June 2011

Dharamshala: - The holy Buddhist month of Saga Dawa saw a series of protests in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) in Eastern Tibet. Atleast 39 known Tibetans have been arrested in June 2011 for staging demonstrations calling for a "Free Tibet", "Long live His Holiness the Dalai Lama" and "Return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet".

Wen Jiabao, the 69-year old Chinese premier tried to quell concerns over China’s spiralling inflation and social stability ahead of a five-day European tour.

n a move that could jeopardise China’s large scale gold mining efforts in Tibet, the London-based World Gold Council announced last week that it had drafted framework standards aimed at excluding ‘conflict gold’ from the market.

KATHMANDU: With a new leader taking over Tibetans' government in exile from August and a new voluntary coordinator appointed in Nepal for the welfare of Tibetan refugees in the Himalayan republic this month, Dharamshala is urging for restraint and a halt to activities that can annoy China.

DHARAMSHALA: A motion from Senators Bob Brown and Nick Xenophon supporting the wishes of the Tibetan people to have His Holiness the Dalai Lama return to Tibet was passed in the Senate on 15 June. The motion “expresses disappointment that neither the Prime Minister (Ms Gillard) nor the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Mr Rudd) were available to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama” during his recent visit to the Parliament House.

Perth, Australia, 19 June 2011 His Holiness addressed a sell-out crowd of 14,500 people at the Burswood Dome in West Australian capital Perth this morning. He spoke on "Spirituality in the Modern World" at his last "public conversation" as part of the 2011 Australian tour.

(TibetanReview.net, Jun20, 2011) China sent in large numbers of riot troops and police to suppress Tibetan truckers in Shigatse in central Tibet and Lithang in Karze Prefecture of Sichuan Province who staged protests after Chinese authorities denied them work in favour of mainland-based Chinese companies,

DHARAMSHALA: The Kashag has announced the re-appointment of the incumbent special envoy, envoy and representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and secretaries of the departments, as their terms naturally ended with the ratification of the amendment to the charter by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 29 May.

PARIS: On 8th June 2011, hosted by Tibet Group at the French Senate, Mr Kelsang Gyaltsen, Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Acting Representative for Paris, has given a talk on Tibet at the French Senate. The talk was attended by French senators, journalists and a number of friends and activists.

THE Dalai Lama, after a lifetime of struggles against China's government, sees hopeful signs of change in the world's biggest dictatorship.

Around 5000 people were gathered in Christchurch to hear His Holiness the Dalai Lama today. CBS Canterbury Arena staff member said people had been steadily pouring into the stadium since 8:30am for the Tibetan spiritual leader's midday speech. During the arrival of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Christchurch airport, his supporters came to greet him. Some people were in tears, while others offered white scarves as blessings.