Exhaustion forces His Holiness to cancel Botswana visit
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 14: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed deep regret at having to cancel his impending visit to Botswana due to exhaustion.
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More crack down on social media sites in China
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 11: Chinese cyber-security regulators have placed China’s major social networking sites under investigation for potential violations.
Read moreBeijing will stay neutral if North Korea attacks US first, not the other way round: Global Times
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 11: China will stay neutral if North Korea launches an attack on the United States but will stop United States if it attacks first and tries to overthrow North Korea’s regime, says Chinese state-run media.
Read moreResidences of monks and nuns at Larung Gar demolished to pave way for Chinese tourists
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 11: A year after China’s forced demolition at Larung Gar, the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, the residences of monks and nuns has now been replaced with new roads and staircases to attract tourists, says Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
Read moreChina to restrict Lhasa population after Larung Gar
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 9: China has decided to restrict the population of Lhasa, the Tibetan capital to below 500,000 by 2020.
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Education Kalon launches 40 books on early grade reading
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 7: The Education Department of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) launched 40 books on early grade reading today at Nyatri Hall, Central Tibetan Secretariat.
Read moreFamous school for blind in Tibet risks being shut down
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 3: Amidst China’s heightened clampdown on foreign NGOs, a famous school for the blind in Tibet risks being shut down, says the co-founder of the school.
Read morePresident Sangay pays respects to latest self-immolator, urges Tibetans to live and contribute
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 2: Tibetans and supporters in Dharamsala today attended the funeral procession of Dhondup, who self-immolated in Dharamsala and passed away.
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Dharamsala Tibetan self-immolator identified
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, July 31: The Tibetan man who died after burning himself on the circumambulation path around His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamshala on July 29 has been identified.
Read moreTibetan self-immolation survivor released after over six years in Chinese prison
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, July 31: A Tibetan political prisoner whose whereabouts and conditions remained unknown following his self-immolation protest against China’s repressive rule in Tibet in 2011 has been released by Chinese authorities.
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