(TibetanReview.net, Apr17’20) – Pressured by China, the government of the French-speaking canton of Vaud in southwestern Switzerland had on Mar 9 told the 10 municipalities under its jurisdiction to abstain from raising the Tibetan flag on Mar 10, the 61st Tibetan national uprising day, reported swissinfo.ch Apr 16, citing a […]

(TibetanReview.net, Jun24’19) – Members of the Swiss Parliamentarian Group for Tibet have recently questioned the efficacy of their government’s years of rights dialogue with China, saying there was no result to show for it. The questions were raised by Maya Graf, Vice President of Swiss Parliamentarian Group for Tibet, as […]

(TibetanReview.net, Oct07, 2018) – Switzerland has since 1991 been holding human rights dialogues with China. But no one knows what is exactly discussed and how this has been helpful in improving the patently horrendous situation in China. Barbara Gysi, a centre-left Social Democratic Party parliamentarian, being concerned, sought to introduce […]

(TibetanReview.net, Sep23, 2018) – The Swiss government has been criticized for not reaching out to the Dalai Lama during his ongoing five-day visit to the country beginning Sep 20, reported swissinfo.ch/eng Sep 21. The 83-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, is taking part in […]

(TibetanReview.net, Sep11, 2018) – Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is visiting Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland over Sep 12–23, to give public talks and religious teachings and to take part in conferences and other events. He has greatly reduced his overseas travels these days, citing his octogenarian limitations. […]

(TibetanReview.net, Apr21, 2018) – The Dalai Lama is to visit the Baltic state of Latvia in June and the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland in September to give religious teachings and public talks, and to take part in conferences and other public events. Besides, it has been reported that he is […]

(TibetanReview.net, Mar12, 2018) – Around 4000 Tibetans and their supporters from across European staged a rally and gathered before the United Nations Centre in Geneva to commemorate the 59th Tibetan National Uprising anniversary. The ‘Europe Stands with Tibet’ rally and gathering was addressed by a number of European leaders, including […]