On Wednesday, May 27, Sangye Tso, a 36 year old Tibetan woman, mother of two children, set herself on fire outside a local Chinese official building, and near a monastery where teachings were being held for a…
Last week, we hosted a group of 11 students from American University in Washington DC. Mostly in their first or second year of college, the students came from a variety of academic backgrounds, including international…
By Dorjee Tseten, Asia Director, Students for a Free Tibet. Article Published on The Huffington Post, 22 May 2015 For a small town tucked away in the Himalayan foothills, Dharamsala attracts a surprising number of…
On May 20th we screened the film 5 Broken Cameras, a personal take on the Israel-Palestine conflict. The film is a collection of footage by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, each of whose cameras were destroyed…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting China for the first time since he took office from 14 - 16, May 2015. He has a unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.…
On May 7th, we screened critically acclaimed Wadjda (2012). As the first feature film produced solely within Saudi Arabia and directed by a woman Saudi filmmaker, Haifaa al-Mansour, the film is itself an act of…