followed by aninteractive question and answer withthe members of the audience consistingof senior officials of the Central TibetanAdministration and members of NGOs.On the second day, Prof Jampa Samtenof the Central University of TibetanStudies in Varansi, Mr Chung Tsering,researcher at the Department ofEducation of the Central Tibetan

Administration and Mr Tashi Tsering,noted historian and director of AmnyeMachen Institute in Dharamsala, willmake their presentations on the treaty.Earlier on 13-14 October this year,twenty-seven experts from Mongolia,India, America, Korea, Russia, Canada,Taiwan, Japan, Holland and Germanygathered for a two-day symposium onthe treaty in Monglia's capitalUlaanbaatar. On the basis of profoundresearch done in Tibetan, Mongolian,Russian, English and Chinese, themembers had concluded the debate;unanimously agreeing that 99 per centof "1913 Treaty between Mongolia andTibet" is factual and official.The historic "Treaty of Friendship andAlliance Between the Government ofMongolia and Tibet" was signed atUrga in January 1913. The treaty,consisting of 9 Articles, proclaimed theformation of independent states of Tibetand Mongolia.

A Discussion Held on Significance of Tibet- Mongolia Treaty of 1913


audience.During the course of the discussion,the public learned in depth Tethong’searly years of public service in theTibetan Government in Exile, hisforeign mission roles in New York asHis Holiness the Dalai Lama’sRepresentative and later inWashington as the SpecialRepresentative. The audience alsobecame aware of Tethong’s ongoingservice to Tibet by promoting theworks and ideals of His Holiness theDalai Lama through The Dalai LamaFoundation and general Tibetan causethrough one of his early initiatives -The US Committee of 100 for Tibet.Tethong, who is regarded as the soft-spoke Tibetan gentleman, showed hisreadiness to lead the Tibetan struggle,if he is elected the next Kalon Tripa.During his dedicated public service inthe Tibetan Government in Exile fornearly thirty-years, Tethong hadserved in various capacities includingas a Kalon and as the Kalon Tripa from1990 to 1995. The potential future PrimeMinister said, “I’ve always dedicatedmyself to the service of the Tibetancause under the leadership of HisHoliness the Dalai Lama. I’ve theconfidence to serve as the next Kalon

Tripa based on the past contributionsthat I made through numerous pro-active initiatives, which has brought adecent amount of benefits to oursociety.” Tethong also re-emphasisedthat the Kalon Tripa job is not an easyone, especially considering the currentsituation of Tibet in the geopoliticalworld, and added, “Without some kindof real leadership experience, I’m notsure how one can effectively performthe Kalon Tripa duties. This is not aposition where one can gainexperience.”The former Kalon Tripa said that theprincipal cause and his top priority isthe reclamation of Tibetan Nation andrevival of the real freedom for theTibetan people both inside Tibet andas well as those in exile.When asked if he would make anyattempts to change the current courseof ‘Middle-Way” Policy towardsresolution of the Tibetan politicalstruggle and adopt a new direction,Tethong replied, “The next Kalon Tripacannot change the current course andformulate any new policy straightawayas we have our own democraticprocess but the elected person cancertainly play a very important role byexploring any other possibilities andmake related suggestions or findingsto the Tibetan Parliament and HisHoliness the Dalai Lama.”Amongst the audience were threeLondon-based current and formerRepresentatives of His Holiness theDalai Lama and a defected seniorTibetan official from the TibetAutonomous Region (TAR). At the endof the Q&A session, the former TARgovernment official expressed his fullsupport and trust in the Kalon Tripacandidate, whilst recalling his days inLhasa as an official in 1980, whenKasur Tenzin Namgyal Tethong, thenRepresentative in New York, headedthe Second-Fact Finding Delegation toTibet. The emotional elderly gentlemansaid that Tibetans in Tibet then saw areal leadership in Tethong, and he andother fellow Tibetans back in Tibetreally hope that Tethong would fulfilthe wishes of His Holiness the DalaiLama and the wider Tibetan cause infinding a lasting political resolution tothe Sino-Tibetan issue.Following the discussion and lightrefreshments, Friends of Tenzin

Namgyal Tethong United Kingdomhosted a dinner in his honour. ThuptenTenzin, who hosted the dinner in anIndian restaurant, expressed hisappreciation on behalf of the Tibetansand supporters of Tenzin Namgyal

Tethong in the UK, for his selflesscommunity service over the past fortyyears for Tibet and Tibetan people, andfor his latest determination to serveonce more in the Tibetan Governmentin Exile as the next Kalon Tripa.

Columbia University and Tibet HouseUS of translating the Tengyur intoEnglish and other modern languages,and to publish the many works in acollection called ‘The Treasury of theBuddhist Sciences’. The projectreceived the support of His Holinessthe Dalai Lama for its historic initiativeto support, create, and publishauthoritative English translations,studies, and editions of the entiteTibetan Tengyur and its associatedliterature.The works of the foremost Indianscholars of Nalanda tradition arepresently preserved in the collectionof their writings known as Tengyur inTibetan translation. It took teams ofIndian masters and great Tibetantranslators over four centuries toaccomplish the historic task oftranslating them into Tibetan. Most ofthese books were later lost in theirSanskrit originals, and relatively few

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His Holiness Calls for More Compassion


International Support Groups conference held in Delhi, India. Photo: TPI

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama InspiresHumanitarian Leaders

