Dharamsala, HP, India, March 4, 2015 – On a bright but chilly morning today, the fresh snow on the mountains brilliant against the blue sky, a complex Long Life Prayer in connection with Amitayus, the Buddha of Longevity, was offered to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Read more[PTI] Washington, Feb 27: China is likely to remain concerned about potential unrest or terrorist acts in Xinjiang and Tibet regions leading to renewed human rights abuses, a top American offical told lawmakers here on Thursday who expressed concern over massive Chinese military modernisation.
Read more[TNN] SHIMLA, Feb 26: Following Himachal Pradesh government’s decision not to allow regularization of illegal encroachment of land by Tibetans in the state, now the government has decided not to disturb land under the occupation of Tibetan bonafide settlers. In case of court order requiring them to evict the land, the government would then relocate them by providing fresh land of equal or larger size.
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The Daily Star | February 18, 2015
A joint team of archaeologists from Bangladesh and China has unearthed an ancient Buddhist temple with unique architectural features at Nateshwar of Tongibari upazila in Munshiganj.
Read moreNEW DELHI, Feb 15: A 46-year-old Tibetan Lama allegedly stabbed another Tibetan to death before taking his own life, police said. The incident took place around 6 pm on Thursday under the Wazirabad Signature bridge, which is under construction, in North Delhi’s Timarpur.
Read more[PTI] DHARAMSALA, Feb 12: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said that as Chinese love their culture, the Tibetans too love their culture and seek to preserve it, while expressing hope of “returning to homeland”.
Read more[Reuters] BEIJING, Feb 11: China’s President Xi Jinping told U.S President Barack Obama during a telephone call on Wednesday he hopes the United States will pay attention to China’s concerns on Tibet and Taiwan and that the issues will not interfere with China-U.S. ties.
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Perry Link, The New York Review of Books|February 9, 2015
In late January, Chinese authorities announced that they are considering formal charges against Pu Zhiqiang, one of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers, who has been in detention since last May.
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Published on February 9th, 2015 by dalailama.com
Basel, Switzerland, 8 February 2015 – It was cold, dark and the streets were empty when His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove from his hotel to the teaching venue this morning.
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ANDREW JACOBS, The New York Times | February 6, 2015
BEIJING — Prayer breakfast speeches in Washington are rarely, if ever, the source of bruised feelings overseas. Not so this year.
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