My oath – new generation of Hong Kong lawmakers defies Beijing
By Venus Wu, Reuters| October 12, 2016 HONG KONG – Three newly elected Hong Kong lawmakers were barred from the
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Begins to Teach the ‘Commentary on Dignaga’s ‘Compendium of Valid Cognition’
[dalailama.com] Riga, Latvia, 10 October 2016 – Yesterday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama flew from India to Latvia via Helsinki. This morning, with a chill wind blowing through the streets and parks of the capital Riga, he drove to the Skonto Hall where an audience of 4500 awaited him.
Read moreCTA’s ‘Thank You India’ event from Oct 9
THE TIMES OF INDIA NEWS SERVICE | Oct 8, 2016
Nagpur: The Central Tibetan Administration will be organizing a “Thank You India” programme to show their gratitude towards the people of India from October 9 at Dragon Palace temple, Kamptee.
Read moreThe Dalai Lama is An Anti-Separatist Element
By Han Lianchao
(September 29, 2016, Beijing, Sri Lanka Guardian) Some young Chinese friends of mine often criticize me for getting mixed up with the Dalai Lama. They say he’s a separatist element who’s trying to split Tibet from China. I don’t blame them for this, as I once understood things pretty much the same way they do.
Read moreTibetan families urge UN to intervene over alleged rights violations by China
[ANI] Geneva, Switzerland, Sept 14: Five Tibetan families living in Switzerland have urged the United Nations, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Chinese military equips all ground forces with new attack helicopters
PTI | September 8, 2016
China’s military has equipped all of its ground forces with advanced WZ-10 combat helicopters which will be used to target battle tanks and air-to-air combat missions, a strategic move which could have implications for India.
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Niece of Tibetan priest flees China, says he died of torture
[AP] DHARMSALA, India, July 28, 2016 — The niece of a prominent Tibetan religious leader has fled China and arrived in exile in northern India to reveal what her family says is the truth about the man’s death in a Chinese prison.
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Top Chinese General Receives Life Sentence for Corruption
Nash Jenkins, TIME | July 26, 2016
Guo’s conviction is the latest in a sweeping anti-corruption campaign in China spearheaded by President Xi Jinping
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Larung Gar: China ‘destroys buildings’ at Tibetan Buddhist academy
BBC | July 22, 2016
Campaign groups say China has started demolishing buildings at Larung Gar, one of the largest centres of Buddhist learning in Tibet.
Read moreJoshua Wong found guilty of unlawful assembly in Hong Kong
BBC | July 21, 2016
A court in Hong Kong has found student activist Joshua Wong guilty of taking part in an unlawful assembly.
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