Dalai Lama Seeks Support for Jailed Chinese Leader Liu
[IANS] DHARAMSALA, May 14: The Dalai Lama has sought international support for jailed Chinese dissident leader and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo.
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Tibetan man’s death leads to wider anti-mining protests
DHARAMSALA, MAY 12: A Tibetan man’s death after he jumped from a high government building in Tongbar Township in Tsawa Dzogang region in traditional Tibet’s Kham Province to protest against
Read moreHis Holiness the Dalai Lama Travels from Oslo to Rotterdam
[dalailama.com]Rotterdam, Holland, 10 May 2014 – The streets of Oslo were quiet and sun shone as His Holiness the Dalai Lama left to drive to the airport to fly to Rotterdam.
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Tibetan political prisoner released early after serving over 6 years in jail
DHARAMSALA, May 9: A Tibetan political prisoner was released after serving over 6 years in Chinese prison in eastern Tibet.
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Dalai Lama shrugs off Norway government snub
AFP | May 8, 2014
OSLO: The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday he held no grudges against Norway’s government after they decided not to meet him on his trip to Oslo in order to avoid further damaging already fragile relations with China.
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Tibetans cast vote in Indian general elections as Himachal goes to polls
DHARAMSALA, May 7: For the first time in 55 years in exile, over 200 Tibetans today participated in the Indian general elections-2014 by exercising their newly acquired right to vote in the hill town of Dharamsala.
Read moreTibetans-in-exile divided over right to vote in Indian elections
By Saransh Sehgal, The Guardian | May 7, 2014
Rule change gives up to 50,000 ethnic Tibetans voting rights, but some fear stronger ties to India will dilute decades of struggle
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Wangpo Tethong sworn in as member of Tibetan Parliament from Europe
DHARAMSALA, May 7: Tethong Tenzin Wangpo, a Tibetan activist based in Switzerland was sworn in as a member of the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile from Europe on May 6 at at a brief swearing-in ceremony held at the Tibetan Parliament.
Read moreI will sell all 223 kidnapped Nigerian girls in market, Boko Haram leader says
AFP | May 5, 2014
KANO, Nigeria,: Boko Haram on Monday claimed the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in northern Nigeria that has triggered international outrage, threatening to sell them as “slaves”.
Read moreDalai Lama arrives in Riga, Latvia
[dalailama.com] Riga, Latvia, 4 May 2014 – Delhi was sizzling hot even in the middle of the night when His Holiness the Dalai Lama boarded a plane for Europe yesterday.
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