Tibetans holding their traditional white scarfs awaiting His Holiness the Dalai Lama inVaranasi, India on 09 January 2011. Photo: TPI

New Delhi: Inspired by the teachings ofHis Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama oncompassion and interdependence, adiverse group of over 75 individuals andphilanthropic groups from all the worldgathered here on last Friday to galvanizeglobal impact on individual andcommunal well-being.Delhi Dialogue, the first of its kind thatbrought together big and small NGOs,is aimed at enabling humanitarian leadersto collaborate, network, and createpragmatic opportunities as well as toexpand their impact and avoidduplication.Representatives of organisationsworking on critical global issues suchas poverty, rural empowerment,education, conflict resolution, juvenilejustice, and gender inequity madepresentations before His Holinessrequesting his suggestions and adviceduring the day-long event.His Holiness said many poor andmarginalised people he has met overyears often tend to display a sense ofinferiority. He recalled a visit to a familyin Soweto (South Africa) where a localteacher related to the family told him howthe natives felt inferior. His Holiness saidhe told the teacher it was wrong to holdsuch attitude and that every humanbeing has the same potential. “After awhile, the teacher took a deep sigh andwhispered to me that he understoodwhat I said,” said His Holiness who hassince then sponsored the education ofthe family’s three children. The childrenare now doing further studies withfinancial help provided by His Holiness.“Show more respect and give them self-confidence that they too are humanbeings with equal right to overcomesufferings,” he said.Former president of India, Dr APJ AbdulKalam, who chaired a session with HisHoliness on rural poverty shared hisexperience working on the PURA project,a sustainable development system thatprovides urban amenities in rural areas.Dr Kalam said the fact that 700 millionIndians live in 600,000 villages makes itimportant to empower the rural areas forthe over all development of India. EachPURA benefits 20 villages and so far7,000 Puras have been established.Richard Moore, the Irishman whodemonstrated a rare spirit of forgivenessby befriending the British soldier whoblinded him talked about the work hisorganisation, Children in Crossfire, doesin conflict-torn areas in Africa andNorther Ireland. His Holiness had calledMoore “My Hero” during a public talkMoore gave at the Tibetan ChildrenVillage school in Dharamsala. “Thesedays, in my hometown in Derry, peopletease me calling me “Derry Lama,”Moore said leaving the audience insplits.


London: During an address to a crowdof hundreds in Sarnath, yesterday, HisHoliness said, “all people should bemore compassionate towards all.”His Holiness the Dalai Lama’sstatement came during an openingceremony for a new academic buildingat the Central University of TibetanStudies in Sarnath. The event wasattended by hundreds of Buddhistmonks and fellow Tibetans, in which

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people on the issue of Tibet remainsunshaken. "I have met with severalhundred Chinese scholars and writersto discuss Tibet, many Chineseintellectuals and writers fully support theTibetans' middle-way policy towardsachieving genuine autonomy, ourpresent middle-way policy which is nota "we win, you lose" kind of stand, would

were translated into Chinese. TheTengyur is truly one of the Tibet’s mostprecious treasures, a mine ofunderstanding that Tibetans havepreserved in Tibet for the benefit of thewhole world.The Buddhist culture that flourished inTibet can rightly be seen to derive fromthe pure tradition of Nalanda, whichcomprises the most completepresentation of the Buddhist teachings.Foremost Indian scholars of NalandaMonastic University such asNagarjuna, Aryadeva, Aryaasanga,Dharmakirti, Candrakirti and Shantidevawrote the scriptures that we TibetanBuddhists study and practise.“When translated into Tibetan, theseworks in turn inspired Tibet’s ownenlightenment renaissance.Accordingly, the Buddhist teachingsin these Tengyur texts are deemed byHis Holiness the Dalai Lama and manyother great Tibetan masters to be ofthe highest value,” the organisers saidin a statement.Expressing his support to the AmericanInstitute of Buddhist Studies’ Tengyurtranslation project in 2007, His Holinessthe Dalai Lama had said: “At thepresent time, when there is a greatemphasis on scientific andtechnological progress, it is extremelyimportant that those of us who followthe Buddha should rely on a soundunderstanding of his teaching, forwhich the great works of the renowned

Nalanda scholars provide anindispensable basis.”“... It surely will require the intelligentand creative efforts of generations oftranslators from every tradition ofTibetan Buddhism, in the spirit of thescholars of Nland, although we mayhope that using computers may helpcomplete the work more quickly,” HisHoliness said.“As it grows, The Treasury of theBuddhist Sciences series will serve asan invaluable reference library of theBuddhist Sciences and Arts. Thiscollection of literature has been ofimmeasurable benefit to us Tibetansover the centuries, so we are veryhappy to share it with all the people ofthe world. As someone who has beenpersonally inspired by the works itcontains, I firmly believe that themethods for cultivating wisdom andcompassion originally developed inIndia and described in these bookspreserved in Tibetan translation will beof great benefit to many scholars,philosophers, and scientists, as well asordinary people,” he added.Participants from different countries likethe US, Canada, Germany, France,Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands,Russia, Taiwan, Japan and Nepal aretaking part in the conference.Kalon Tripa ( Tibetan PM) ProfSamdhong Rinpoche, who leftDharamsala for Varanasi yesterday, willalso attend the conference.

