New Delhi — “My dear Indian brothers and sisters please pay more attention to these traditions of yours that go back several thousands of years, make yourselves more familiar with ahimsa and karuna. Remember too that India is the one country where all the world’s religious traditions live in harmony together,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama urged at the Vivekananda International Foundation on February 8th.

New Delhi — "Taking such a secular approach," His Holiness the Dalai Lama said "we need to promote universal values, not through prayer or ritual, but through education based on common experience, common sense and scientific findings."

Washington, DC — The newly-appointed US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson said he will continue to encourage dialogue between Beijing and Representatives of Tibet's "Government in Exile" and or His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Dharamshala — The first Tibet Interest Group meeting of 2017 was held in the European Parliament on January 25th, 2017. The meeting was chaired by the Tibet Interest Group President Mr. Thomas Mann MEP, and was attended by Members of European Parliaments (MEPs), including Csaba Sógor, László T?kés, Nathalie Griesbeck, Tunne Kelam, along with around 16 Parliamentary assistants.

Dharamshala — A year after his imprisonment, the fate of Tashi Wangchuk, an entrepreneur and language advocate, remains unknown, as international human rights groups are calling on China to drop charges against him after he was indicted by court officials this month for “inciting separatism.”

Dharamshala — In a congratulatory letter to the President of European Parliament, Honorable Antonio Tajani, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile today expressed gratitude to the European Parliament for its numerous resolutions in support of the Tibetan movement against the injustice and human rights violation in Tibet under Communist China.