Tibetan women’s football team to play in Goa
[TNN] Panaji, Apr 2: The Tibetan national women’s team will arrive in Goa next month for a series of friendlies, possibly against three teams including Goa.
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Three Tibetans including village leader arrested for discussing recently held Tibetan elections on WeChat
DHARAMSALA, Apr 1: Chinese security forces have arrested three Tibetans including a village leader in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo for participating in discussions, especially on the recently held Tibetan elections in various groups on WeChat micro messaging app that were allegedly managed by people from outside Tibet.
Read moreChina seeks Nepal Army support against ‘Free Tibet’ activities
[myrepublica.com] CHENGDU, Mar 31: General Xu Qiliang, vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC), has proposed to Nepal’s army chief to increase cooperation in defence strategy between the two countries.
Read moreChina Charges Tibetan Education Advocate With Inciting Separatism
Edward Wong, The New York Times | March 30, 2016
BEIJING — A detained Tibetan entrepreneur who advocates bilingual education in schools across Tibetan regions of China has been charged with inciting separatism, according to an official police document.
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Activists shine pro-Tibet message on Castle
Raymond Johnston, Prague Post | March 30, 2016
An unidentified group spelled out words critical of Chinese visit
Words in light were projected on the side of Prague Castle on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Chinese flags defaced in Prague ahead of Xi visit
BBC | March 26, 2016
EUROPE – Chinese flags hoisted in the Czech Republic ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping have been defaced.
Read moreHow exiled Tibetans choose their leaders
Varinder Bhatia, The Indian Express | March 28, 2016
The final round of polling for the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile ended on March 20. This was the second direct election after the Dalai Lama distanced himself from the political functioning of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile.
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Tibetan political prisoner released with crippled back and legs
DHARAMSALA, Mar 25 : A Tibetan political prisoner released after serving eight years in Chinese prison for participating in a peaceful protest is said to be in critical condition with crippled back and legs due to severe torture in prison.
Read moreGerman President Presses China on Political Prisoners During Visit
DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW, The New York Times | MARCH 24, 2016
BEIJING — Four days before President Joachim Gauck of Germany began his first state visit to China on Sunday, the exiled writer Liao Yiwu visited Schloss Bellevue, the presidential residence in Berlin.
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China Is Our ‘All Weather Friend’, Says Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli
[PTI] Beijing, Mar 24: Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called China an “all weather friend” that has helped it at times of distress, weeks after China sent fuel supplies to the landlocked Himalayan nation to ease a crippling shortage of goods due to a blockade on Indo-Nepal border.
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