China’s new rules made ascending Mt. Everest from Tibet more expensive than ever
DHARAMSALA, Dec 20: Chinese authorities’ new rules have made ascending Mt. Everest via North Ridge from Tibet more expensive than ever.
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Author: Lobsang Tenchoe
Potala palace closed after heavy snowfall
DHARAMSALA, Dec 20: Potala, the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s traditional winter palace has been closed for visitors after heavy snowfall in the Tibetan Capital.
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President Trump signs into law the ‘Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act’
DHARAMSALA, Dec 20: The President of the US Donald J. Trump has signed into law the H.R. 1872, the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act.
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Tibetan Muslim students on educational tour in Dharamsala
DHARAMSALA, Dec 19: Tibetan Muslim students from Kalnat Pura, a Tibetan Public School in Srinagar are on a visit to Dharamsala, the exile headquarters of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA).
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Climate change leading to water shortage in Himalayas and Andes
DHARAMSALA, Dec 18: Climate change will have devastating effects on the residents of the Tibetan plateau and the Andes mountains according to researchers at The Ohio State University.
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China among world’s leading jailer of journalists: CPJ census
DHARAMSALA, Dec 15: China is among the world’s leading jailer of journalists according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’(CPJ) 2018 annual prison census.
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Kirti monk arrested for lone protest in restive Ngaba region
DHARAMSALA, Dec 15: A Tibetan monk from Kirti monastery has been arrested by Chinese police in restive Ngaba county in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo for carrying out a solo protest against China’s continued repressive rule in Tibet.
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US Congress passes Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act
DHARAMSALA, Dec 12: A bipartisan bill that calls for denial of access to the United States for Chinese officials who design and implement travel restrictions on American journalists, diplomats and citizens from entering Tibet has been unanimously approved by the United States Congress.
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Major Chinese-language media in US under CCP’s control
DHARAMSALA, Dec 12: Major Chinese-language media operating in the US are said to be under the Chinese Communist regime’s control and influence.
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No plans to launch censored China search engine: Google CEO
DHARAMSALA, Dec 12: Amidst heightening campaign by Human rights groups and employees alike calling on Google to discard its plan to relaunch in China with a censored version of its search engine, the CEO of the American multinational technology company has said that Google has “no plans” to relaunch a search engine in China though it is continuing to study the idea.
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