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Project "Sponsorship for denied Tibetan refugees"
At present, almost 300 rejected Tibetan asylum seekers live as sans-papers in Switzerland. They receive emergency aid and live in shelters. A hardship case after five ...
Sandmandala Tour: Tibet visits Switzerland
GSTF section Mittelland: origin and death of a sand mandala, made by monks From mid-October, four Tibetan monks from the Gaden Yangtze Monastery will use mouthg ...
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In April 1983 the Society Swiss-Tibetan Friendship, GSTF for short, was founded.
The GSTF is today the largest non-governmental organization for Tibet in Switzerland and is a member of 1'600 members. It is divided into 7 sections headed by the board elected by the members. The branch manager supports the executive board and the sections in the various fields of activity and ensures that the GSTF can be effective, direct and uncomplicated for the cause of Tibet.
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Yushu Prefecture: Fighting "Forces of the Underworld"
In Yushu Prefecture, eastern Tibet, authorities have called on the population to provide them with insights into "underground forces" activities. Of the…
Military drill for schoolchildren
School children in Tibet have recently been forced to complete military exercises as a must, Voice of Tibet reports. The four-week training started on the 18. August at ...
State support canceled - because of Dalai Lama photo
A needy couple in the district of Lithang have been struck off state support from a state anti-poverty program because their homes are ...
Equestrian festival in Lithang allowed for the first time after 11 years - everything only sham?
In the district of Lithang in eastern Tibet, for the first time since 2007 years, a popular rider festival was again permitted. However, it was originally from ...
Demo for the worsening human rights situation in Tibet
In connection with the 39 held in Geneva. Session of the UN Human Rights Council in September, the Tibetan Community in Switzerland & Liechtenstein (TGSL) organizes the ...
Tibetans have to sing "patriotic songs"
In June, a new campaign was launched throughout the so-called "Tibet Autonomous Region" forcing families to send a family member to sing songs.