By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 24: Lukar Jam, a former Tibetan political prisoner and a prominent advocate of Tibetan independence, who has been in the middle of controversy of late due to one of his Facebook post, has found his car smashed this morning, leaving his family feeling threatened by anti-social elements in the Tibetan community.
Read moreAmit Dasgupta, Hindustan Times | March 23, 2017
I have long admired His Holiness the Dalai Lama. I continue to do so.
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Claude Arpi, The Asian Age | March 23, 2017
The identity of the attackers was not disclosed,” but they were obviously Uyghurs.
In August 2016, at the end of the annual closed-door meeting held at the beach resort of Beidaihe, an official statement announced that Zhang Chunxian would be replaced by Chen Quanguo as party secretary of the restive Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Mr Chen was then serving as party boss in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), where he had shown his skills to “pacify” the restive Tibetans.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 22: Pema Gyaltsen, who set himself on fire on Mar 18 in Nyarong county in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham is said to be in critical condition.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 22: Students for a Free Tibet (SFT)-India today observed World Water Day by highlighting the grave threat the downstream nations are exposed to with the rampant damming of Tibet’s rivers by China.
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Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 21: Renowned Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden’s film ‘Tharlo’ has swept a Chinese film festival with three awards.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 20: Beijing has issued a stern worded objection to India for inviting His Holiness the Dalai Lama to an international Buddhist Seminar in Bihar and warned India of serious repercussions in their bilateral ties.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 20: A Tibetan youth has set himself on fire on Mar 18 in Nyarong county in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 18: The members of the 15th Kashag (Tibetan cabinet) of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) staged a walkout of the 3rd Session of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile(TPiE) on the fifth Day of the 2017-2018 budget session.
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By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 17: Lobsang Wangyal, a Tibetan journalist and organizer of Miss Tibet beauty pageant has finally obtained his Indian passport which was long over due in accordance with the Indian Citizenship Act of 1955.
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