Tibetan Leader to Address TengyurTranslation Conference

His Holiness said that to achieve‘bodhi’ you must remove the sorrowsof others. During his address thecongregation he also said that all livingbeings in the world feel pain andsorrow, but only humans can feel thepain and sorrow of others.“Among all living beings, humans havewisdom, hence they should apply theirwisdom purposefully and in the rightdirection,” he said.

be beneficial to both China and Tibet.""The recent report emerging out of Wikileaksindicated that, you told the U.S. ambassadorto New Delhi that the world should focusits attention on the environmental problemsin Tibet which cannot wait and that theTibetans can wait for five to 10 years for apolitical solution. Is that true? Whatsolutions do you suggest for it and whatare your actual views on this?" Jiang asked.

"As I said before, there will be no change inmy stand, 'Middle-way Approach would bebeneficial to both China and Tibet, but, thelarge-scale environmental problems in Tibetare a matter of great sadness to me. It is notonly sad for Tibet, these are problemslooking from a wider perspective, Tibetanenvironmental problems may impact manyof the rivers which flow through large areasof Asia, where more than a billion peoplein the region depend on the water thatcomes from rivers that originate on theTibetan plateau," His Holiness replied.

Moore remembered a meeting HisHoliness had with some long-sufferingvictims of state and paramilitary violencein Northern Ireland. He said the momentHis Holiness walked in, the wholeatmosphere changed. And a woman whohad found it difficult to cope with thedeath of her husband by a proxy bombfinally told His Holiness, “You havereleased me to forgive the people whokilled my husband,” Moore said.A common concern shared by theparticipants was the untimely closure ofmany NGOs within less than 10 years ofexistence even after making effectivecontributions. Some like Dr Fazal Abdelof BRAC (Bangladesh) suggestedperiodic overhaul of the system in areasof human resources and auditing inaddition to time-tested values likedetermination and persistence toprevent immature burnout.An interesting outcome of the event wasthe commitment to build earthquake-proof schools in areas between Sichuanand Yushu provinces - both hit bydeadly quakes in 2008 and 2010 thatkilled hundreds of schoolchildren,Mathieu Ricard, an eminent scientist anda Buddhist monk informed the gathering.One of the success stories shared bythe participants was Joe Madiath’s GramVikas initiative that aims at reducingunnecessary drudgery borne by ruralwomen in collecting firewood andfetching water as the key to increasingfemale enrollment in schools. When hefirst started his project in villages nearChandragiri in Orissa, less than 10percent of women went to schools. Theenrollment rate is now above 90 percentafter facilities for water, electricity, andsanitation were provided. Some Tibetanrefugees living in the vicinity have alsobenefited from this project.And in Bangladesh, 200 schools runby BRAC outperformed many richer,high-quality private schools in lastyear’s exams. BRAC works primarilyin the area of girl child education andhas so far organised 8 million womenfrom different villages.Prayas provides education, health-care, and shelter some 35,000 streetchildren in India. Founder-DirectorMr Amod Kanth said much workneeded to be done as 60 millionchildren still do not go to school outof which 35 million live in extremecondit ions exposed to variousinjustices including trafficking.Prayas has also organised exchangeprogrammes with Tibetan children inDharamshala.

Craig Kielburger, founder of theCanada-based Free The Children, hasbuilt 650 schools for marginalisedchildren. In partnership with theVancouver-based Dalai Lama Centerfor Peace and Educat ion, theorganisation has created variousprogrammes through which childrenraised funds for schools in Gansu,Sichuan, India, and Africa. QuotingHis Holiness, Kielburger said thegreatest challenge is not in fixing thechallenges the world faces but inraising the children to care aboutthese existing challenges.Bunker Roy’s Barefoot Collegeemploys an unique method toelectr ify vi l lages - by trainingilliterate grandmothers, among themsome Tibetans, to be solar engineers.Earlier this year in Dharamsala, Royintroduced His Holiness to twograndmothers who were to laterbecome engineers. The NGO alsoworks in Africa and Himalayan areasbesides Rajasthan where i t islocated.The Canada-based Roots ofEmpathy fosters a sense of empathyamong school children to arrest whatfounder Mary Gordon cal led“desertification of heart”. Gordonsaid developed countries with theirmodern educat ion and highlyadvanced economies face largequantities of “emotional illiteracy”.By 2010, the impact of theorganisation has grown to 300,000students scattered all over NorthAmerica and Europe.Other presenters were Leila ChiriyathJanah of Samasource, SauravAdhikari of Shiv Nadar Foundation,Jeff Walker of Millenium Promise,Rev. Mpho Tutu of Tutu Institute forPrayer, Carolyn Miles of Save TheChildren, Peggy Dulany ofSynergos, Zainab Salbi of Womenfor Women International, BarunMohanty of Michael and Susan DellFoundat ion, UNICEF, JenniferBuffett of NoVo, Rajeev Mehrotra ofFoundat ion for UniversalResponsibility, Ruchira Gupta ofApne Aap, Mohammad Musa ofCARE, and the Omidyar Network.Victor Chan, a Chinese-Canadianwho co-authored Wisdom ofForgiveness with His Holinesshosted the event. Chan who has beena long-time friend of His Holiness isalso the author of Tibet Handbook:A Pilgrimage Guide.

