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India Doesn’t Doubt on Karmapa’s Commitment to Tibetan Struggle
India doesn’t doubt on His Holiness the 17th Gyawang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje’s commitment to the Tibetan struggle said a top MHA Official according to the report in the Indian Express. It is a clarification against the publicly known attitude of India, who has long suspected the Tibetan Buddhist leader as a ‘Chinese Agent’.
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Pema Tseden’s Film ‘Jinpa’ Wins Best Screenplay Award in Venice
Ace Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden’s film called ‘Jinpa’ was awarded the best screenplay at the recently concluded Orizzonti (Horizons) program of the 75th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday. Jinpa, a road movie from the Tibetan director premiered on the international platform in Venice attracting praises from critics and audiences alike.
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China Under Pressure for Suppression of Ethnic Minorities in Tibet, Xinxiang and Hong Kong
The report of CERD, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, has ruffled feathers in Chinese leadership. The review took place at United Nations last month in presence of Chinese delegation. The Chinese have upped the ante against ethnic Uyghurs by putting the dissenters in ‘Re-Education’ camps. Tibetans have already been subjected to such…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Assures to Live Around 100 Years
While offering a long life prayers, Tenshug upon the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala on Monday, His Holiness assured to live around 100 years. The long life prayers was offered by representatives representing Tibet’s three traditional provinces, Utsang Cholka, Domey Cholka, Chushi Gangdrug and Tibetans from Kalimpong, Gangtok, Darjeeling and…
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A Town Hall in London Hoists the Tibetan Flag for the First Time
In a historic move by the Tibet supporters in London, the Tibetan national flag was raised for the first time at the Waltham Forest Town Hall of East London on Tuesday. As reported in the official website of Central Tibetan Administration, it is historically the first time ever such an event was carried out in…
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China Deprives Benefits to Tibetan Family Keeping Dalai Lama Photo at Home
According to the recent report in Radio Free Asia, the Chinese local authorities in Tibet has deprived the benefits entitled to a Tibetan family from the government for having caught them displaying a photo of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at their home. The local Chinese officials caught the family in a surprise visit to…
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Visit Japan in November
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to visit Japan in November this year according to the schedule as published in the website of Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (OHHDL). The visit to Japan in coming November is scheduled to witness three days of teachings by His Holiness in…
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8 Tibetans Held in Nepal Custody Arrived in Dharamsala, India
Eight Tibetan refugees who were earlier held by Nepal since around a year have now arrived in Dharamsala, the Tibetan exile headquarter based in India last week. With intensive border patrolling in the Tibetan borders by Chinese border police supplemented by increasing Chinese influence in Nepal, the primary gateway to exile has been heavily locked…
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16 People Arrested for Robbing Tombs in Tibet
The local police in Lhasa’s Dhagze district has arrested a 16 member group on charges of robbing tombs and stealing relics from the ruins of temples in Lhasa, Tibet. While there has been a lot of destruction of old Tibetan buildings in different parts of Tibet, especially Lhasa, to make way for reconstruction under the…
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Tibetan Refugees Extend Helping Hand to Kerala Flood Victims
While India’s coastal state of Kerala was hit by the worst ever flood of the century rendering almost a million of people stranded across the region and more than 370 people dead, Tibetan refugees from near by Tibetan settlements extend their helping hands. With the incessant out pour of rains now receding, focus is now…