Mahesh Bhatt turns creative producer for Indo-Tibetan movie
[PTI] MUMBAI, Oct 17: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has come on board as the creative producer for Danish Iqbal-directed love story between an Indian boy and a Tibetan girl.
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Tibetan man arrested after solitary protest in eastern Tibet
DHARAMSALA, Oct 18: A young Tibetan man was arrested by Chinese police in Serta County in traditional Kham Province in eastern Tibet after he carried out a solitary protest against repressive Chinese rule in Tibet.
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New UN rights chief in talks with Beijing to visit Tibet
DHARAMSALA, Oct 17: In his first media briefing, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, the new United Nations high commissioner for human rights on Thursday said he is in talks with Chinese authorities about a trip to Tibet.
Read moreCECC 2014 annual report critical of human rights and rule of law situation in Tibet
DHARAMSALA, Oct 14: The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), in its annual report for 2014, released on October 9 has said there was an increase in harsh security and punitive measures in Tibetan areas while maintaining that human rights and rule of law in China has deteriorated compared to the past year.
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Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi announced joint winners of 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
DHARAMSALA, Oct 10: The Norwegian Nobel Committee today made the announcement that the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize is to be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan.
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Spanish Challenge Against Tibetan Genocide Case Accusing Former Chinese Leaders
By Anastasia Gubin, Epoch Times | October 8, 2014
MADRID- The Tibetan Support Committee (CAT) appealed against the filing of the Tibetan genocide case to the Supreme Court of Spain, and CAT reported on it half September.
Read moreChina dismisses Dalai Lama’s Wutai Shan pilgrimage wish
DHARAMSALA, Oct 9: Maintaining its hard line stance, China on Wednesday dismissed Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s desire to undertake pilgrimage to Wutai Shan, a sacred mountain in northern China considered sacred by Buddhists in Tibet and China alike.
Read moreChina upgrades status of Tibet’s police force to military body
[PTI] BEIJING, Oct 9: China has upgraded the status of Tibet’s top police force to that of a military body, recognising its key role in maintaining peace in the troubled Himalayan region which has witnessed anti-Beijing protests by Dalai Lama’s supporters.
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Tibetan father of two survives self-immolation protest
DHARAMSALA, Oct 8: A Tibetan father of two has lit himself on fire in front of a police station in Amdo Province in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet.
Read moreTibetan businessman detained incommunicado after staging lone protest in Kardze
[TCHRD] DHARAMSALA, Oct 7: A Tibetan businessman has been detained after security forces arrested him for staging a lone protest in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) County in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Sichuan Province), according to information received by Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
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