2020

Geneva: Tibet’s longest political prisoner Tanak Jigme Sangpo was cremated today with honours and prayers in Winterthur, Switzerland. His casket was wrapped in the Tibetan National flag as a mark of respect and honour for all the sacrifices and sufferings he endured for the freedom of his homeland, Tibet.

Zürich, 1^st October 2020: Tibetan Community of Switzerland &Liechtenstein organized a solidarity march and Peace Demonstration on Thursday, 1st October in Zürich for the event, “Global Day of Action: Resist China”

Geneva: Tibetan community of Switzerland &Liechtenstein organized a demonstration in front of United Nations Human Rights Council office in Geneva on Friday 18^thSeptember 2020 paralleling the ongoing 45^thsession of the UN Human Rights Council to draw attention of the United Nation and member states to the worsening situation of human rights in Tibet.

Jona: Saturday, 5th September 2020: Tibetan Community of Switzerland & Liechtenstein ( TCSL) organized a commemoration ceremony on Saturday, 5^th September 2020 at Aula Weiden, Jona, on the occasion of 60^th anniversary of Tibetan Democracy day.

The section Rüti of the Tibetan Community in Switzerland & Liechtenstein (TCSL) organized on Sunday, July 12th 2020, a religious ceremony at Rikon Tibetan monastery to celebrate the 85th Birthday of His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama.

Rikon: 6^thJuly 2020, Tibetan Community of Switzerland & Liechtenstein organized  85^th Birthday Celebration of His Holiness the 14^th Dalai Lama at Rikon Tibet Institute.

After Solo March by Mr.Tsering Wangdue from Winterthur, seven more Tibetans have started Peace March on 25^th June 2020 to create awareness about China`s human rights violations in Tibet.

Geneva: Tibetan community in Switzerland &Liechtenstein organized a demonstration in front of UN Office in Geneva on Friday 19^thJune 2020 paralleling the ongoing 43^rdand 44^thsession of the UN Human Rights Council in front of Palais des Nations,on Friday,19^thJune 2020.

May 16 - 17, 2020

At the request of individuals and groups from around the world, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has graciously consented to give a two-day teaching on Chapters 1 and 4 of Nagarjuna's "Precious Garland (rinchen trengwa)" from 8 am to 9.30 am (Indian Standard Time) on May 16 (Saturday) & May 17 (Sunday), 2020. His Holiness has also been requested to provide general advice appropriate to these challenging times. Those interested may watch the live webcast of the teachings and listen to them in Tibetan, English, Chinese and other languages on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. When watching the webcasts, viewers are earnestly requested to observe the social distancing protocols recommended wherever they live.

Geneva: 82 Organizations and Associations predominantly from Central and Eastern Europe have submitted a joint petition for the cancellation of appointment of Mr Jiang Duan, Minister at the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China, to the Human Rights Council’s Consultative Group from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.

Zurich, 20 March 2020 – The Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama (GPFDL) is pleased to announce a ninth round of “The Dalai Lama Graduate Scholarship” (DLG Scholarship) for the upcoming academic year 2020/21. The program, established in 2011, grants every year scholarships for full-time Tibetan graduate students studying in Australia, Europe and the Americas for the pursuit of Master’s and Doctoral degrees. A scholarship grant of up to USD 10,000 will be awarded to 10 to 18 exceptional candidates as a supplementary bursary.

The 61st commemoration of the 10th March Tibetan National Uprising Day was held in the Swiss capital of Bern at Helvetiaplatz on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. It was only attended by the board members of the Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, representatives of a few Tibetan groups, some local Tibetans and important Tibet friends.