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Tibetans Barred Entry But Chinese Tourists Can Visit Lhasa’s Holy Site!
According to sources of a Tibetan news agency, Tibetan people are barred from entering holy sites in Lhasa but Chinese tourists can visit them. With one of the worst rankings over human rights situation in Tibet, local people are being forced discriminated in their own land during such a time of global health crisis spreading…
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Assam Front Calls for Befitting Reply to Imperialist China
Guwahati: Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) today expresses serious concern over the standoff with Chinese forces at Galwan valley of eastern Ladakh in the northern part of India causing martyrdom to many brave soldiers and injuring few others and urges every Indian citizen to support the nation according to their capacities.
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Tibet’s ‘Mother of 300 children’ succumbs to COVID-19 in Swiss
A Tibetan girl who lost her parents and brother while fleeing during the 1959 uprising, but later returned to establish the first private orphanage in Tibet has died in Switzerland from COVID-19. Over a period of 25 years, the mother of two birth sons provided care and protection for 300 youngsters in orphanages and centres…
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WHO Declares Coronavirus Global Emergency, Tibet Reports Positive Case
With the unprecedented outbreak of Coronavirus from China, the World Health Organization has declared a Global Health Emergency. Despite efforts to contain the virus that originated from China, there are new cases of positive cases reported worldwide. Cases of positive tests have been reported from Tibetan area of Sichuan today.
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His Holiness Dalai Lama Completes Teachings in Manali
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Sunday completed four days of extended teachings and empowerment given at the teaching ground set up at the municipal parking ground in Manali. Teachings from the spiritual guru began on August 13 and it went on till August 18 in attendance by more than 8000…
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A question every Tibetan must ask before their mirror
Times have changed but are no longer strange. Beijing just upped the ante and called the pro democracy protesters terrorist. Hong Kong is a hair closer to becoming the next Tiananmen massacre as China warns of playing with fire and hints at military intervention. United States led by Trump has vowed to escalate trade war…
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Sixty years of Tibetan struggle and the way forward
Its 60 years now since Tibetans inside and outside continue their struggle against the Communist regime of China for their legitimate rights over language, tradition and culture. On 10 March 1959 thousands of Tibetans came to the streets protesting against the Chinese occupation and their picturesque capital city of Lhasa became the epicenter of anti-Chinese…
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Stop Interfering in Tibet: China Replies After US Ambassador’s Visit
The US Ambassador to Beijing Terry Branstad late last month made a rare visit to Tibet. After completing his visit, he urged China to engage in substantive dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet in exile. However, the Chinese government responded aggressively warning them to stop interfering in Tibet!
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Tibetan Girl’s Indian Independence Day Message Will Melt Your Heart
Whenever I think of the 15th August, my mind recollects something and I shan’t forget to congratulate and thank India for making me realize who I am. It was exactly 11 years ago, I had felt an electric power kind of wave passing through my nerves and bones. And I found myself in the pool…
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Historic Building Once Home to Dalai Lama’s Parents Demolished
Yabshi Takser, the historic building close to the Potala Palace in Lhasa once home to the parents of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been demolished according to sources. The building was razed ahead of weeks of discussion of Lhasa protection at the annual meeting of the world’s leading heritage body, UNESCO…