Monday 30 June 2014

Just Back: Tibet's sacred mantra - Telegraph.co.uk








Telegraph.co.uk



Just Back: Tibet's sacred mantra

Telegraph.co.uk

I stood facing the whitewashed walls of Lhasa's Jokhang temple, Tibet's most venerated site. Large incense burners were billowing thick clouds of juniper smoke to the heavens. Tibetan pilgrims surrounded me, their eyes transfixed on the Jokhang.









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Saturday 28 June 2014

Spain drops case against China's leaders over 'genocide' in Tibet - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Spain drops case against China's leaders over 'genocide' in Tibet

Tibet Post International

Dharamshala: - Spanish courts will no longer pursue a judicial investigation into alleged genocide and human rights violations against a number of Chinese leaders in relation to 'genocide' in Tibet, according to media reports. The case - filed in ...









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Friday 27 June 2014

Chan Koonchung: Five Stereotypes of Tibet - China Digital Times









Chan Koonchung: Five Stereotypes of Tibet

China Digital Times

The romantic stereotype –Tibet as Shangri La, an exotic, timeless touristy region of simple, peaceful folks. The spiritual stereotype – Tibet as the spiritual Buddhist holy land. Tibetan Buddhist gurus have many followers in other parts of China. The ...









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Thursday 26 June 2014

Midnight Freedom For Tibetan Nun Held For 'Political Reasons' - Radio Free Asia









Midnight Freedom For Tibetan Nun Held For 'Political Reasons'

Radio Free Asia

Chinese authorities in Sichuan have released a Tibetan nun from prison on completion of her sentence, driving her immediately to her home at midnight in order to prevent public celebrations by family members and supporters, sources said. Ani Chime ...









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Book review: Tibet in stark monochrome - The Phuket News









Book review: Tibet in stark monochrome

The Phuket News

Phuket News: Book review: Tibet in stark monochrome. PHUKET: Tibet – “The Roof Of The World” – isn't an easy place for journalists to reach, and has become even more inaccessible for media professionals since the Lhasa riots of March 2008.









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Book review: Tibet in stark monochrome - The Phuket News









Book review: Tibet in stark monochrome

The Phuket News

Phuket News: Book review: Tibet in stark monochrome. PHUKET: Tibet – “The Roof Of The World” – isn't an easy place for journalists to reach, and has become even more inaccessible for media professionals since the Lhasa riots of March 2008.









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Wednesday 25 June 2014

China Hails Spanish Court's Decision to Drop Tibet Case - Latin American Herald Tribune








Latin American Herald Tribune



China Hails Spanish Court's Decision to Drop Tibet Case

Latin American Herald Tribune

BEIJING – Chinese authorities thanked the Spanish government Tuesday for its “efforts” in improving bilateral relations a day after Spain's National Court shelved the prosecution of Chinese former senior officials for repression in Tibet. “We receive ...









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At the End of Tibet - Audubon Magazine









At the End of Tibet

Audubon Magazine

Among all of the earth's far-flung cranes, the species most difficult to see is probably Grus nigricollis, the black-necked, or Tibetan, crane. Largely confined in breeding season to remote regions of the Tibetan Plateau, as high as 16,000 feet, it ...









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Picture China: Taiwan Protest, Naval Exercise, Horses in Tibet - Wall Street Journal









Picture China: Taiwan Protest, Naval Exercise, Horses in Tibet

Wall Street Journal

The day's China news in pictures: Protesters rail against the visit to Taiwan by Zhang Zhijun, chief officer of mainland China's Taiwan affairs office, Chinese sailors arrive in Honolulu for a multinational military exercise, people ride horses near a ...









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Tibetan Man Who Desecrated Chinese Flag Freed After Serving Jail Term - Radio Free Asia









Tibetan Man Who Desecrated Chinese Flag Freed After Serving Jail Term

Radio Free Asia

A Tibetan man jailed for three years for protesting Chinese rule has been freed after serving his term but must regularly report to police in his home county and seek permission to travel, sources said. Sonam Norgye, aged about 30, was released on June ...









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Tuesday 24 June 2014

Shamed to welcome Tibet's cruel oppressors - Yorkshire Post









Shamed to welcome Tibet's cruel oppressors

Yorkshire Post

These evil dictators of China continue to pursue the barbaric acts of all previous regimes over the past 60 years with their illegal occupation of Tibet. They are responsible for their own actions and for those of previous regimes, which amount to ...









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Sunday 22 June 2014

Rock stars and celebrities get in a mess over Tibet and Palestinian cause - South China Morning Post









Rock stars and celebrities get in a mess over Tibet and Palestinian cause

South China Morning Post

Bjork got her knickers in a twist when she screamed - or whispered, depending on which version you believe - "Tibet, Tibet" during a Shanghai concert in 2008. She opened herself to charges of hypocrisy by activists for performing in China as well as ...









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Police stations enforce patriotism in Tibet's monasteries - Tibetan Review









Police stations enforce patriotism in Tibet's monasteries

Tibetan Review

Police stations enforce patriotism in Tibet's monasteries. (TibetanReview.net, Jun22, 2014) – In order to ensure a close and intrusive monitoring of monks who are expected to maintain a fervour of patriotism towards China and loyalty to its ruling ...









