Hundreds of Tibetans gathered in the main Buddhist temple Tsuglagkhang in Dharamshala to offer prayers for the well-being of the 11th Panchen Lama. Buddhist monks and nuns led the prayer service in the temple.
London-based NGO The Democracy Forum held a virtual debate - titled 'Seventy-two years of Chinese colonial rule in Tibet' - to coincide with a visit to the UK by Penpa Tsering, Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration.
France-based Tibetan community associations organised a protest demonstration in support of the Dalai Lama in front of the France Television office in Paris on Saturday.
The dignitaries expressed their support for the immediate release of Panchen Lama. MP Maloney stated that it was unimaginable that a six-year child would be kidnapped and also expressed his support to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The associations which took part in the peace rally included Himalayan Buddhist Associations Lahaul and Spiti, Buddha Sewa Sangh Shimla, Kinnaur Students Welfare Association Shimla, Lahaul-Spiti Students Welfare Association Shimla, Indo Tibetan Friendship Society Shimla, Bharat Tibet Sama
More than a generation has passed since China started persecuting the nearly 100 million Falun Gong practitioners. The shortage of transplant donors has led to the search for a new minority to oppress, namely the Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang province.
"Through this event, we can really help spread the essence of Buddha Dharma to the world," Rinpoche said on the second day of the Global Buddhist Summit being held in New Delhi.
He asserted that India has every right to be the centre for the congregation of all the Buddhists as it has been following the principle of non-violence and shown the path of peace to the world rather than the war which some countries have been adopting to invade another country.
Tibetan religious leader Dalai Lama on Friday called for a focus on wisdom and compassion as he highlighted the situation in Tibet by giving his own example and stressed upon looking at the current situation from a broader perspective.
The four-member delegation of the Australian All Parliamentary Group for Tibet, who were visiting Dharamshala on the invitation of the Tibet Information Office in Canberra, held a press conference to express their support for the Tibetan people and their interest in preserving Tibet's unique