DHARAMSALA, Mar 3: A bipartisan bill that calls for denial of access to the United Stated by Chinese official responsible for policies on travel to Tibetan areas was re-introduced in the US Congress, reported the Washington-based International campaign for Tibet.
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.
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DHARAMSALA, Feb 27: In the year 2014, Tibetans continued to face discrimination and restrictions on their rights to freedoms of religious belief, expression, association and assembly amid continued self-immolations, Amnesty International said in its annual report 2014/15 documenting the state of human rights in 160 countries.
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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DHARAMSALA, Feb 25: A new Office of Tibet will be established in Brazil for South America with Mr Tsewang Phuntso, the current Liaison officer for Latin America as the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the new office, announced the Central Tibetan Administration on Feb 24 on its website Tibet.net citing a notification from the Kashag Secretariat.
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DHARAMSALA, Feb 24: Amnye Machen Institute, a Dharamsala-based institute renowned for its work in the field of Tibetan studies launched its new publication “Trails Of The Tibetan Tradition: Papers for Elliot Sperling” on Feb 23 to honor Elliot Sperling, a noted Tibetologist and a Tibet supporter.
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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.
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DHARAMSALA, Feb 16: Tibetans and Tibet supporters in Dharamsala marked the 102nd anniversary of the declaration of Tibetan Independence by highlighting the Tibetan national flag as a symbol of Tibet’s independent past and national identity.
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”.
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