(TibetanReview.net, Aug12’20) – President Vladimir Putin of Russia has announced Aug 11 the approval of a coronavirus vaccine for general public use, calling it a “world first” and claiming one of his daughters had already taken it. But outside the country, the news has been greeted with concerns about its […]

(TibetanReview.net, Apr27’20) – As the worst Covid-19 affected countries continued to report huge numbers of daily new infections and deaths while moving to relax weeks-long periods of lockdown to gradually reopen their economies, Russia has become the latest to hop past China to become the country with the 9th most […]

(TibetanReview.net, May19’19) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said May 16 that Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was not barred from visiting his country but sought to downplay the significance of the issue. “Dalai Lama is not barred from entering Russia. But there are not very many Buddhists […]

(TibetanReview.net, May12’19) – More than 7,600 people are attending three days of religious teaching being given by HH the Dalai Lama over May 10-12 at the Tsuglakhang, Dharamsala. The teachings have been requested by devotees from Russia. The number of devotees increased substantially on the following days. Apart from 1,100 […]

(TibetanReview.net, Jul10, 2018) – The Dalai Lama’s 83rd birthday was marked by what was described as an unprecedented number of over one thousand followers and well-wishers in the Moscow House of Cinema Hall on Jul 6. It was also stated to have been organized as a part of the Tibetan […]

(TibetanReview.net, Jul08, 2018) – The United Nations Human Rights Council has on Jul 6 adopted a resolution calling on all states to protect civil society groups from threats and intimidation, and prosecute reprisals against them, defeating negating amendments proposed by China, Russia and Pakistan. The resolution upholds the crucial role […]

(TibetanReview.net, Mar29, 2018) – Diplomats and activists have said China and Russia have been leading a stealthy and increasingly successful effort at the United Nations to weaken the world body’s efforts to protect human rights around the world. Most recently, the two countries have used the UN budget panel, known […]

(TibetanReview.net, Mar13, 2018) – The 59th Tibetan national uprising anniversary was observed on Mar 10 with prayer services in Moscow and the republics of Kalmykia and Buryatia in the Russian Federation. In Moscow, more than 300 people gathered in the “Bele Oblaka” centre in an event jointly organised by the […]

(TibetanReview.net, Dec23, 2017) – The Dalai Lama’s Representative at the Office of Tibet in Moscow has on Dec 18 addressed the annual meeting of the Kalmyk Republic’s Parliament, the Khural, with the Republic’s religious leaders, drawing attention to the issue of Tibet and seeking solidarity with its people. The theme […]

It was the state of strife, strain and harmony among the giant neighbours Russia, China and India through the vicissitudes of time in recent history which more than anything else had a determinative influence on Tibet’s political aspiration, mostly with unfortunate consequences, although its future is far from sealed inasmuch […]