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World’s Buddhist Traditions Pray for Peace andInter-faith Harmony

Buddhist monks pray for world peace and religious harmony in Taipei, the capital ofTaiwan, on 31 December 2010/Photos by Sodor


Taipei: Addressing a grand prayercongregation for world peace andreligious harmony held on the NewYear eve in Taipei, Tibet’s spiritualleader His Holiness the 14th DalaiLama’s Representative to Taiwan hasunderscored the importance ofreligious harmony among differentreligions of the world.Representative Mr Dawa Tsering alsospoke on the essence of His Holinessthe Dalai Lama’s commitment in thepromotion of religious harmony andunderstanding among the world’smajor religious traditions.The ceremony was jointly organisedby Theksum choeling Tibetan DharmaCenter headed by Khenpo Tsenam,Longshan Temple and Fa-Shan Templeof Taiwan under the guidance of TibetReligious Foundation of His Holinessthe Dalai Lama.Khenpo Tsenam and other eminentTaiwanese monks spoke about theimportance of maintaining goodrelationship among all thepractitioners of Buddhism in Taiwanand to work in concert for religiousharmony.The prayer gathering was attended byover 600 people belonging to differentpractitioners of Buddhism, describedaccording to the tradition followedoutside of India as “Southern

announcement of reforms beingcarried out in the application of deathpenalty by removing the capitalpunishment for financial crimes.Although this reform is welcome, itdoes not have any significant effect inTibet. Since spring 2008, nine Tibetanshave been sentenced to death with twoalready having been executed. Theremaining seven are serving deathpenalty with two years reprieve. Thisyear three Tibetans, Sonam Tsering,Lama Lhaka and Sodor of KoluMonastery in Chamdo were givendeath sentence with two yearsreprieve. In May this year, Chinaissued new regulations sayingevidence obtained illegally throughtorture cannot be used in death penaltycases and other criminal prosecutions.China theoretically banned torture in1996 but evidence obtained throughduress was routinely accepted as thedefinition of illegal acts was vague thatpolice used various techniques to workaround the ban. In restive regions likeTibet, torture is a regular feature in thedetention centres and prisons. Thepolice use inhumane techniques andtorture to present evidence before thecourts.Right to EducationDuring the year students in Tibetstaged protests on several occasionsin order to put forward their grievancesand concerns over social and policyissues. March and April 2010 saw ahuge number of detentions andexpulsions of Tibetan students andteachers from schools and academicinstitutions in eastern Tibet. On 19October 2010, thousands of Tibetanstudents from six different schools inRebkong (Ch: Tongren) County, Malho"Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture"("TAP") in Qinghai, took to the streetsto protest against the proposedchanges in education system whichintends to drastically sideline Tibetanlanguage. The protests later spread toother areas in Tibet and as far away asin the Minzu (Nationalities) Universityin Beijing where around 600 Tibetanstudents on 22 October 2010demonstrated for the protection ofTibetan language. The protests weresparked by an order by the Qinghaigovernment that all lessons andtextbooks should be in Chineselanguage in primary schools by 2015except Tibetan and English languageclasses. The government argued thatthe proposal of enforcing Mandarin inschools will bring the Tibetan studentson par with the other citizens, availopportunities in the economic life andintegrate into the broader Chinesesociety. However, the Tibetans havebeen calling for the preservation ofTibetan language as an identity of theTibetan race and the foundation ofreligion and culture which connects tothe wider issue of cultural and ethnicidentity. Unfortunately the authoritiessee the assertion and promotion ofcultural uniqueness and pride as anti-state. The enforcement of mandarin asthe first language will soon be appliedacross Tibet which will negativelyimpact the lives of Tibetansdramatically. China's laws protect andpromote ethnic minority languages,however, the reality suggest otherwise.In light of China's constitution,national and international laws, thestate of PRC has the responsibilityprotect the Tibetan language. Theproposed change in the education

system by the regional government ofQinghai absolutely contradicts all thelegal provisions.Religious FreedomDuring the year, practice of centuriesold traditional Tibetan Buddhism andthe monastic community faced yetanother strike by the ChineseCommunist Party (CCP) and thegovernment. In September 2010 theState Administration for ReligiousAffairs (SARA) issued Order no 8 -‘Management measure for TibetanBuddhist monasteries and temples'.The 44 articles regulation whichentered into force on 1 November 2010obstructs the centuries old traditionalTibetan Buddhist practices, restrictsrelationship between students andmasters, and provides a strong legalinstrument for the authorities to controlthe monastic institutions as well asmonks and nuns. This regulation is areinforcement legal instrument to curbprimarily the influence of the DalaiLama and other heads of TibetanBuddhism most of whom live in exilepursuing their religious propagationand teachings. In what can beconstrued as an escalation of controlin the monastic institutions in Tibet,the United Front Work Department(UFWD) of the CCP conducted ameeting on the democraticmanagement of the monasticinstitutions from 14 - 15 August 2010.The meeting held at Shigatse drewheads of monastic institutions and localUFWD heads in the "TAR" as well asTibetan areas in four provinces totighten religious institutions in Tibetanareas. During the meeting, the head ofthe UFWD, Du Qingli, remarked thatpatriotic and legal education should bestrengthened in order to make themonks and and nuns abide by the lawsof the country and voluntarily protectunity of nation, nationalities and socialstability.Right to SubsistenceBeijing's discourse on Tibet alwayshad two strands, one that of"development" and "stability" on theother hand. With over 80 percent ofTibetans living in rural areas, thebenefits of Western DevelopmentStrategy (WDS) have not beenaccessible to the large majority ofethnic rural Tibetans. Little of thedevelopment money has trickled downto the poorest sections of the society.While China claims to prioritizeeconomic rights of its people, it hasfailed to employ rights based and needbased approach to development inTibet thus rendering extremedifficulties in the lives of nomads andfarmers. In drawing his conclusion onthe government's resettlement ofTibetan nomads in huge numbersunder the Tuimu Huancao (removinganimals to grow grass) policy, the UNSpecial Rapporteur on the Right toFood, Olivier De Schutter, after hismission to the PRC from 15-23December told the government thatnomads should not be forced to selloff their livestock and resettle.After a decade since the last workforum, the Fifth Tibet Work Forum washeld in Beijing from 18-20 January 2010.President Hu Jintao and more than 300of China's most senior Party,government and military leadersattended the meeting. In anunprecedented development, unlikeprevious four work forums on Tibet theFifth included all Tibetan areas

