By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, May 17: At a press conference held today at the office of Tibetan Legal Association, lawyers representing Sikyong Dr lobsang Sangay and the Chief Election Commission (CEC) Mr Sonam Choephel Shosur in cases filed by a group of Tibetans pertaining to violation of electoral rules, announced that the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC) has dismissed the cases.
Read moreChantal Yuen, Hong Kong Free Press | May 17, 2016
Avery Ng Man-yuen, chairman of the pro-democracy League of Social Democrats party, has been arrested on suspicion of violating traffic laws after unfurling a protest banner calling for “an end to Chinese Communist one-party rule”.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, May 17: The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC), Dharamsala along with Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) and Student’s for a Free Tibet (SFT), India today marked 21 years since the abduction of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendun Choekyi Nyima by the Chinese Government.
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Kris Cheng, Hong Kong Free Press | May 17, 2016
Chinese state leader Zhang Dejiang has arrived in Hong Kong, saying that he is ready to look, listen and speak, and highlighting his work during Hong Kong’s 2003 SARS pandemic.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, May 16: Furious at the report by Pentagon indicating China’s increased defense presence along the border with India, Beijing demanded the US to respect the efforts by China and India to resolve their boundary dispute peacefully.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, May 16: His Holiness the Dalai Lama today presided over the Tsechu (10th day) prayer ceremony for the sacred month of Saka Dawa, held at Tsug-lag-Khang, the main temple in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, May 16: Guru Tuklu Rinpoche, the abbot of 400-yr-old Gaden Namgyal Lhatse monastery, popularly known as Tawang monastery has offered his resignation to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama following an accusation by a section of monks for trying to disrupt the anti-big dam movement.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 16: Hong Kong-based Canto-pop singer and celebrity Denise Ho met His Holiness the Dalai Lama on her birthday, reported South China Morning Post May 14.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, May 13: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has agreed to grace the swearing-in ceremony of Sikyong Lobsang Sangay’s second term as the political head of the Tibetan people.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 13: China has denied visa for German legislator Michael Brand to visit Tibet over his support for ‘Tibetan Independence.’
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