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Tibetan Folk Artist Techung Wins New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
One of the finest Tibetan folk artists of the era, Tashi Dhondup Sharzur, aka Techung has been awarded the 2018 New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Artist Fellowship Programme. The veteran Tibetan artist is among 89 artists throughout New York State from various disciplines of arts to be awarded this year’s version of the…
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Arunachal Community Condemns Student Body’s Protest Against Tibetan Refugees
Since the beginning of this month, a student body called as Students’ United Movement of All Arunachal (SUMAA) began protesting against the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014 and since July 13 they have been carrying out rallies in Bomdila, Tenga and Rupa creating unrest among people. Community Based Organizations (CBO) other community leaders of Arunachal community…
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Two ‘Tibetan Refugees’ Detained by Nepal Border Police
Two Tibetans hailing from Lhasa were detained by Nepal border police when they trying to return to Tibet from Nepal on Tuesday night. Two Tibetans who have identified themselves as ‘Tibetan Refugees’ along with a Chinese man from Shigatse were trying to cross the border on expired visa in an illegal manner according to the…
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French Detained for Tibetan Flag at FIFA World Cup Says Tibet is His Life
A French man, Hugues Picon, a hardcore football fan while at the same a strong supporter of Tibet got detained during the final match of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow for carrying Tibetan National flag. Hugues Picon in a recent interview post the incident said that Tibet is his life and he is…
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Moscow Held French Man in Custody During World Cup Finale for Tibetan Flag
According to the social media updates from the French man who recently shared pictures of holding Tibetan flag during the semi final match of France and Belgium in Russia, the French football fan has been kept in the police custody during the final match of the Russia FIFA World Cup 2018 and has not been…
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Arunachal Student Group Holds Rally Against Tibetan Refugees
The Arunachal Student group who met the West Kemang Deputy Commissioner on Monday demanding deportation of Tibetans refugees into the the demarcated refugee camps among other demands on Friday carried out a rally in Bomdila. The rally was calling for the roll back of Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014 from the state.
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Liu Xia’s Escape from China Hints at a China Germany Deal
Liu Xia, widow of Chinese activist and 2010 Nobel Award winner Liu Xiabao has left China a year after her husband’s death. She has been under house arrest to varying degree since 2010. This development came along with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Germany. Liu Xia, a poet for whom Xiabao expressed his profound love many…
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United States Taking Action to Ensure Reciprocal Access to Tibet
Trump Administration is taking actions to ensure access of Americans to Tibet on a reciprocal basis. Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State, said that he is taking action to ‘guarantee’ reciprocal access to Tibet based on principles on reciprocity. Reciprocity is the one of the foundations of International diplomacy. In crude terms it means you will get what you…
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Dalai Lama’s Health Condition Better Than Previous Year
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s slight delay in scheduled visit to the Nubra valley from Leh on Thursday was reported to be due to exhaustion and not due to suffering from common cold. The Tibet Times report in Tibetan quoted the clarification from His Holiness’s personal physician who further informed that…
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Local Leaders Review Arrangements for Dalai Lama’s Visit to Zanskar & Kargil
The local leaders from Kargil district in Ladakh region convened meetings and carried out a thorough review of all the important arrangements being made for the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit. His Holiness has accepted the request made for his visit to the region during his month long stay in Ladakh.