incorporated into Sichuan, Qinghai,Gansu and Yunnan provinces.Although not much is known, theforum indicated the regionalintegration of policies across allTibetan areas of the PRC. After adecade of the ambitious WesternDevelopment Strategy, the authoritiesseem to have acknowledged that theinequality between the rich and thepoor has widened, social services arenot uniform and the education level ofthe people uneven. The Fifth TibetWork Forum indicated to be focusingon accomplishing improvements inrural Tibetans livelihood. Unlike pastforums, the work forum did not revealmegaprojects lists although it may wellbe because the high expenditureprojects will be announced in the 12thFive Year Plan for the years 2011 to2016.During the year thousands of liveswere lost to the earthquake in Kyegudo(Ch: Jyekundo) and the mudslidedisaster in Drugchu. While it iscommendable that the governmentprovided good support in the reliefefforts for quake struck Kyegudo, it isunfortunate that the state did not allowthe Dalai Lama to the area despite hisdirect request for a visit to the area tosay prayers and console the grievingfamilies. The government would havewon much admiration by the Tibetanpeople as well as internationally had itset aside politics and let the humanemotions and spirituality connect. Thekey to win over hearts and minds ofthe Tibetan people lies in connectingwith the Dalai Lama. The state shouldhave a bold vision in resolving theissue of Tibet through dialogue withDalai Lama in order to ensure a stableenvironment where in the people ofTibet and China live harmoniously.

Buddhism”, “Eastern Buddhism” and“Northern Buddhism”. Monks andnuns from different Taiwanese andTibetan Buddhist monasteries andlearning centres in Taipei were alsopresent.“Southern Buddhism” representsBuddhism as practiced in Sri Lanka andmost of Southeast Asia. It is usuallyconsidered to be synonymous withthe Theravada.“Northern Buddhism” sometimes

refers to Buddhism as practiced in EastAsia and the Tibetan region -particularly Tibet, China, Korea,Mongolia, Japan, and Vietnam. It isoften held to by synonymous withMahayana. However, the termNorthern Buddhism is also sometimesused to refer specifically to Tibetan(including Mongolian) Buddhism. Inthis terminology, the Buddhism ofChina, Japan etc. is called EasternBuddhism.

Justin Bieber, His Holiness Tops Klout’s ‘MostInfluential People’ Survey

By Emailed by Chime Tenzing, Dharmasala, India, The Tibet Post

His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking to the people in Kalimpong, West bengal, India.Photo: TPI

Dharamshala: In a recent onlinesurvey conducted by Klout using acomplex algorithm formula, the teensensation from Canada, Justin Bieber,who became an idol in the world provedto have greatest influence in the virtualworld with more reciprocity from hisfollowers.In the top 20 highest of Klout versions,Bieber obtains the perfect number, 100,while Tibet’s spiritual and politicalleader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lamatakes second place with the number 90.The popularity and influence of BarackObama occupies the fourth positionwith the number 88. Obama is ‘defeated’by an eccentric singer, Lady Gaga, withnumber 89.The calculation was done by lookingat the number of tweets, likes, pings,Linkedin connection, Google, andstatus updates on other social media.This calculation was done to see howmuch influence of a person who alsomeans how important that person to be

heard.Klout is a private company in SanFrancisco, California, that tracks theimpact of your opinions, links andrecommendations across your socialgraph. Joe Fernandez founded Kloutto measure influence across the socialweb in early 2008 after spending nearlythree months with his jaw wired shutand depending completely on socialmedia for communication.Fascinated with how one could nowinstantly broadcast their questions,opinions and ideas to the people whotrust them the most, Joe started Kloutto help businesses.The Klout Score is the measurement ofyour overall online influence. Thescores range from 1 to 100 with higherscores representing a wider andstronger sphere of influence. Kloutuses over 35 variables on Facebook andTwitter to measure True Reach,Amplification Probability, and NetworkScore.

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Longest Court Case of Tibetan Youth

Congress Deferred Once More

The eight Tibetans are Tsering Thundup(74), Tsering Norbu (74), Namgyal Dorjee(53),Tamding(55),N. Dorjee(54), Lobsang (58), Choegyal (56) and Pema Dorjee(68). Choegyal

