French President won’t meet the Dalai Lama fearing ‘crisis’ with China
DHARAMSALA, April 26: French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he won’t meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama fearing it would lead to a ‘crisis’ with Beijing.
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On Panchen Lama’s 29th birthday, the Dalai Lama says he is still alive, carrying normal education
DHARAMSALA, April 25: His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that the 11th Panchen Lama is still alive citing a reliable source as Tibetans and Tibet supporters commemorated the 29th birth anniversary of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendun Choekyi Nyima.
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Job Ads discriminate against women in China: HRW
DHARAMSALA, April 25: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned and called for an end to the widespread use of gender discriminatory job advertisements by the Chinese government and private Chinese Companies in China.
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National Assembly of France approves tough immigration law
DHARAMSALA, April 23: The National Assembly of France, the country’s lower house has passed a tough new immigration law to tighten the rules around asylum.
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Tibet was never a part of China since antiquity: Dr Hon-Shiang Lau
DHARAMSALA, April 23: Notwithstanding China’s claim that Tibet has been a part of China ‘since ancient times’, its Pre-1949 official records overwhelmingly show that Tibet was never part of China, says Dr Hon-Shiang Lau.
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The 23rd Annual Shoton Festival kicks off at TIPA
DHARAMSALA, APRIL 20: The 23rd Annual Shoton Festival commonly known as the Tibetan Opera Festival to celebrate the age-old tradition of Ache Lhamo (Tibetan Opera) began today at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala.
Read moreChina detained two Tibetan monks for sharing illegal contents on social media
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 18: Chinese authorities have detained two Tibetan monks from Tsang Monastery in Ba Dzong or Gepasumdo County in Tsolho in the traditional Tibetan Province of Amdo, according to a report published today by Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy(TCHRD), the Dharamsala-based Tibetan rights group.
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China’s BRI defies international transparency: EU ambassadors
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 18: EU ambassadors to Beijing have warned that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) flouts international transparency norms and is aimed at furthering Chinese interests rather than promoting global trade and economic growth as claimed by China.
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Chinese manufacturer ZTE a risk to national security: UK
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 17: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Britain has identified Chinese manufacturer ZTE as a ‘potential risk to the national security’ and warned telecommunications companies against dealing with the Chinese manufacturer.
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Sweden charges Tibetan man for spying on Tibetans for China
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 12: Swedish authorities have charged 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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