The Dalai Lama’s Envoys, Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen, will arrive in China on Tuesday, 26 January for discussions with the representatives of the Chinese leadership, the Office of the Dalai Lama said in a statement today. This is the ninth round of the dialogue process and the first meeting since November 2008. Read more

This week internet giant Google announced a “new approach to China” after detecting a “highly sophisticated and targeted attack” on its infrastructure, including the theft of intellectual property and spying on human rights advocates.

Google has announced that it is “no longer willing to continue censoring results on Google.cn” and, if it cannot broker a satisfactory new arrangement with the Chinese Government, may shut down its Chinese operation altogether. Read more

[06. January 2010] Authorities in the northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai have handed a six-year jail sentence to a Tibetan filmmaker who returned from exile to make a documentary about his homeland, Tibetan sources say. Jamyang Tsultrim, a relative of Dhondup Wangchen now living in Switzerland, said the sentencing of Dhondup Wangchen was a clear indication of how Tibetans were deprived of freedom of expression in China.

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Whether it is climate change, conflict resolution or global inequality, His Holiness’s most recent visit to Australia will have left thousands more Australians pondering the importance of his teachings to the great challenges of our times.

On 10 December, the 20th Anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize, His Holiness’s attention was drawn to an issue never far from the minds of both Australians and Tibetans. And speaking alongside Professor Larissa Behrendt, a prominent indigenous writer and academic, His Holiness once again gave cause to believe that we can solve even the world’s most entrenched injustices. Read more and view photos

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has wrapped-up his eleven-day visit to Australia and New Zealand, spending his final day in Melbourne. Thursday 10 December 2009, International Human Rights Day, marked twenty years since His Holiness was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

The day began with a breakfast function organized by Australia Tibet Council and Amnesty International to celebrate the anniversary and give His Holiness the opportunity to address an influential Australian and international audience.

The event, titled “Peace Through Justice”, saw His Holiness share the stage with Professor Larissa Behrendt, a prominent indigenous Australian. The event focused on the importance of truth, justice and respect for human rights in the lasting resolution of conflict. Read more

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has begun the final leg of his Australian visit, heading to Melbourne in the southern state of Victoria, where he is attending the Parliament of the World’s Religions and celebrating the 20th Anniversary of his Nobel Peace Prize. His Holiness was also welcomed by members of the Victorian State Parliament and met with a group of Marysville children affected by the bushfires earlier this year. Read more

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has returned from New Zealand to resume his program in Australia, today travelling to Hobart in Australia’s small island state of Tasmania visiting the University of Tasmania and speaking at public talk. Read more

On Thursday His Holiness was joined on stage by three of the world’s foremost psychologists and neuroscientists for a forum on “Science of Mind” at Sydney’s Mind and its Potential Conference. In the afternoon His Holiness gave the first of four public talks scheduled for his eleven-day visit to Australia and New Zealand and met with the new Federal Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott. Read more

A busy third day in Australia saw His Holiness prioritising the promotion of Han-Tibetan friendship, using the breaks in his teaching schedule to meet at length with members of the Chinese community. His Holiness also met with members of Australia’s Vietnamese community. Read more