By 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.
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BEIJING, 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.
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DHARAMSALA, 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.
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DHARAMSALA, 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.
Read morePratibha Chauhan, The Tribune | January 21, 2016
With the objective of keeping a closer and stricter vigil on any possible movement by China along the border that it shares with India in the tribal district of Kinnaur, the Indian Air Force is keen to set up their radar near here.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Jan 19: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will undergo treatment in the US later this month for a prostate problem, his office said on Tuesday.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Jan 17: In a letter to Ms Tsai Ing-wen, President-Elect of Taiwan, His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulated her on her remarkable victory in the Presidential election.
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[Hindustan Times] DHARAMSALA, Jan 15: United States (US) Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall arrived at Dharamshala on Friday.
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