China appoints Qi Zhala as new Tibet Governor
DHARAMSALA, Jan 16: China has appointed Qi Zhala, former communist party chief of Lhasa as the new Governor of Tibet on Sunday.
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Kalachakra organizing committee thanks India, questions China on religious freedom claims
By Lobsang Tenchoe DHARAMSALA, Jan 5: The organizing committee of the 34th Kalachakra lauded Bihar’s state and district government for
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins 34th Kalachakra initiations
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Jan 2: Kalachakra initiation should bring transformation to one’s mind, the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said today as he began the conferment of the 34th Kalachakra (wheel of time) teachings to hundreds and thousands of devotees at Bodhgaya in the Indian state of Bihar.
Read moreChina to prosecute ex-spy chief for graft
[Reuters] BEIJING, Dec 31: China will prosecute one of its former spy chiefs after accusing him of bribery and abusing his power to interfere in law enforcement, the ruling Communist Party said yesterday.
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Tsegon Gyal on silent protest after arbitrary detention by Chinese authorities
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Dec 29: Chinese authorities have charged former political prisoner Tsegon Gyal of ‘inciting to split the country’ two weeks after his arbitrary detention, Dharamsala-based Tibetan advocacy group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) said.
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China to use Bangladesh card against India over Yarlung Tsangpo talks
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Dec 28: China has accused India of violation over sharing of contentious Brahmaputra water with Bangladesh and will press it against India during it’s river water negotiations with India.
Read moreTibetans in anguish as Chinese mines pollute their sacred grasslands
Simon Denyer, The Washington Post | December 26, 2016
JIAJIKA, CHINA — High in western China’s Sichuan province, in the shadow of holy mountains, the Liqi River flows through a lush, grassy valley dotted with grazing yaks, small Tibetan villages and a Buddhist temple. But there’s poison here.
Read moreChina wages cyber war via Dharamsala
Rakesh K Singh, The New Indian Express | December 27, 2016
NEW DELHI: With a view to malign the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), China is remotely accessing the computer servers in Dharamsala, planting spywares and malwares and disguising the IP address to target computer systems across the globe, said Prime Minister of Central Tibetan Administration Dr Lobsang Sangay.
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20 nuns awarded historic Geshema degree
By Lobsang Tenchoe DHARAMSALA, Dec 23: A long held vision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was accomplished as 20
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Former political prisoner Tsegon Gyal arbitrarily detained on unknown charges
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Dec 22: Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, (TCHRD) a Dharamsala-based Tibetan advocacy group, today expressed deep concern over Chinese authorities’ arbitrary detention of former political Prisoner Tsegon Gyal on unknown Charges.
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