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Saturday 21 June 2014

Tibet attracts more foreign tourists - Shanghai Daily (subscription)









Tibet attracts more foreign tourists

Shanghai Daily (subscription)

Tibet attracts more foreign tourists. Jun 21,2014. LHASA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The number of foreigners traveling to China's Tibet Autonomous Region increased by over 13 percent year on year in the first five months of 2014, local authorities said on ...









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Friday 20 June 2014

Climate change thawing Qinghai-Tibet plateau - WantChinaTimes








WantChinaTimes



Climate change thawing Qinghai-Tibet plateau

WantChinaTimes

The perennial frozen earth on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau has shrunk by 16% over the past three decades as a result of global warming, according to new research results. The volume of frozen earth on the plateau has decreased from 1.5 million to 1.26 ...









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China “Using a Bulldozer to Herd Mice” in Tibet - China Digital Times









China “Using a Bulldozer to Herd Mice” in Tibet

China Digital Times

The sheer scale of such initiatives, in Xinjiang and Tibet, has its costs. “The people pushing these policies can't really see the 'smaller' issues of preserving culture and the environment,” says Robert Barnett, a professor of modern Tibetan studies ...









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Thursday 19 June 2014

Tibetan Official Shot Dead While Monitoring 'Caterpillar Fungus' Trade - Radio Free Asia









Tibetan Official Shot Dead While Monitoring 'Caterpillar Fungus' Trade

Radio Free Asia

A Tibetan official responsible for keeping order among local communities competing to gather a parasitic fungus that is prized for its purported medicinal properties has been shot dead in China's Sichuan province amid concerns over a reduced harvest ...









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Rock stars and celebrities get in a mess over Tibet and Palestinian cause - South China Morning Post









Rock stars and celebrities get in a mess over Tibet and Palestinian cause

South China Morning Post

Bjork got her knickers in a twist when she screamed - or whispered, depending on which version you believe - "Tibet, Tibet" during a Shanghai concert in 2008. She opened herself to charges of hypocrisy by activists for performing in China as well as ...









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New Fossil Fox Discovery Supports Out-of-Tibet Hypothesis - Sci-News.com








Sci-News.com



New Fossil Fox Discovery Supports Out-of-Tibet Hypothesis

Sci-News.com

The exciting discovery of an extinct species of Tibetan fox adds more credence to the out-of-Tibet hypothesis, in which the Tibetan Plateau served as a cradle of Ice Age megafauna in northern Eurasia. This is an artist's reconstruction of the fauna of ...









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The Communist Party deepens Tibet's integration with the rest of the country - The Economist








The Economist



The Communist Party deepens Tibet's integration with the rest of the country

The Economist

As well as allowing easier access for tourists to Tibet's second city, it will make an area rich in natural resources more accessible. (The Chinese name for Tibet, Xizang, translates as “Western treasurehouse”.) In the autumn the construction is due to ...









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Wednesday 18 June 2014

Arctic Foxes Trace Ancestry To Tibet - Asian Scientist Magazine








Asian Scientist Magazine



Arctic Foxes Trace Ancestry To Tibet

Asian Scientist Magazine

Arctic Foxes Trace Ancestry To Tibet. Featured Research June 19, 2014. Scientists say that the newly identified Tibetan fox is the ancestor of modern day arctic foxes, suggesting that animals used the Tibetan Plateau as a stepping stone to Arctic ...









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Chinese Authorities Release Tibetan Singer Who Sought Language Protection - Radio Free Asia









Chinese Authorities Release Tibetan Singer Who Sought Language Protection

Radio Free Asia

Chinese authorities in Sichuan have freed on bail a Tibetan singer detained last month for singing a song calling for the protection of the Tibetan language, at the same time releasing a Tibetan monk jailed for three years for protesting Chinese rule ...









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Tuesday 17 June 2014

Climate change thawing Tibet plateau's frozen earth - ecns









Climate change thawing Tibet plateau's frozen earth

ecns

The perennial frozen earth on China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has shrunk by 16 percent over the past three decades as a result of global warming, according to new research results. The volume of frozen earth on the plateau has decreased from 1.5 million ...









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Monday 16 June 2014

5-Million-Year-Old Arctic Fox Ancestor Found in Tibet - Yahoo News UK









5-Million-Year-Old Arctic Fox Ancestor Found in Tibet

Yahoo News UK

The discovery, along with several other fossils from cold-loving mammals, buttress the Out of Tibet hypothesis: That iconic ice-age mammals such as woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers and giant sloths first evolved for the cold weather in Tibet ...









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Solent swim to help Tibet - Isle of Wight County Press









Solent swim to help Tibet

Isle of Wight County Press

He will be raising money for the Tibet Relief Fund and the West Wight Sports Centre, which organises the event, on July 6. "After years of filming other crazy people do it, I have decided that this is the year I am going to swim the Solent myself ...









