July 2018
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Representative Pelosi & McGovern Calls on China to Let Dalai Lama Go Home
US Representatives Nancy Pelosi and James McGovern in a collaborated opinion piece published in the Boston Globe news portal, the long time Tibet supporters from United States have called upon the Chinese leaders to let the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama back to his home, Tibet.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Arrives in Nubra Valley
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning arrived in the Nubra Valley by a plane. His Holiness was received by a warm welcome from the leaders of all the sections of the community in the valley at the Thoise airport and later presented a welcome ceremony at the Disket Monastery.
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Kalmykia Buddhists Demand Russia to Issue Visa for Dalai Lama Visit
Kalmykia, a Russian Republic has called on the Russian government in Moscow to provide to the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama to visit the republic. Kalmykia Buddhists are fighting against a tough stand taken by Moscow as the spiritual leader has not been issued the visa for a visit to the region…
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Chinese Police Brutally Assaults Tibetan Villagers
The local Chinese police have launched a violent tear-gas assault on Tibetan villagers in Qinghai’s Yulshul prefecture who were protesting over a mining project at their local mountains. The violent suppression of local Tibetan villagers last week led to the end of two month long protest against the suspected Chinese mining operations.
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Mipham Rinpoche Steps Down as Shambala Head Over Sexual Assault Claims
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, leader of one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist Organizations in the West, Shambala Internation with over 200 centers across 30 countries has stepped down from the administrative and teaching responsibilities after allegations of sexual misconduct against him. The statement informed that the religious is going into a period of ‘self-reflection’.
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Air India Bows China and Lists Taiwan as Chinese Taipei
The Indian national carrier Air India in a controversy has bowed to Chinese pressure and made a change in the name of Taiwan as Chinese Taipei in their flight booking site. The issue which is the same narration of more than 30 other airlines is being strongly protested by people from Taiwan as well as…
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Arunachal Group Demands Deportation of Tibetans to Refugee Camps
Since the implementation of Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014 coined by the Central Government of India for the welfare of around hundred thousand Tibetan refugees living in the country, some non governmental organizations such as students unions have been protesting the move in Arunachal Pradesh demanding deportation of Tibetans to refugee camps in the state.
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Jammu & Kashmir Governor Meets the Dalai Lama
The governor of Jammu & Kashmir state on Tuesday called upon the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama who is presently station at the Shiwatsel Phodrang in the capital of Ladakh, Leh. Governor of the state met with His Holiness upon arrival in Leh before engaging with his official works in the region.
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India Continues Embracing Hazardous News for Scribes
We finished the first half of 2018 with shocking news that broke from America, one of the professed liberal spaces for journalists in a democracy on Earth. A gunman stormed into the newsroom of a Maryland newspaper in USA and killed five media employees including journalists. The 28 June 2018 shooting incident at Capital Gazette…
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Dalai Lama Express Sympathy for Flood Victims in Japan
As parts of Japan is burdened by the unprecedented rainfall leading to a flood and landslides, the Tibetan spiritual expressed his sadness and sympathy for the victims in a letter to the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. His Holiness expressed sadness over the loss of life, devastation of property and hardship caused to so many and…