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DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay will give the President’s Lecture Series address at the Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) on “Democracy in Exile: the Case of Tibet.” Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay will deliver the President’s Lecture Series address at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Ives Concert... Continue Reading
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DHARAMSHALA: Thousands of Tibetan devotees returning to Tibet after the Kalachakra initiations are being arbitrarily stopped and searched, reports coming from Tibet says. Some twelve heavy security checkpoints have been placed from Zhangmu at the Nepal-Tibet border till Lhasa. Extra units of personnel from the Public Security Bureau were posted... Continue Reading
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January 19: Drawing sharp reactions from Beijing, the US ambassador to China, Gary Locke has said that the communist nation’s human rights record was deteriorating. “The human rights climate has always ebbed and flowed in China, up and down, but we seem to be in a down period and it’s... Continue Reading
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DHARAMSHALA: In a press release issued today, the Tibetan Pariliament-in-Exile called for more international pressure on China after three more instances of self-immolation in Tibet this new year. ‘The drastic actions taken by the protesters reflect the failed policies of the Chinese government in Tibet. We urge the United Nations... Continue Reading
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Nepal has told the 207 detained Tibetans to return back to Tibet within three days even though many of their visas allowed them to stay on in Nepal till February. In the single biggest arrest of Tibetans on Nepali soil, police on Thursday night and Friday had arrested hundreds of... Continue Reading
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According to latest reports from Tibet, another Tibetan self- immolated on January 14, 2012 in Ngaba county (Sichuan). The body of the self-immolator was taken away by the local police. Approximately 700 individuals from the local community surrounded the police station demanding that the body be released. Following the refusal... Continue Reading
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The Kashag is saddened to learn of reports of two more cases of self- immolation in Ngaba, Sichuan. The latest incidents, which occurred on January 6, 2012, involve one monk and one layperson,with the latter reportedly having succumbed to his injuries. As of now, personal details of both individuals remain... Continue Reading
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BODHGAYA, January 2: Amidst a light rainfall, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his ten-day Kalachakra teachings yesterday in Bodh Gaya. Thousands of pilgrims from Tibet, the Himalayan regions, Bhutan, Korea, China, and from the west sat under tents covering the large grounds to listen to the... Continue Reading
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Amsterdam, December 11: An agony that many Tibetan and Tibet supporters continue to suffer, following the recent spate of self-immolations in Tibet, has now come to the fore of international media. The TIME magazine survey on a wide-ranging list of the highs and lows of the past 12 months has... Continue Reading
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