An interview with China’s foremost rights lawyer Dr Teng Biao
By Choenyi Woser and Tenzin Gaphel | May 12, 2016 At a recent conference held at Dharamsala, over 60 foreign
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Eastern Tibet hit by shallow 5.5 magnitude earthquake
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 12: A shallow earthquake measuring 5.5 on Richter scale struck Chamdo in the eastern Tibet on Wednesday. The shallow Quake struck near Kokonor (Chinese: Qinghai) region.
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China to Shame Tourists Defacing Mt. Everest
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 11: Chinese authorities in Tibet plan to name and shame tourists leaving graffiti on Mt Everest.
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Chinese officials were ‘very rude’ : Queen Elizabeth II
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 11: Signaling a possible rupture in the “golden era” of UK-China relations, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has labeled Chinese officials as “very rude” during President Xi’s state visit last year.
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DIIR Secretary Tashi Phuntsok appointed Representative for Office of Tibet, Brussels
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 11: Secretary of Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Mr Tashi Phuntsok has been appointed as the new Representative for Office of Tibet, Brussels.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 11: China issues a resolute objection to the presence of a US warship patrol in the South China Sea near Yongshu Jiao in the Nansha Islands.
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His Holiness appears for interview on Japan’s NHK TV
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 10: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who is currently on a five-day visit to Japan from May 9 – 13, after arriving in Osaka appeared for an interview yesterday on NHK, Japan’s national public broadcasting organization.
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Ajay Shukla, Business Standard | May 9,2016
Cancelling Uyghur leader Dolkun Isa’s visa could have been a mutual face-saving exercise for New Delhi & Beijing
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Kirti monk-writer sentenced to over 7 years in prison
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 09: A Tibetan monk-writer from Kirti monastery, Jo Losang Jamyang, was sentenced to seven and half years in prison by the Chinese County court in Ngaba County.
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Ancient Tibetan Tangkas discovered at Everest base monastery in Tibet
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 09: A total of 5,500 Ancient Tibetan Tamkha (Coins) which are believed to be at least 200 years old were discovered from a monastery at the base of Mount Everest in Tibet, reported the official Xinhua news agency May 06.
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