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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Tibetans in exile mark World Press Freedom Day with music concert
DHARAMSALA, May 5: Thousands of Tibetans and supporters in Dharamsala gathered at Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Mcleod Ganj for a music concert held on May 3 to mark “World Press Freedom Day”.
Read moreDalai Lama leaves for “private visit” to Norway
By Abhishek Madhukar| May 3, 2014
The 78-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate left Dharamsala, northern India, his Himalyan hometown in exile, on Saturday afternoon to head for Norway.
Read more217 Tibetans to vote for first time in India
S Gopal Puri TNN | May 2, 2014
DHARAMSHALA: History will be scripted in Himachal Pradesh on May 7 when the state goes to polls. 217 Tibetan youths in Kangra would be casting their ballot in the Lok Sabha elections for the first time.
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