{"id":11980,"date":"2015-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/european-parliament-hosts-photo-exhibition-on-dalai-lamas-life\/"},"modified":"2015-06-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T22:00:00","slug":"european-parliament-hosts-photo-exhibition-on-dalai-lamas-life","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/european-parliament-hosts-photo-exhibition-on-dalai-lamas-life\/","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament Hosts  Photo Exhibition on Dalai Lama\u2019s Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brussels, 29 June 2015<\/em> \u2013 Tomorrow, <strong>MEPs Thomas Mann<\/strong> (Germany, EPP) and <strong>Csaba S\u00f3gor<\/strong> (Romania, EPP), the <strong>International Campaign for Tibet<\/strong> (ICT), the <strong>Office of Tibet<\/strong> in Brussels and the <strong>Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization<\/strong> (UNPO) will jointly hold a special event to mark the 80<sup>th<\/sup> birthday of the Dalai Lama in the European Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A photo exhibition \u2013 <em>Ways of Wisdom: Celebrating the Dalai Lama\u2019s 80<sup>th<\/sup> Birthday<\/em> \u2013 recalling the most important phases of the Dalai Lama\u2019s life dedicated to the promotion of non-violence and celebrating his message of dialogue, reconciliation and inter-religious harmony, will be displayed in the European Parliament in Brussels from 30 June \u2013 3 July. The opening ceremony will take place on the balcony area on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> floor of the ASP building on 30 June from 18:00 \u2013 20:00. It will then be moved to the building of the European Parliamentary Association in Strasbourg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event will mix politics, human rights and a rich cultural programme, including a Tibetan prayer, Tibetan dance and music performances. Besides the two co-hosts, MEPs Thomas Mann and Csaba S\u00f3gor, who will open the ceremony, the co-organizers \u2013 Mr. Tseten Samdup, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the EU and Western Europe, and Mr. Matteo Mecacci, President of the International Campaign for Tibet \u2013 will make introductory statements. Moreover, a key note speech will be delivered by the President of the European Economic and Social Committee, Mr. Henri Malosse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sweeping crackdowns, arbitrary arrests and detentions as well as torture of demonstrators in prison have lead to the deterioration of the human rights situation in Tibet. 140 Tibetans have self-immolated since February 2009. Such form of political protest is unprecedented in Tibetan history. It is the clearest illustration of the worsening of the situation in Tibet under Chinese occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As this year marks the 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of EU-China relations and the 17<sup>th<\/sup> EU-China Summit begins today in Brussels, the European Parliament demonstrates its continued support for the Tibetan cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosting this exhibition in the European Parliament is of high symbolic importance, as this institution has always been at the forefront of the battle for human rights worldwide as well as for Tibet specifically through the constant and committed work of its Tibet Interest Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 30 June 2015, MEPs Thomas Mann (Germany, EPP) and Csaba S\u00f3gor (Romania, EPP), the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the Office of Tibet in Brussels and the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) will jointly hold a special event to mark the 80th birthday of the Dalai Lama in the European Parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11981,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[664],"news_tag":[665],"class_list":["post-11980","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-newstibet-europe-news","news_tag-europe-and-tibet"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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