His Holiness to be conferred Santokbaa Award in Gujarat
DHARAMSALA, Dec 31: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be in Surat, Gujarat on Jan 2 to receive Santokbaa Manavratna Award.
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Pope Francis’ China Problem
Jonathan Mirsky, ChinaFile | December 29, 2014
China-watchers, friends of Tibet, and admirers of Pope Francis were amazed and disappointed last week when the Pope announced he would not be meeting the Dalai Lama during the Tibetan leader’s visit to Rome.
Read moreYoung Tibetan blogger arrested in eastern Tibet
DHARAMSALA, Dec 30: Chinese authorities have arbitrarily arrested a young Tibetan blogger in eastern Tibet’s Amdo Province, reportedly for expressing his opinion on Tibet related issues, including self-immolation.
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Kirti monastery monk detained after solitary protest, another detained for unknown reason in restive Ngaba County
DHARAMSALA, Dec 29: A Tibetan monk was taken in detention by Chinese paramilitary police following his solitary protest challenging Chinese rule in Tibet and another monk was also detained for unknown reasons in restive Ngaba County in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo.
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At least 3 Tibetans sustain gunshot injuries while trying to protect self-immolator’s body
DHARAMSALA, Dec 29: At least three Tibetans sustained gunshot injuries after Chinese forces fired live ammunition into a group of Tibetans trying to stop the body of a Tibetan self-immolator from being taken away.
Read moreFacebook Deletes Post on Tibetan Monk’s Self-Immolation
Austin Ramzy, The New York Times | December 27, 2014
A prominent Tibetan writer says Facebook deleted her post on the self-immolation of a monk in Sichuan Province, raising concerns about politically motivated censorship.
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Tibetan Buddhist monk self-immolates in eastern Tibet’s Tawu County
DHARAMSALA, Dec 24: A 37-yr-old Tibetan monk of Nyatso monastery in eastern Tibet has died shortly after setting himself on fire in protest against the Chinese government’s repressive rule in Tibet.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Arrives at Ganden Jangtse Monastery
[dalailama.com] Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 22 December 2014 – A drive of nearly three hours through the Karnataka countryside, past impressive
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Tibetans in Delhi to vote during upcoming Delhi Assembly elections
DHARAMSALA, Dec 23: Almost eight months after Tibetans in India were allowed to participate in the general elections and exercise
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Party Opens an Inquiry Into a Onetime Aide to China’s Ex-Leader
[The New York Times] BEIJING, Dec 22: The Communist Party has begun an investigation of a top aide to former President Hu Jintao, demonstrating the lengths to which President Xi Jinping is willing to go in his campaign to root out official corruption in China.
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