DHARAMSALA, Feb 27: In the year 2014, Tibetans continued to face discrimination and restrictions on their rights to freedoms of religious belief, expression, association and assembly amid continued self-immolations, Amnesty International said in its annual report 2014/15 documenting the state of human rights in 160 countries.
Read more[TNN] SHIMLA, Feb 26: Following Himachal Pradesh government’s decision not to allow regularization of illegal encroachment of land by Tibetans in the state, now the government has decided not to disturb land under the occupation of Tibetan bonafide settlers. In case of court order requiring them to evict the land, the government would then relocate them by providing fresh land of equal or larger size.
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DHARAMSALA, Feb 25: A new Office of Tibet will be established in Brazil for South America with Mr Tsewang Phuntso, the current Liaison officer for Latin America as the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the new office, announced the Central Tibetan Administration on Feb 24 on its website Tibet.net citing a notification from the Kashag Secretariat.
Read moreTsering Topgyal, The Conversation | February 24, 2015
It is three quarters of a century since the Dalai Lama’s coronation as the temporal and spiritual leader of Tibet. He is now almost 80 years old and still presents a dilemma for Western leaders, who routinely come under pressure from Beijing not to meet him whenever he visits their countries.
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DHARAMSALA, Feb 24: Amnye Machen Institute, a Dharamsala-based institute renowned for its work in the field of Tibetan studies launched its new publication “Trails Of The Tibetan Tradition: Papers for Elliot Sperling” on Feb 23 to honor Elliot Sperling, a noted Tibetologist and a Tibet supporter.
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The Daily Star | February 18, 2015
A joint team of archaeologists from Bangladesh and China has unearthed an ancient Buddhist temple with unique architectural features at Nateshwar of Tongibari upazila in Munshiganj.
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DHARAMSALA, Feb 16: Tibetans and Tibet supporters in Dharamsala marked the 102nd anniversary of the declaration of Tibetan Independence by highlighting the Tibetan national flag as a symbol of Tibet’s independent past and national identity.
Read moreNEW DELHI, Feb 15: A 46-year-old Tibetan Lama allegedly stabbed another Tibetan to death before taking his own life, police said. The incident took place around 6 pm on Thursday under the Wazirabad Signature bridge, which is under construction, in North Delhi’s Timarpur.
Read more[PTI] DHARAMSALA, Feb 12: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said that as Chinese love their culture, the Tibetans too love their culture and seek to preserve it, while expressing hope of “returning to homeland”.
Read more[Reuters] BEIJING, Feb 11: China’s President Xi Jinping told U.S President Barack Obama during a telephone call on Wednesday he hopes the United States will pay attention to China’s concerns on Tibet and Taiwan and that the issues will not interfere with China-U.S. ties.
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