Tibet news
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Nepal Gives Written Letter To Provide Tibetans Vital Certificates
Nepal government has issued a written commitment to facilitate providing vital registration certificates to Tibetan refugees in the country. Nepal’s written letter comes in response to the complaint lodged to the government through National Human Rights Commission. The press release made by INHURED says that this commitment from the Nepali government is applicable to all…
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Tibetan Political Prisoner Detained A Day After Release
A Tibetan writer Gangkye Drubpa Kyab, a political prisoner at the Sichuan’s Minyak Rangakha prison was freed by the Chinese authorities on September 16. The writer was sentenced to prison term of five and half year. Surprisingly, the authorities released the writer after serving four years, one and half years earlier than the sentence, urging…
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Tibetan Parliament Votes Dr. Rabgyal To Justice Commissioner
Members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile took part in a voting a process to appoint a new Justice Commissioner of Central Tibetan Administration today. During the morning session of 6th day of the 2nd session of TPiE proceedings, the members voted between the two candidates nominated by the selection committee.
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Sharling Dhardon Loses Kalon Appointment Again
Former Tibetan Member of Parliament Sharling Dhardon who was nominated for the Kalon of Department of Information and International Relations by Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay failed to attain the majority support of the members of the parliament. The Kalon nominee’s appointment when opposed by one of the members of the parliament, the Speaker ruled to…
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Give Tibetans Indian Passport: Court Orders Not To Question Nationality
The Delhi high court on Thursday ordered the Ministry of External Affairs to treat all the Tibetans who meets the criteria of being Indian citizens by birth as Indians. The court also directed the ministry to issue Tibetans Indian Passport when they come under the criteria of considering a citizen of India by birth as…
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Report Explains Tibet Becoming China’s Playground
A report in the yahoo news titled as Tibet becoming China’s playground was published today where in the author explains how the Chinese are exploiting the economic opportunities in the field of tourism in Tibet. The booming tourism business in Tibet that is generating on an average a revenue of $2.9 billion.
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China Sends Grave Warnings Against EU For Hosting Dalai Lama
China today has expressed their strong anger against the European Parliament and it’s president Martin Schulz for recently hosting and meeting the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama last week. China even threatened of serious countermeasures against the incident.
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Sikyong Calls For Reinforced Unity Among Tibetans At Brussels
The Tibetan political head Dr. Lobsang Sangay who has been in Brussels in to attend The 7th International Tibet Support Groups Conference has called for the unity of Tibetans from all three provinces of Tibet while speaking to the local Tibetan public gathering on last Sunday. While at the same time, the Sikyong also advised…
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Dalai Lama Arriving In France Today, Chinese Pressure Mounts
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is arriving in France today for his six day visit to the country where majority of his programs are schedule in Strasbourg while at the same time he will be visit Paris as well as the European Parliament. However, it is report that the French President or any member of…
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Deadliest Avalanche Occurred In Tibet Claiming 9 Lives
A massive avalanche of the same scale of the largest ever recorded has occurred in Tibet last July narrow valley in the Aru Range of Tibet. The deadly avalanche according to reports have claimed nine human lives, 50 sheep, and 110 yaks in Dungru Village, about 185 miles from the county seat of Rutong in…