could not appear for this hearing on medical grounds. Photo: TPI

Delhi: A “Valentine Date” at the NewDelhi High Court is what was decidedon Friday, 7 January, by the High CourtJudge in New Delhi. Eight Tibetanswere ordered to appear with affidavitsand proof of residence on 14 February2011 for what is hoped will be the finalhearing of an outstanding court case.In Spring 1992, nine members of theRegional Tibetan Youth Congress ofHunsur Rabgyaling settlement in SouthIndia embarked on a rally called “SaveTibet Yatra”. The group reached NewDelhi on 9 March to coincide with themajor campaign activity organized bythe Central Executive of Tibetan YouthCongress for the 33rd commemorationof the 10th March Tibetan NationalUprising Day. The following day on 11March 1992, the nine Tibetans went tothe Chinese Embassy in Chanakyapuriaround 1 pm, waved the TibetanNational flag and shouted slogansdenouncing China’s illegal occupationof Tibet. The group also tried to enterinto the Embassy but was preventedby the Security personnel on duty. Thenine were arrested and later taken toTihar Jail.Almost two decades later and after sixtycourt hearings, the group is once againsummoned for hearing in New DelhiHigh Court. During this time, one ofthe persons passed away. Following aseries of unsuccessful hearings and thelast decision against TYC, the case wasappealed to the Delhi High Court on 25January 2000. The eight are being triedunder the Indian Penal Code section307, 436, 427, 148, 149, 186 and 353.Mr. Tenzin Norsang, Joint Secretary ofTYC, who was handling this case

By Tenzin Norsang, TYC

China Now Needs To Open Up

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people on the issue of Tibet remainsunshaken. "I have met with severalhundred Chinese scholars and writersto discuss Tibet, many Chineseintellectuals and writers fully supportthe Tibetans' middle-way policytowards achieving genuine autonomy,our present middle-way policy which isnot a "we win, you lose" kind of stand,would be beneficial to both China andTibet.""The recent report emerging out ofWikileaks indicated that, you told theU.S. ambassador to New Delhi that theworld should focus its attention on theenvironmental problems in Tibet whichcannot wait and that the Tibetans canwait for five to 10 years for a political

solution. Is that true? What solutionsdo you suggest for it and what are youractual views on this?" Jiang asked."As I said before, there will be nochange in my stand, 'Middle-wayApproach would be beneficial to bothChina and Tibet, but, the large-scaleenvironmental problems in Tibet are amatter of great sadness to me. It is notonly sad for Tibet, these are problemslooking from a wider perspective,Tibetan environmental problems mayimpact many of the rivers which flowthrough large areas of Asia, where morethan a billion people in the regiondepend on the water that comes fromrivers that originate on the Tibetanplateau," His Holiness replied.

appealed to the Judge along with lawyerMr. Panday on behalf of all theprotesters, noting the difficulty oftraveling repeatedly for this case all theway from South India. The 14 Februaryhearing will hope fully be final.Following the decision to make this afinal appearance, TYC Centrex andRTYC Delhi organized are reception inMajnu-Ka-Tila on January 7th to honorthe protesters for their enduring spiritand courage. Mr. Pema Dorjee spokeon behalf of the group and assertedthat their sacrifice is minusculecompared to the sacrifices made byTibetans inside Tibet. “We faceproblems coming again and again forthe last 20 years for the hearings, butwe never lose our spirit for Tibet’sIndependence”, he added.The eight Tibetans are TseringThundup (74), Tsering Norbu (74),Namgyal Dorjee(53), Tamding(55),N.Dorjee(54), Lobsang (58), Choegyal (56)and Pema Dorjee(68). Choegyal couldnot appear for this hearing on medicalgrounds.This court case has started andremained pending since the time Mr.Lhasang Tsering took office for thesecond time as President of TYC. Sincethen seven Centrex teams have changedhands and every office has continuedto deal with this case. This maybe thelongest court case in TYC’s history, butthis is definitely not the only case inexistence. TYC has to consistently dealwith numerous other court hearings ofcases that have been lodged over theyears resulting from our variouscampaign activities. The campaignshave been concluded but TYC has tocontinue to follow up on the courtprocedures that require our attention.

India Far Less Corrupt than China, says HisHoliness the Dalai Lama


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London: Tibetan spiritual leader HisHoliness the Dalai Lama addressed theworldwide issues of corruption andterrorism, yesterday, in New Delhi,stating that India was far better atstamping out corruption through itsgovernment than other countries suchas China and Pakistan.His Holiness the Dalai Lama made thesestatements upon concluding the 18thLal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Lecture,which he gave on the “Power ofCompassion”. He finished the lectureby inviting audience questions, wherehe was quizzed on how to tacklecorruption in India. He said that India’scombination of a free press andindependent judiciary created aneffective environment for limitingcorruption. However His Holinesscontinued to say, “Ultimately, self-discipline and inner moral ethics onlycan root out this menace.” Hecontinued by drawing comparisons toChina’s dealing with corruption sayingthat India’s judiciary is not “controlledby a party”, which occurs in communistChina.When questioned on the threatterrorism plays in the world, His

Holiness called it an “invisible anddangerous” problem, which threatenseveryone. He continued by puttingforward his views on how to eradicateit, “we need to go to the root cause ofthe problem. The emphasis should begiven on fundamental values. It is akind of sin of the past.”Controversially, His Holiness moved

away from the importance of prayer inbringing about peace, saying that it is“education which can bring peace”.However, this kind of education he wentonto say had become absent from themodern educational system, movingaway from an education in moral andethical values in favour of more modernstudies.

