South China Sea dispute: Chinese missiles in Paracels
BEIJING, Feb 17: New satellite images appear to show China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on an island in the flashpoint waters of the South China Sea.
Read moreBEIJING, Feb 17: New satellite images appear to show China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on an island in the flashpoint waters of the South China Sea.
Read moreGENEVA, Feb 16: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on Tuesday (Feb 16) he had raised concerns and sought clarifications from Chinese authorities about the recent arrests of lawyers, and harassment and intimidation of government critics and non-governmental organisation (NGO) workers.
Read moreDeborah Fleck, The Dallas Morning News | February 14, 2016
Like his good friend the Dalai Lama, Lobsang Sangay has a sense of humor.
Read moreRajesh Sharma, The Tribune | February 6, 2016
UNA – The police today seized about Rs 30 lakh unaccounted money in various currencies from four Tibetan monks on the Mehatpur inter-state barrier near here.
Read moreBy John Hocevar | February 4, 2016
I understand there have been some questions around the origins of Students for a Free Tibet (SFT). As one of the founders of the organization and the first Executive Director, I would like to clarify how SFT came to be.
Read more[TNN] SHIMLA, Feb 4: With only two candidates in fray, election to the post of prime minister of Tibetan Government -in-Exile is set to witness direct contest between incumbent prime minister Lobsang Sangay and speaker Penpa Tsering.
Read moreBEIJING, Jan 31: A Chinese court sentenced two men to death in the 2013 killing of Akong Rinpoche, a well-known religious figure who founded the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the West and built an international network of spiritual retreats.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Jan 29: Tibet ranks second among the worst places in the world for political rights and civil liberties, according to a report released by the US-backed NGO Freedom House.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Jan 26: No country has done more for the Tibetans than India, said the Tibetan political leader Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay at a ceremony held today morning at the Kashag Secretariat to mark the 67th anniversary of India’s Republic Day.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Jan 22: Exiled Tibetan leadership has flayed China for its spiritual cataloguing system, terming it an attempt to control the reincarnation system of Lamas in Tibetan Buddhism.
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