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Flood said to pose major new threat to Qinghai-Tibet Railway - Tibetan Review









Flood said to pose major new threat to Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Tibetan Review

(TibetanReview.net, Jun16, 2014) – It is not just the thawing of the permafrost on which it is built but also floods resulting from swelling of lakes due to increased rainfall which pose a serious danger to China's much heralded Qinghai-Tibet Railway ...









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Sunday 15 June 2014

Legislation for access to Tibet presented in the US House of Reps. - Phayul









Legislation for access to Tibet presented in the US House of Reps.

Phayul

DHARAMSHALA, JUNE 13: A bill to promote access to Tibet, where China has imposed travel restrictions for foreigners, was introduced on Thursday in the United States House of Representatives by Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Joseph Pitts (R-PA).









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The Tibetan lama who wrote a world geography - HeritageDaily








HeritageDaily



The Tibetan lama who wrote a world geography

HeritageDaily

No-one knows why Btsan po no mon han wrote the remarkable Tibetan text, the Dzam gling rgyas bshad (DGRB), which translates as The Detailed Description of the World. First published in Mongolia in 1830, the book is in several parts, divided by ...









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Saturday 14 June 2014

Tibet Was Cradle of Evolution for Cold-adapted Mammals - Laboratory Equipment









Tibet Was Cradle of Evolution for Cold-adapted Mammals

Laboratory Equipment

A study, published online in PNAS, identifies a newly discovered three- to five-million-year-old Tibetan fox from the Himalayan Mountains, Vulpes qiuzhudingi, as the likely ancestor of the living Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus, lending support to the idea ...









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5-Million-Year-Old Arctic Fox Ancestor Found in Tibet - Yahoo News









5-Million-Year-Old Arctic Fox Ancestor Found in Tibet

Yahoo News

The discovery, along with several other fossils from cold-loving mammals, buttress the Out of Tibet hypothesis: That iconic ice-age mammals such as woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers and giant sloths first evolved for the cold weather in Tibet ...









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Friday 13 June 2014

Tibetan Monk Receives a 'Hero's Welcome' After Release From Jail - Radio Free Asia









Tibetan Monk Receives a 'Hero's Welcome' After Release From Jail

Radio Free Asia

A Tibetan monk jailed for five years for opposing Chinese rule in Tibetan areas has been released from his second prison sentence, receiving a hero's welcome Friday at his home village in western China's Sichuan province though the reception was cut ...









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Ice Age legend Arctic fox originated in Tibet not Europe: Study - Business Standard









Ice Age legend Arctic fox originated in Tibet not Europe: Study

Business Standard

In a major find, new fossil evidence suggests that the famed Ice Age animal Arctic fox - thought to have been evolved in Europe - 'pre-adapted' to living in the cold and harsh environment on lofty Tibetan terrains before moving to Europe. The new ...









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Ice Age legend Arctic fox originated in Tibet not Europe: Study - Daijiworld.com









Ice Age legend Arctic fox originated in Tibet not Europe: Study

Daijiworld.com

Beijing, June 12 (IANS): In a major find, new fossil evidence suggests that the famed Ice Age animal Arctic fox - thought to have been evolved in Europe - 'pre-adapted' to living in the cold and harsh environment on lofty Tibetan terrains before moving ...









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Chinese premier to visit UK as ties improve after Tibet row - The West Australian








The West Australian



Chinese premier to visit UK as ties improve after Tibet row

The West Australian

China's leaders reduced diplomatic contacts after Cameron's meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader whom Beijing characterises as a "political exile engaged in anti-China separatist activities in the name of religion". The relationship began ...









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Italian Rights group supports Tibetan youth in exile - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Italian Rights group supports Tibetan youth in exile

Tibet Post International

Tibet-Italy-2014 Dharamshala: - An Italian delegation of the 'Youth for Human Rights' led by its President, Ms Filorella Cerchiara, recently visited Tibetan communities, including schools and institutions in Dharamshala, India. The group met top ...









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Tibetan parliamentarian delegation visits Zurich and Berne - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Tibetan parliamentarian delegation visits Zurich and Berne

Tibet Post International

Tibet-Swiss-parliamentary-2014 Zurich , 11 June 2014 - A delegation of Tibetan Parliament in exile receives warm welcome in the City Parliament of Zurich, 11 June 2014. According to a report from the delegation, the Tibetan parliamentary group received ...









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Thursday 12 June 2014

Did Arctic animals from Ice Age evolve in High Tibet? - Delhi Daily News








Delhi Daily News



Did Arctic animals from Ice Age evolve in High Tibet?

Delhi Daily News

A new study has suggested that it is likely that the animals found in the Arctic region currently have evolved from ancestors that first managed to adapt themselves in order to survive bitter cold in the high altitude regions of the Tibetan Plateau. We ...









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Tibet Could Have Been the Polar Carnivore Motherland - Nature World News









Tibet Could Have Been the Polar Carnivore Motherland

Nature World News

Researchers have uncovered the fossils of a hyper-carnivorous fox that once roamed the frozen Tibetan Plateau. This and other fossil evidence helps support the theory that the great majority of polar carnivores originated from ancient Tibet. (Photo ...









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