DHARAMSALA, Oct 1: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Sep 30 said he is healthy and his followers need not worry about his health, though he has some minor issues with his knees for which the doctors at Mayo Hospital in Rochester, USA have advised him to rest.
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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.
Read moreTenzin 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 moreBy 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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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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DHARAMSALA, Sep 30: Around 500 Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) members and Tibetan supporters on Sep 28 gathered in the Indian capital for a “Peace March” followed by a protest in front of the United Nations office.
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[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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DHARAMSALA, Sep 28: President Barack Obama has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is on his first state visit the US, to engage in dialogue with the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama or his representatives to resolve the issue of Tibet at a joint press conference held at the White House Rose Garden on Sep 25.
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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 more[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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