Archive for the 'Politics' Category
“I would like China to open its doors to the Dalai Lama…”
0 Comments Published by The Editor January 27th, 2008 in Business, Dalai Lama, Europe, India & Asia, PoliticsAP Photo from Davos
Elie Wiesel at the Davos economic summit 2008. Full article from CNN “Davos elite leaves, fearing dark days”
Wiesel, drew loud applause at the closing debate by also calling for Beijing to ease restrictions in Tibet, a demand that appeared to embarrass China Mobile boss Wang Jianzhou, another of the co-chairs at [...]
It was a cool political reception in Japan
0 Comments Published by The Editor November 28th, 2007 in India & Asia, PoliticsIn a November 26th article, Fear of China Makes Japan Snub the Dalai Lama, Catherine Makino expresses the feeling that the Dalai Lama’s visit to Japan was undercovered and that the government gave him the “cold-shoulder” by not receiving him officially during the trip.
“Not one government official met one of the world’s best-known personalities either [...]
The Congressional Gold Medal
0 Comments Published by The Editor October 21st, 2007 in Dalai Lama, North America, Politics, TibetThere’s no avoiding this week’s news – the (US) Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to the Dalai Lama in Washington DC on Wednesday the 17th of October.
The event was webcast by ICT, and we hope that the entire video will eventually be available, but it isn’t yet. However, ICT has made available the Dalai Lama’s [...]
Germany – meeting the Chancellor
0 Comments Published by The Editor September 23rd, 2007 in Dalai Lama, Germany, PoliticsThe Dalai Lama visited Germany and Austria in September, and was received by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. Here are the press reports:
The Dalai Lama and
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
(Pool photo by Markus Schreiber)
Despite censure from Beijing, Merkel meets with Dalai Lama in Berlin, International Herald Tribune Europe – “BERLIN: Defying Chinese criticism and pressure, Chancellor [...]
