Nobel Peace Prize for Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
BBC | October 9, 2015
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet for helping the country’s transition to democracy.
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China releases Tibetan writer Dolma Kyab after completing ten and half years’ sentence
DHARAMSALA, Oct 9: A Tibetan writer cum history teacher was released from jail by Chinese authorities on Oct 8 after completing his sentence of ten and half years in prison.
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TYC marks 46th founding day with grand finale of “Martyrs Memorial Basketball Tournament”
DHARAMSALA, Oct 8: Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest non-governmental Tibetan organization in exile, marked its 46th founding anniversary on Oct 7 by hosting the grand finale of “Martyrs Memorial Basketball Tournament” at the basketball court located near the headquarters of Central Tibetan Administration at Gangchen Kyishong.
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Chinese security forces detain three Tibetans in restive Ngaba county for peaceful protests
DHARAMSALA, Oct 8: Lobsang Jamyang, a 15-yr-old Tibetan monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba County in traditional Tibetan province of Amdo was arbitrarily detained by Chinese security forces after he staged a lone protest challenging Chinese rule in Tibet.
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Ex-U.N. General Assembly head, five others face U.S. bribery case
[Reuters] NEW YORK, Oct 7: U.S. authorities charged a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, a billionaire Macau real estate developer and four others on Tuesday for engaging in a wide-ranging corruption scheme.
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Sikyong Lobsang Sangay officially announces his desire to continue for second term
DHARAMSALA, Oct 6: The incumbent political head of the Tibetan people, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay on Oct 5 officially announced his candidacy for the upcoming Sikyong 2016 elections.
Read moreAt U.N., China uses intimidation tactics to silence its critics
[REUTERS] GENEVA, Oct 6: In a cafe lounge at the United Nations complex in Geneva, a Tibetan fugitive was waiting his turn earlier this year to tell diplomats his story of being imprisoned and tortured back home in China.
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Uttrakhand girl crowned Miss Himalaya Pageant 2015
DHARAMSALA, Oct 5: Tanshuman Gurung from Uttarakhand was announced the winner of Miss Himalaya Pageant-2015 at the grand finale held on Oct 4.
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Inter-school speaking competition held to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary
DHARAMSALA, Oct 3: An inter-Tibetan schools speaking cum presentation competition on non-violent movement and youth participation was held on Oct 2 at the community hall here in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala.
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Six girls to compete in ‘Miss Himalaya Pageant 2015’
DHARAMSALA, Oct 2: Six girls from the Himalayan region will contest for the ‘Miss Himalaya Pageant 2015’ over Oct 3-4 to be held at Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala.
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