US academic barred from China after speaking out over detained scholar
By Tania Branigan, The Guardian|July 7, 2014
Elliot Sperling believes his support for Uighur academic Ilham Tohti is reason authorities ordered him to return to US
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Dalai Lama urges Buddhists to halt Muslim violence
[AFP] LEH, July 6: The Dalai Lama on Sunday reiterated his plea to Buddhists in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to halt violence against Muslims, in a speech to tens of thousands of devotees to mark his 79th birthday.
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Thousands attend His Holiness’ 79th birthday celebrations in Dharamsala
DHARAMSALA, July 7: As Tibetans across the world celebrated their spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 79th birthday, thousands of Tibetans and Tibet supporters in Dharamsala attended an official function held at the courtyard of the main temple in Mcleod Ganj on July 6 to celebrate the Tibetan leader’s birthday.
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His Holiness inaugurates new community hall, calls youngsters future seeds of Tibet
DHARAMSALA, July 4: After completing the inauguration of the Kalachakra initiation that involved various rituals, including preparation of the construction of Kalachakra sand mandala and a brief introductory teaching at the Kalachakra ground on June 3, His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Read moreExperts urge India to revise its Tibet policy
[IANS] NEW DELHI, July 3: Experts Thursday urged the central government to revise its Tibet policy and put pressure on China to resolve the Tibetan conflict by satisfying people of the contested territory.
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Tibetans beaten and detained for protesting against mining at sacred hill
DHARAMSALA, July 3: Chinese authorities in Dechen County in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham have detained at least nine Tibetans and severely beaten several others, including women on July 1 for protesting against Chinese mining activity at hill considered sacred by the local Tibetans.
Read moreChina to let Indian experts monitor Brahmaputra in Tibet
[The Hindu] BEIJING, July 1: China has for the first time formally agreed to allow Indian hydrological experts to conduct study tours in Tibet to monitor the flows on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra, according to a new agreement signed here on Monday during the visit of Vice-President Hamid Ansari.
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33rd Kalachakra initiation begins tomorrow in Leh
DHARAMSALA, July 2: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will confer the 33rd Kalachakra (cycles of time) teachings from July 3-13 to hundreds and thousands of devotees in Leh, Ladakh in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Hong Kong marches for democracy as govt says “doing its utmost”
[Reuters] HONG KONG, July 1: Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday, with many calling for the city’s leader to be sacked, in what could turn out to be the biggest and most passionate challenge to Chinese Communist Party rule in more than a decade.
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Senior RSS leader extends support for Tibet
DHARAMSALA, June 30: Indresh Kumar, a senior functionary of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-largely regarded as the parent body of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which recently won the Indian general election, said Tibetan people should continue their peaceful struggle for self rule
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