Tibet news
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Tibetan Runner Qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
A Tibetan youth coming from a family of shepherds has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The Tibetan athlete is running at various international meets representing China and he will be seen running in the upcoming Olympic games in Tokyo representing China in 2020.
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China Has No Right to Interfere in Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation
In a response to the recent interest of intervention expressed by the Chinese government over the reincarnation of the 14th Dalai Lama, the ongoing Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE) told that China has no right to interfere in the matter. TPiE’s ongoing budget session has begun on last Tuesday and scheduled to go on till…
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China Systematically Banned US Citizens from Tibet: Report
The State Department of United States in their report to the Congress on Monday concluded that China systematically banned the US citizens from Tibet. The state department’s report to the Congress was mandated by the Reciprocal Access to Tibet act passed with bipartisan support in December last year.
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Former US President George Bush Condoles Late Lodi Gyari
The former president of United States, George W. Bush in a letter to the wife of late Gyari Lodi Gyaltsen condoles his untimely demise. The former president has recalled late Gyari Lodi as good man and his role as the special envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a highly productive and effective representation.
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Karmapa Will Return Back to India Assures President Sangay
Amid the protracted issue over the return of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee to India after he left the country in 2017, the President of Central Tibetan Administration, Dr. Lobsang Sangay has assured of his return. The Karmapa has been based in the United States over the past more than one year…
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Canada Senator to Move A Motion for Reciprocal Access to Tibet
A Senator in Canada has presented a notice of motion on Tibet in the Upper House of Canadian parliament. The Canadian senator will be presenting a motion on Tibet which will be calling for the reciprocal access to Tibet for their citizens among other issues on Tibet.
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Tibetan Parliament Approve Sikyong’s Minister Nomination, Topgyal Tsering
During the morning session of the on going Tibetan parliament sessions in Dharamshala, the members of the parliament approved Sikyong Lobsang Sangay’s minister nomination, Kashag secretary Topgyal Tsering. The new cabinet member is presumably expected to take the charge of Department of Information and International Relations.
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BJP MP Shanta Kumar Attends Tibetan Event Ignoring Chinese Warning
BJP MP and former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Shanta Kumar has snubbed China. The BJP leader was invited to the commemoration event of the 60th Tibetan National Uprising day organized by the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala on March 10.
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Tibetan Parliament in Exile Begins its Budget Session
The Tibetan Parliament in Exile based in the Himalayan town, Dharamshala in Northern India began its budget session on Tuesday. 43 members of the exile Tibetan parliament was presided over by speaker Mr. Pema Jugney who appealed for productive discussions in the coming days of the session.
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Nepal Promised to Protect Rights of Tibetans Says US
The United States secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated in a congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Nepal that the Himalayan state has promised to continue protecting the rights of the Tibetan refugees living in the country. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has recently completed one year in the office.