DHARAMSALA, June 22: China has censored British comedian John Oliver from its Twitter-like social media platform, Weibo after the comedian criticised China and mocked President Xi Jinping on HBO’s satirical news show ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’.
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DHARAMSALA, June 21: A play about Tibetan refugees has been shelved from a theatre in Kathmandu owing to pressure from the Nepalese government ahead of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s visit to China.
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DHARAMSALA, June 21: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has assured the public of his good health after arriving at Gaggal airport on Wednesday afternoon after successfully concluding his hectic 11-day teaching tour in the Baltic States.
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DHARAMSALA, June 21: The Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) today organised a yoga session as part of its year-long ‘Thank you India’ campaign at Tsug-lag-Khang, the main Tibetan temple at Mcleodganj to mark the fourth International Yoga Day.
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DHARAMSALA, June 20: The US has withdrawn from the UN Human Rights Council accusing the body of being biased against its ally, Israel and failing to hold human rights abusers accountable.
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DHARAMSALA, June 16: A Swedish court has convicted a 49-year-old Tibetan man with espionage for spying on fellow Tibetan refugees in Sweden and Norway for the Chinese government, according to various media reports.
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DHARAMSALA, June 13: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has unanimously elected Dr Tenzin Dorjee as its Chair.
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DHARAMSALA, June 13: A delegation of Tibet led by the President of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) Dr Lobsang Sangay appeared before the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE) on 12 June.
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DHARAMSALA, June 6: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s annual Buddhist teaching for the Tibetan youth from schools and colleges began today at Tsug-lag-Khang, the main temple in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala.
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Jamyang Norbu | Shadow Tibet | May 30, 2018
All the delegates at the 5th International Rangzen Conference received a group audience and a photo opportunity with the Dalai Lama on the last day of the conference. It was a large group and I was kneeling close by his feet (he was standing) so most probably he didn’t see me. I understand he later asked why I was not there? That afternoon I received a phone call from the Private Office saying his Holiness wanted to see me.
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