Police face enquiry over Tibet flag suppression
The Local | September 29, 2015
Copenhagen Police are under renewed scrutiny for suppressing demonstrations during a Chinese state visit in 2012 and will now face a formal enquiry.
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The Tibetan Argument for Autonomy
Tenzin Norgay, The Diplomat | September 30, 2015
Fifty years after the creation of the Tibet Autonomous Region, it is time for Tibet to have true autonomy.
Earlier this month, Beijing marked the fiftieth anniversary of establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region with a mass spectacle in Lhasa designed to showcase its powerful grip on Tibet.
Read moreCatalonia court summons separatist leader
By Daniel Bosque, AFP | September 29
Barcelona – A court Tuesday summoned Catalonia’s president to face possible charges for holding a 2014 independence ballot, a move his allies branded politically motivated as they push to break away from Spain.
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Catalan separatists claim victory in regional vote
AFP | Barcelona September 28, 2015
Separatists in Catalonia have claimed victory in a regional election that they have vowed will lead to them declaring the region independent from Spain.
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Dalai Lama’s former biographer takes up residence in mainland China
[Reuters] BEIJING, Sep 27: A former senior member of the exiled Tibetan government in India and one-time biographer for the Dalai Lama has returned to live in China, a Chinese government-run news website said.
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A Year After the Umbrella Revolution, Calls For More Autonomy, Even Independence, Grow in Hong Kong
Alissa Greenberg, Time|September 27, 2015
Frustrated by the realities of Chinese sovereignty, some activists are proposing a dangerous and radical path for the politically divided city
Sai Yeung Choi Street in Hong Kong’s blue-collar Mong Kok neighborhood was a riot of color on the night of July 11 — in more ways than one.
Read moreHis Holiness the Dalai Lama Cancels October U.S. Visit
[Dalailama.com] September 25th 2015: His Holiness the Dalai Lama is in the United States for a medical check-up. The doctors have advised His Holiness to rest for the next several weeks.
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Overwhelming majority endorses new constitution
[myrpublica.com] KATHMANDU, Sept 17: Finally, the Constituent Assembly has done it. An overwhelming majority of the CA endorsed the Constitution of Nepal-2015 through the four-day-long rigorous voting process.
Read moreTibet anniversary celebrations conceal a far darker reality
Verna Yu, South China Morning Post | September 15, 2015
Coverage to mark the formation of the region’s government presented a rosy picture of its achievements and painted over the cracks
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Dalai Lama: real answer to Europe’s refugee crisis lies in Middle East
‘Impossible’ for Europe to accommodate all refugees – says world’s most famous exile
John Bingham, The Telegraph | September 14, 2015
The answer to the refugee crisis must be found in the Middle East because it would be “impossible” for Europe to provide sanctuary to everyone in need, the Dalai Lama has insisted.
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