Tibet Information Office Australia

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been experiencing some discomfort in the past couple of days. His personal physicians attributed this to exhaustion and have advised him to cancel his engagements for the time being and instead complete the remaining medical tests that began earlier this month in Mumbai.
It has therefore been decided that [...]

On behalf of the Australia Tibet Council (ATC) I am delighted to endorse the 12-hour symbolic fast and prayers on 30th August 2008. ATC members and supporters will be joining Australia’s Tibetan Communities at many locations across the country to observe the fast and join in this very timely and important peaceful action.
Over the coming [...]

11 August 2008: Ngaba (Ch: Aba) County, Ngaba “TAP”, Amdo Province (incorporated into the Chinese province of Sichuan) - Three youths arrested for their suspected involvement in March protests
County Public Security Bureau (PSB) arrested Jampel and Lama, an elder and a younger son from Tarring family, and Jigme from Gaenyug family, in Charuwa village, Cha [...]

The Sydney Morning Herald: August 8, 2008 - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao have agreed to pursue discussions on human rights in China in the next round of bilateral talks later this year.
Mr Rudd said he raised the issues of human rights, Tibet and religious and internet freedom with Premier Wen [...]

To the Editor The New York Times:
I do not wish to respond to the entirety of Nicholas D. Kristof’s Aug. 7 column, “An Olive Branch From the Dalai Lama.” Mr. Kristof himself says that both sides will surely flinch at some terms, and he is correct about that.
The one point that needs immediate clarification is [...]