Tibetan monk-writer released after completing faour and half years’ prison term
DHARAMSALA, Dec 9: A 33-yr-old Tibetan monk-writer was released on Dec 5 after completing four and half years’ prison term.
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China disturbing peaceful Tibet
Claude Arpi, Niticentral | December 6, 2014
Last week, a strange piece of news appeared in The Economic Times (ET), “While transgressions by Chinese soldiers in Ladakh in September and the resultant standoff were widely reported, an incursion of another kind shrouded in mystery is said to have taken place in Tibet at around the same time.”
Read moreLife without a Dalai Lama? Disbelief at spiritual leader’s suggestion
South China Morning Post|December 7, 2014
The incumbent’s recent suggestion that he could be the last incarnation of the spiritual leader has sparked disbelief and outrage inside and outside Tibet. Dinah Gardner reflects on life without Tenzin Gyatso
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Ex Upper TCV student dies two days after release from prison, TCHRD condemns death in detention cases
DHARAMSALA, Dec 6: A former student of Dharamsala-based Upper Tibetan Children’s School serving a 15-year prison term in the infamous Chushur prison near Lhasa city has died on Dec 5, two days after he was released from the prison, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a rights group based in Dharamsala said today.
Read moreHis Holiness to skip official ceremony and Himalayan International Festival
DHARAMSALA, Dec 4: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will not be able to grace the ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of him being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Himalayan International Festival to be held on Dec 10 here in Dharamsala, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) announced on its official website, tibet.net today.
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His Holiness to inaugurate Himalayan Festival in Dharamsala
DHARAMSALA, Dec 2: Contrary to earlier reports which suggested that the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama may not be present at the Himalayan International Festival to be held here in Mcleod Ganj over Dec 10-11, the Tibetan leader has now agreed to inaugurate the festival on Dec 10.
Read moreChina jails Tibetan singer for political lyrics
Agence France-Presse|December 1, 2014
Kalsang Yarphel convicted in Sichuan after taking part in concerts encouraging people to speak and learn Tibetan
Read moreHong Kong needs to have realistic approach for democracy: Dalai Lama
[Hindustan Times] DHARAMSALA, Nov 30: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has applauded the spirit of Hong Kong democracy movement, but has stressed upon adopting a ‘realistic approach’ to achieve the goal.
Read moreNo policy to ban Dalai Lama from SA – govt
CAPE TOWN, Nov 29: South Africa has no policy barring the Dalai Lama from entering the country, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Thursday.
Read moreWhy Tibet Remains The Core Issue In China-India Relations
Brahma Chellaney, Forbes|November 28, 2014
Despite booming two-way trade, strategic discord and rivalry between China and India is sharpening. At the core of their divide is Tibet, an issue that fuels territorial disputes, border tensions and water feuds.
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