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Decades after call for reform, Tibet remains in crisis  [Saturday,04 September 2010, SMH]Thirty years have passed since the reformist Communist Party general secretary Hu Yaobang – the most important mentor of the present party boss, Hu Jintao – climbed to the roof of the Dalai Lama's Potala Palace, looked out at lavish government buildings in poverty-stricken Lhasa... |
Dalai Lama meets Tibetan students in Bylakuppe  [Friday,03 September 2010, Phayul]“You students are the young generation of Tibet who will continue the legacy of the older generation. It is essential to grow up as a Tibetan with sound Tibetan culture and values,” said His Holiness the Dalai Lama... |
China tests its Sukhois at upgraded airfields in Tibet [Friday,03 September 2010, Indian Express] Stepping up its military activities in Tibet, the Chinese PLA has carried out a major exercise there with its Air Force that for the first time saw Sukhoi-30s being pressed into action. By operating Su-30s, the Chinese military was also able to test recently renovated airfields and runways... |
Tibetans thank Dalai Lama on 50th Democracy Day  [Thursday,02 September 2010, Phayul]The 50th anniversary celebrations of Tibetan democracy was commemorated today in Bylakuppe, the largest Tibetan settlement in India where the first Tibetan General Meeting concluded yesterday... |
Dalai Lama to open World Congress [Thursday,02 September 2010, PTI] Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will inaugurate the 33rd World Congress of International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) on September 4 here.About 600 delegates from across the world will converge here for the four-day conference, Thomas Mathew, IARF president and Dr Homi Dhalla... |
Tibet dispute would lead to greater tension inside China:US [Wednesday,01 September 2010, PTI] " China's engagement with the Dalai Lama or his representatives to resolve problems facing Tibetans is in the interests of both the Chinese government and the Tibetan people," the Obama Administration said in its annual report to the US Congress... |
British ballet dedicated to people of Tibet is pulled from China expo  [Wednesday,01 September 2010, Guardian.co.uk]A British composer says he is "deeply disappointed and dismayed" by the British Council's decision to cancel a performance of his ballet in China because it was dedicated to the people of Tibet... |
Tibetans Arrested In Nepal Ahead Of Democracy Day [Tuesday,31 August 2010, AHN] Nepali police arrested two exiled Tibetans leaders Monday evening in Bouddha, in the Kathmandu Valley, in connection with the spreading Tibetan movement, on the eve of the Tibetans' Democracy day on Sept 2... |
Dalai Lama to address the First Tibetan National General Meeting  [Tuesday,31 August 2010, TibetNet]His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamsala today to address the first National General Meeting of Tibetans in the Bylakuppe Tibetan settlement of South India on 31 August 2010... |
India may resort to stapled visa to Tibetans [Monday,30 August 2010, India Today] Agitated by Beijing's denial of visa to a senior Indian Army official and now concerned over the presence of the biggest neighbour's army in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), India is looking at measures to tackle the Pakistan-China nexus... |
US Government Encourages Substantive Talks on Tibet  [Sunday,29 August 2010, TibetNet]The US State Department has submitted its annual report on Tibet negotiations to the Congress, encouraging substantive dialogue between His Holiness the Dalai Lama or his representatives and the Chinese government to resolve long-standing issues... |
Report: 4 Tibetans fatally shot in mine dispute [Sunday,29 August 2010, AP] At least four Tibetans were fatally shot and 30 others wounded when Chinese police opened fire on demonstrators protesting the expansion of a gold mine they blamed for causing environmental damage, a media report said Saturday... |
India-China relations hit by defence row: report  [Saturday,28 August 2010, AFP]India has cancelled defence exchanges with China in a new flare-up in relations between the two Asian giants, reports said Friday.The Times of India newspaper said the move by New Delhi was retaliation after Beijing refused a visa to a leading Indian... |
World’s largest book part of display to honor Dalai Lama  [Friday,27 August 2010, The Oxford Press]The largest book in the world is on display in Special Collections at King Library on Miami University’s campus.“The Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom” is part of an exhibit in honor of the upcoming visit by the Dalai Lama... |
First Tibetan National General Meeting begins at Bylakuppe  [Friday,27 August 2010, TibetNet]Around 450 Tibetan delegates have gathered at the Tibetan settlement in Bylakuppe in South India's Karnataka State for the first National General meeting which began yesterday... |
Dalai row: India won't join issue with China [Thursday,26 August 2010, TNN] India on Wednesday refused to get involved in a slanging match with China despite Beijing raking up the issue of the Dalai Lama's meeting with PM Manmohan Singh and saying that New Delhi must not "disturb" bilateral ties between the two countries... |
Karmapa to pay tribute to Mother Teresa today  [Thursday,26 August 2010, TNN]Tibetan spiritual leader, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, will be in Kolkata on Thursday to pay tribute to Mother Teresa on her birth centenary.The Karmapa is expected to visit Mother House in the afternoon and offer a floral tribute at the place where Mother Teresa was laid to rest... |
Mainland Chinese Group Visit New York's Office of Tibet  [Thursday,26 August 2010, TibetNet]A group of Chinese from the mainland China met with Tibetan officials at the Office of Tibet in New York to exchange their views and learn about the issue of Tibet on 17 August... |
One More Tibetan Intellectual Arrested  [Wednesday,25 August 2010, TCHRD]Kalsang Tsultrim, remembered for his widely distributed video testimonial in 2009, was recently arrested on 7 July 2010 at Dzoge County in Sichuan Province. Though enquiries have been made by family members, no response or reasons have been given by the officials for his arrest... |
 His Holiness the Dalai Lama greets members of the crowd on at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala before the teachings on August 28th, 2010. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL |
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