Tibet's Leader in The League of ‘Most AdmiredMan’ for 2010

By Emailed by Chime Tenzing, The Tibet Post International

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Celebrates TCV's Golden Jubilee on Monday, 01 November2010, Dharamshala, India. Photo: TPI

Dharamshala: A recent poll conductedin the United States by USA Today/Gallup to find out the most admired menand women for the year 2010 rankedHis Holiness the Dalai Lama at number10 by the Americans and ranked 5th inthe vote-by-party category. HisHoliness received 1% by Americansand 2% by the Democrats nationwide.In both the category, Obama was therunaway favorite for Most AdmiredMan among Americans andDemocrats, with 22% and 46%respectively.On the other hand, Hillary Clinton isthe Most Admired Woman this year,her ninth consecutive year at No. 1with 17 % .She was followed by SarahPalin (12 %) and Oprah Winfrey (11 %).Results for this USA Today/Gallup pollare based on telephone interviewsconducted Dec. 10-12, 2010, with arandom sample of 1,019 adults, aged 18and older, living in the continental U.S.,selected using random-digit-dialsampling.The Gallup Organization, knownprimarily as Gallup, provides a varietyof management consulting, humanresources and statistical researchservices. It has over 40 offices in 27countries. World headquarters are inWashington, D.C. Operationalheadquarters are in Omaha, Nebraska.Its current Chairman and CEO is JimClifton.Gallup has studied human nature andbehavior for more than 75 years.Gallup's reputation for deliveringrelevant, timely, and visionary researchon what people around the world thinkand feel is the cornerstone of theorganization. Gallup currently has fourdivisions: Gallup Poll, GallupConsulting, Gallup University, andGallup Press.

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Tibetans in Minnesota Welcomes NewGovernor Mark Dayton

Tibetans in Mennesota, US. Photo: File

By Emailed by Chime Tenzing,The Tibet Post

Dharamshala: On 3rd of JanuaryMinnesota greeted and welcomed theirnew governor Mark Dayton. Mr. Daytonwas sworn in as Minnesota's 40thgovernor, calling on his political friendsand foes to set aside their differencesand work together to create jobs andclean up the state's financial mess.'Let's get Minnesota working again byworking together,' Dayton said in aninaugural address at St. Paul's LandmarkCenter. The former U.S. senator is thefirst Democrat to hold the state's topoffice since the late Gov. Rudy Perpichvacated it in 1990.Dayton succeeds two-term RepublicanGov. Tim Pawlenty, who attended theceremony with his wife, Mary. Themaster of ceremonies, former VicePresident Walter Mondale, thankedPawlenty for graciously turning overpower to Dayton and his staff.Like his mentor Perpich, Dayton isfocused on jobs."My top priority is toget Minnesotans working again," hesaid in a solemn speech.Dayton later spent more than two hoursworking a crowd of well-wishers in thegovernor's reception room and the halloutside his Capitol office, many simplycongratulating him and others raisingissues they wanted him to address.

His Holiness Urged Not to Retirefrom Leader of Tibet

14th Parliament Members's session- Dharamshala, India. Photo: TPI


Dharamshala: The Tibetan parliamentin exile, here in Dharamshala, onWednesday urged Tibet's spiritualand political leader His Holiness theDalai Lama not to consider retirementor even semi-retirement from hisposition as the leader of Tibet and theTibetan people. "Tibetans, both inTibet and in exile, have been greatlyconcerned about your intention toretire completely from governmentalroles," a memorandum submitted toHis Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama said.The following is a memorandumissued on Wednesday by the membersof the Standing Committee of theTibetan Parliament-in-Exile. "Duringthe conclusion ceremony of the FirstTibetan National General Meeting heldin 2010 at the Bylakuppe Tibetansettlements, South India; in yourresponse to questions asked during ameeting with the Chinese public inToronto; at the founding anniversaryof the Tibetan Children's Village atUpper Dharamshala; and in youranswer to questions asked at a pressconference in New Delhi, YourHoliness expressed an intention toretire completely from governmentalroles. Tibetans both in Tibet and inexile have been greatly concerned andgrieved by this and have beencontinuing to petition Your Holiness,beseeching that you never entertainany thought about carrying out a planfor such a decision. We, the membersof the Standing Committee of theTibetan Parliament-in-Exile, too have,likewise, been holding successivemeetings with extremely graveconcern over Your Holiness's wish totake complete retirement fromgovernmental roles.Out of a feeling of great kindness forus, Your Holiness led the Tibetanpeople to the fine path of democracy,beginning with the introduction ofreforms in the functioning of theTibetan government the moment youassumed spiritual and temporal powersin Tibet. And as soon as you steppedfoot on Indian soil after escaping intoexile, Your Holiness introducedelection to allow the Tibetan peopleto vote for their own representatives,and in 1963, Your Holiness alsopromulgated a Tibetan constitution.In 1991, Your Holiness approved to usthe Charter of the Tibetans in Exile,under which you expanded the TibetanParliament-in-Exile and made it into alawmaking body which was in fullconformity with the definition of amodern national legislature. In

