Tibetan political prisoner released after completing four years’ sentence
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, May 1: Tsedup Kyi, a Tibetan political prisoner sentenced to four years was released after completing her sentence.
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Tibetan monk released after nine years’ imprisonment
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 29: A Tibetan monk from eastern Tibet who was arrested for taking part in the Pan-Tibet protests of 2008 was released by Chinese authorities after nine years in jail.
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His Holiness awarded Professor ML Sondhi Prize for International Politics
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 28: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama was awarded Professor ML Sondhi Prize for International Politics at an event held yesterday at India International Centre in New Delhi.
Read moreSeven Tibetan students duped of more than 40 lakhs by private medical college owner
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA April 27: Seven Tibetan students duped of Rs 40,25000 on fake promise of securing admission in a Bengaluru-based private medical college by its owner in 2016 are still struggling to get their money and school certificates back.
Read moreChina bans Uighurs from giving Muslim names to children
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 26: China has banned Uighurs from giving Muslim names to their children which China sees as overly religious or splittist.
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Hong Kong police detain two ousted pro-independence lawmakers
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 26: Hong Kong police have detained two ousted pro-independence Hong Kong lawmakers from their homes allegedly for unlawful assembly.
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Tibetans in Dharamsala demand immediate release of Panchen Lama on his 28th birthday
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 25: Regional Tibetan Women’s Association, Dharamsala along with regional chapter of Tibetan Youth Congress(RTYC) and Students for a Free Tibet, (SFT) India commemorated the 28th birth anniversary of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendun Choekyi Nyima.
Read moreArunachal leaders slam China for renaming places in State
[PTI] ITANAGAR, April 23 – “Will naming Beijing as Mumbai make China’s capital an Indian territory,” asks the president of Arunachal Chamber of Commerce and Industries summing up the mood of locals on China renaming places in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Invented names don’t make illegal claims legal: India tells China
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 21: India has hit back at China for naming places in Arunachal Pradesh, saying invented names don’t make illegal claims legal.
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Swedish free speech honors China dissident publisher
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 21: Chinese-born scholar and book publisher who was detained in China for publishing books on the personal lives of Communist Party leaders including President Xi Jinping has been awarded prize for free speech
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