DHARAMSALA, JUL 15: Chinese consulate in New York was forced to shut down on July 13 after Tibetan activists entered the premises and demand the return of Tibetan political prisoner and highly revered reincarnate lama, Trulku Tenzin Delek’s body to his family members.
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DHARAMSALA, Jul 15: Chinese police have fired indiscriminately at peaceful Tibetan protesters demanding the return of the body of Trulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a highly revered reincarnate lama and one of the most prominent Tibetan political prisoners, who died in Chinese prison after serving 13 years into his life sentence.
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DHARAMSALA, Jul 14: A senior Tibetan Buddhist scholar has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Chinese court in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.
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Human Rights Watch | July 13, 2015
Passport Cancellations Used to Restrict Religious Minorities’ Rights
Chinese authorities’ use of a two-track system for issuing passports has severely restricted the freedom of movement for virtually all residents of areas populated mainly by religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today.
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DHARAMSALA, Jul 13: A well respected Tibetan spiritual teacher known to be in failing health condition has died in Chinese prison after repeated calls for his medical treatment were denied by Chinese authorities.
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DHARAMSALA, Jul 10: Sonam Topgyal, a 26-yr-old Tibetan Buddhist monk has set himself on fire in eastern Tibet in an apparent protest against China’s repressive rule in Tibet.
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DHARAMSALA, Jul 9: Much to the disappointment of the Tibetan people and followers of the His Eminence 17th Karmapa Ogyen
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DHARAMSALA, Jul 7: Thousands of Tibetans as well as Indian and foreign followers of Dalai Lama gathered at the courtyard of Tsug-lag-khang, the main temple in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala on Jul 6 to join the official celebration of the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday.
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[dalailama.com] Anaheim, CA, USA, 5 July 2015 – His Holiness the Dalai Lama began the day early giving an interview to Ann Curry for KIP News. He told her at the start that today he got up at 1am to begin his prayers.
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DHARAMSALA, Jul 4: Hollywood star Richard Gere paid tribute to the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and lauded Czech Republic’s former president Vaclav Havel for having met the Tibetan leader when many other political leaders refrained from doing so for fear of upsetting China.
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