particular, Your Holiness, in 2001,introduced the system of directelection of the Kalon Tripa, therebyensuring that the Tibetan peoplethemselves vote for the head of theirgovernment.To state it simply, no amount ofofferings of precious materials canmake up for even a fraction of thegratitude the Tibetan people owe forwhat they have received solely as aresult of Your Holiness's enormouslygreat wishes and deeds. Besides, itdoes not bear mention that YourHoliness's successive speeches of therecent times were, no doubt, motivatedby your very kind desire to ensure thewell being of the entire Tibetan peopleboth for the present and in the longerterm future. Nevertheless, it remains afact that all of us of the Snowland ofTibet have been sustained thus far byYour Holiness's kindness andgenerosity. On the basis of theBuddha's sacred prediction, YourHoliness has been firm in abiding bythe oath you had been moved to takeover your chosen realm of religiousteaching or temporal rule especially inthese apposite times for fulfilling it.Thus, it is inconceivable that for aslong as this aeon endures, there canever be a moment at which the peopleof Tibet can at all be separated fromyour excellent religious and temporalleadership. The very first point in eachof the reports and resolutions adoptedin a series of recent relevant meetingshave made this point clear. Theyincluded the report adopted at the endof the First Special General Meetingof Tibetans held in 2008 in accordancewith the provisions of Article 59 of theCharter of the Tibetans in Exile; duringsuccessive sessions of the TibetanParliament-in-Exile; and, in particular,Document Number of 63 of 2010, whichwas a unanimous resolution adoptedduring the ninth session of thefourteenth Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile.Also, at the conclusion of the FirstTibetan National General Meeting,which was held at the Tibetansettlements at Bylakuppe, in southIndia, a report was compiled whichbrought together the opinions andsuggestions of all the delegates whoattended it. The very first point of thepolitical section of the report stated:"His Holiness the Dalai Lama has thusfar assumed responsibility as theleader of the great Tibetan nation andas the head of the Tibetan government.On behalf of the Tibetan people bothin Tibet and in exile, we offer immense

gratitude to His Holiness. At the sametime, His Holiness the Dalai Lamaremarked in his speech that he wasalready in semi-retirement. This hasplunged the entire people of Tibet,both those in the county and outsideit, to such depth of despair that theyare no longer able to digest their foodor to go to sleep in peace. In view ofthis development, this general meeting

Namgyal and Nima Dorjee of the TibetanAmerican Foundation of Minnesotagave Dayton a copy of His Holiness theDalai Lama's autobiography, "My Landand My People,'' and a Tibetantraditional ceremonial scarf, or khata, onbehalf of Tibetans in Minnesota.They told him His Holiness the DalaiLama will be in Minnesota in May andwere pleased with Dayton's response."He said he was glad to know that andhe wants to try to invite His Holiness tothe governor's office,'' Nima Dorjee said.His Holiness has confirmed his visit toMinnesota on May 8th, 2011 to host aseries of spiritual events in the city. The

conference will be jointly organized byThe Center for Spirituality and Healingat the University of Minnesota and theTibetan American Foundation ofMinnesota, which will see His Holiness'first official visit to the city since 2001.The premise of the visit is based aroundthe theme "One Heart, One Mind, OneUniverse".His Holiness the Dalai Lama last visitedthe Capitol ten years back in 2001.Minnesota has the second largestconcentration of Tibetan-Americans inthe United States. The Tibetanpopulation is estimated around 3,500 inthe area.

Christians in Sikkim feared ‘Conversion

Threat’ During His Holiness’ Visit!

His Holiness the Dalai Lama visitingKalimpong, West Bengal, India on12 December 2010. Photo: TPI

By Emailed by Chime Tenzing,The Tibet Post

appeals to His Holiness the Dalai Lamanever to carry out any plan for such adecision." This was unanimouslyadopted by the entire meeting.Giving due consideration to the aboveseries of pleas, we beseech and praywith heartfelt devotion that YourHoliness never ever contemplategoing into either semi-retirement or fullretirement."

Dharamsala: Although Tibet'sBuddhism is the predominant religionin Sikkim. But other faiths like Hinduism,Christianity, Sikhism and Islam also hasits equal share of followers. It can besaid that in Sikkim, religion seems to lieat the root of all socio-cultural activities.Every aspect of the society in Sikkimhas a strong bearing upon religion.However, Buddhism is the mostpredominant religion in Sikkim. Themajority of the Sikkimese, Bhutias andTibetans in Sikkim generally follow theTibetan Buddhism.Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness theDalai Lama also urged people from allfaiths to give equal respect to all thereligions in the world. "All the majorreligions in the world have visions, sopeople should learn the principles ofsuch religions and use it in their day today life, His Holiness told people herein Gangtok.

Despite the successful co-existence ofdifferent religious faiths in the state,there is also a kind of suppressed fearof friction between people of differentfaiths. Recently when the Sikkim stategovernment invited His Holiness theDalai Lama to come and lead aconference on "Cognitive Sciences andEastern Contemplative Traditions", thepastor of a Gospel for Asia-relatedchurch in Sikkim, India, has asked forprayer in order to quell the strongopposition from other religion in thearea.Pastor Nandan has asked the Christiansaround the world to pray for thebelievers in his city during this time."Please pray that this visit will not causeproblems for our church," he asked,"and please pray that our people willhave strong faith to face and overcomeany problems."Pastor Nandan said that, "while hiscongregation is growing, they arefacing strong opposition from otherreligions in the area, and opponents are

taking advantage of the Lama's visit toincrease the pressure"."Some in this society are trying toconvert our believers to their faith, eitherby threats of violence or by enticingthem with worldly things," pastorNandan was quoted as saying.GFA (Gospel for Asia) President K.P.Yohannan said it is ironic that "amongthose opposing the Christians arefollowers of the Dalai Lama, whopreaches a message of non-violenceand has been awarded the Nobel Peaceprize."Dr. Yohannan also called for prayer forthe Sikkim believers."Pray for Pastor Nandan and hiscongregation as they witness to thelove of Christ among the people ofSikkim," he said. "They have a strongdesire to share the Good News amongthose who have not heard, so let uspray that the Lord will fulfill that desireof their hearts."

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