Tibet news
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Young Tibetan ‘PAWO’ Actor Nominated For Best Actor Award
Young Tibetan ‘PAWO’ actor, Shavo Dorjee who played the lead role in the movie has been nominated for the Best Male Actor award at the Queens World Film Festival in New York. PAWO is the winner of Best Feature Film at Mediterranian International Film Festival Cannes as well as the winner of Best Feature Film…
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Tibet and the ‘last’ Dalai Lama – John Oliver’s Latest Video Is a Humorous Wake-up Call
After weeks and weeks of lacerating and demystifying the ‘divine’ administration of the United States President Donald Trump, widely-popular political satirist John Oliver put his research team to work on something completely unprecedented: the Dalai Lama.
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Tibet Being Used As A Tax Haven By China’s Wealthiest
For the wealthiest people in Beijing, strife-torn areas like Tibet and Xinjiang are swiftly mutating into a tax haven where investment is lucrative owing to the fact that China levies less tax in these region. This development has been highlighted by reports of how Chinese billionaire actresses Zhao Wei and Fan Bingbing set up companies…
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US Embassy Denies Visa To Tibet Women’s Soccer Team After A Year Of Preparation
The Tibet Women’s Soccer team has been denied visa by the United States Embassy in New Delhi. The women’s soccer team, which was going to represent Tibet at the Dallas Cup as the first Tibet team on US soil, was rejected by the US Embassy without any explanation.
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First Ever Tibetan Women’s Empowerment Conference Criticised For ‘Lack of Women’
When CTA organised the “first-ever” ‘Tibetan Women’s Empowerment Conference’ at Dharamsala, the general consensus was that women would take helm of the discussion – at least partially. However, when the panel table was thronged with men ranging from the Tibetan Prime Minister to members of the kashag, the disparity was obvious.
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Tibet Was Inhabited More Than 50,000 Years Ago: Scientific Report
A new scientific analysis of the Tibetan Plateau has challenged the notion of Tibet being inhabited by humans 15,000 years ago. A deeper archaeological survey of the ‘Roof of the World’ has led scientists to believe that human migration in one of the most environmentally hostile places in the world might have occurred more than…
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China Troubles Football Club AC Milan Deal For Hosting The Dalai Lama
AC Milan deal which is one of the most high profile deals made by the Chinese soccer investors till now is being targeted as a way to take revenge for hosting the Dalai Lama in Milan last October. This soccer acquisition deal by the Chinese group of investors has not been allowed to send the…
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EU Concerned About China’s Interference In Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation
Dalai Lama’s reincarnation though does not have any confirmation from the current Dalai Lama yet, China has been strongly proactive in authenticating themselves in recognising the next Dalai Lama. The European Union therefore has been very concerned about the visible political influences brewing up in the selections of the next Dalai Lama.
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Indian Muslims Are Peaceful And Harmoniously Co-Exist: Dalai Lama
Speaking at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy on Saturday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that Indian Muslims are peace-loving and that local cultures play a big role in defining how intolerant or tolerant a society is. He said the Indian Muslims are peaceful and harmoniously co-exist with the other faiths in the…
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Richard Gere Discussed Tibet With German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Richard Gere discussed Tibet issue with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel while he was in Berlin for the premier of his latest movie at the Berlinale. The US Actor and the German Chancellor met in the Chancellery on Thursday morning. The talk between Gere and Merkel was officially “about the current situation in Tibet.