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Former Chinese Captive Tibetan Activist Escapes To US, Reunited With Family
A former Chinese captive Tibetan video activist, Dhondup Wangchen has safely escaped to United States of America according to the press release and arrived in San Francisco in the afternoon of December 25. The Tibetan activist reunited with his wife and children in the United States after more than ten years.
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Tibetan PM Lobsang Sangay Congratulates New Himachal Pradesh CM
Tibetan Prime Minister and Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Lobsang Sangay has conveyed his note of congratulations to newly-elected Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. Sangay said that under the new leadership, the bond of friendship will strengthen.
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Chinese Suspected As Spy Arrested In Manipur, India
A Chinese national suspected to be a spy has been arrested in Manipur’s Tengnoupal distric along the Myanmar border by Assam Rifle Jawans a few days ago. The report on Tuesday identified the Chinese to be in his fifties and he was found in possession of nationalities of few Asian countries and their documents.
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Latest Tibetan Self Immolator Dies, Father Detained
The latest Tibetan who set himself to fire on Saturday in protest against the Chinese calling for Freedom in Tibet succumbed to the burns and passed away on Sunday according to the sources. In addition to this tragic result, the father of the young man is also said to have detained by the Chinese authorities…
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China Launches Helicopter Tourism In Tibet
In order to boost tourism in Tibet, China has launched helicopter tourism for tourists to have a bird-eye view of Tibet’s provincial capital, Lhasa. The announcement is pertaining to the official permit of touring Lhasa through a helicopter, a practice prominent in many other countries.
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China Removed a Record 13,000 Websites in the Past Three Years
The Chinese government has successfully removed more than 13,000 websites in the past three years, highlighting the country’s tough stance on the cyberspace. Ironically, despite this crackdown upon a fluid online space, the Chinese government has garnered support from the public for its stringent actions.
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10,000 Killed in Tiananmen Square Crackdown Not 3000
A recently declassified British diplomatic cable put Tiananmen Square massacre toll at 10,000, much higher than the previous estimation of 3000. According to recently released British diplomatic cable, more than 10,000 people were killed during the June 4 crackdown on the pro-democracy protester in Tiananmen Square in 1989 by The Chinese Army.
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Tibetans In Exile Source Of Hope To Brothers And Sisters In Tibet: Dalai Lama
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama while speaking to the Tibetans and people from Himalayan regions in Bengaluru told that the Tibetans living freely in exile are the source of hope to the brothers and sisters in Tibet. The crowd of more than 2500 people gathered to the talk were mostly young…
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Wildlife Groups Rescue Nepal’s Last Dancing Bears
The “cruel” tradition of dancing bears in Nepal finally seems to have come to a dramatic end after wildlife groups rescued the last two bears. The World Animal Protection said on the development that these were the last two known illegal dancing bears in the Himalayan kingdom.
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A Tibetan Burns Self To Protest Chinese Invasion in Tibet
Yet again Tibetan is reported to have burnt self in protest against the Chinese invasion in Ngaba northeastern Tibet in the evening of Saturday. The incident came out in the social media where a video of the self immolation was recorded while local witnesses also confirmed the news according to Radio Free Asia.