Blunder of omission or emission of ignorance?
27 April 2012From Tibetan Youth Congress Central Executive Office McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala Himachal Pradesh-176219 To The Chief Editor Press Trust of India Sir, This letter is with regard to the PTI report …
Tibet Burning: The Politics of Self Immolations
11 April 2012By Topden Tsering Monday, Apr 2, 2012 Jamphel Yeshi’s funerals (photo: Tenzin Dorjee) The string of self-immolations inside Tibet—started in 2009 by a Kirti Monastery monk Tapey and which most …
How Many More? by Lhasang Tsering
By Lhasang Tsering On 30 March I attended the moving function organised by the Tibetan Youth Congress to honour the memory of Jamphel Yeshi – the latest Tibetan martyr to …
Hook, Line and Sinker: Predictable Side Dish Or The Puffer Fish?
by Tenpa Dhargyal Gashi I just happen to come across an article on Indian Express, dated April 2nd, 2012, where it was alleged that China is once again willing to …
Meaning of Being Jamphel Yeshi by Vijay Kranti
A MAZE OF QUESTIONS AND INDICATORS EMERGING FROM THE SELF IMMOLATION BY A TIBETAN YOUTH Until a day before Jamphel Yeshi (27) became a burning sensation in the international media …
Beacons of resistance, not desperate acts by Christophe Besuchet By Christophe Besuchet
16 February 2012I do not know if you are like me, but I find it extremely distressing to see how commonly the adjective “desperate” has been used by the media and Tibetans …
Canada Secretly Saw Tibet as “Qualified for Recognition as an Independent State”
By the Editorial Board of The Tibetan Political Review
25 January 2012
By the Editorial Board of The Tibetan Political Review Declassified documents from 1950 through the 1960s show that Canada considered Tibet to be “qualified for recognition as an independent state.” …
SELF-IMMOLATION AND BUDDHISM
By Jamyang Norbu
The Yiddish word “chutzpah”, pronounced “huspa”, has the exact same meaning as the Tibetan word “hamba”, and even shares a passing tonal quality to it. Leo Rosten, the humorist, defined …
Dim Sum Surprise: Why the Hong Kong Model Won’t Save Tibet
By the Editorial Board of The Tibetan Political Review
Proponents of the Middle Way policy have recently been placing increased hope on Chinese law. Exhibit A in this argument is Article 31 of the Chinese Constitution, which allows for …
The Forgotten History of Tibet’s Role in Nepal’s 1949 UN Application
By The Editorial Board of The Tibetan Political Review
6 October 2011
The Editorial Board of The Tibetan Political Review On September 23, 2011, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally submitted Palestine’s application for United Nations membership to Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. …
