Tuesday 30 September 2014

Unidentified mob disrupts Hong Kong Tibet festival - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Unidentified mob disrupts Hong Kong Tibet festival

Tibet Post International

Tibet-China-Hong-Kong-Festival-2014 Taipei, Taiwan: - The three day Tibet Film Festival Kicked Off on 26 September in Hong Kong was briefly disrupted by a group of unidentified people earlier on Saturday, then engaging in physical clashes with staff ...









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China forces Tibetans to celebrate summer festival in Driru, Tibet - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



China forces Tibetans to celebrate summer festival in Driru, Tibet

Tibet Post International

Tibet-Driru-2013-303 Dharamshala: - Sources coming out of Tibet say Chinese authorities in Driru County of eastern Tibet have reportedly forced Tibetans in Tsala township to celebrate a summer festival threatening them with arrests and imprisonment if ...









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Monday 29 September 2014

Tibet's digital diaspora - Dal News








Dal News



Tibet's digital diaspora

Dal News

“I'm interested in the Tibetan community and how it's keeping them connected in diaspora, because they are scattered far and wide across the globe,” he says, “and how they're using the Internet to stay connected and transfer their beliefs online so ...









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Saturday 27 September 2014

Book review: A Home in Tibet by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa - Hindustan Times








Hindustan Times



Book review: A Home in Tibet by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

Hindustan Times

It is not easy to classify Tsering Wangmo Dhompa's debut book, A Home in Tibet, into any genre. How should we read her book, as a memoir or a travelogue? Perhaps, it is both and in this sense, is evocative of Colin Thubron's To A Mountain in Tibet.









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'Goons' disrupt Tibet Film Festival in Hong Kong - Phayul









'Goons' disrupt Tibet Film Festival in Hong Kong

Phayul

The Tibet Film Festival which opened yesterday at the Regal Riverside Hotel in Hong Kong will be screening films on Tibet including 'The girl from China' by Delhi based Tibetan filmmaker Sonam Tseten. One of the organizers was slapped when they tried ...









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Friday 26 September 2014

China accelerates tourism development in Tibet - ecns









China accelerates tourism development in Tibet

ecns

Tourism authorities have been working to make southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region a major destination, a senior tourism official said Friday. "Tibet is the last classic treasure on the map, with its religious mystery, sound environment and many ...









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Tuesday 23 September 2014

Creating the Mystical Art of Tibet - Ames Tribune









Creating the Mystical Art of Tibet

Ames Tribune

Monks from Tibet are creating an immensely intricate piece of art at Iowa State University this week. These Tibetan Monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery are creating a sand mandala, a geometric shape that in Buddhist culture is a spiritual object ...









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100 Days in Tibet: A Photographer's Promise - OZY








OZY



100 Days in Tibet: A Photographer's Promise

OZY

Last month, Hovest delivered on his promise. In the northern Indian highlands, in the Tibet exile community of Dharamsala, he handed the Dalai Lama his book of photographs: Hundert Tage Tibet: Das Versprechen (One Hundred Days in Tibet: The Promise).









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Monday 22 September 2014

The Mystical Arts of Tibet visits Memorial Union - Iowa State Daily









The Mystical Arts of Tibet visits Memorial Union

Iowa State Daily

Starting Sept. 22, Iowa State will host The Mystical Arts of Tibet who will spend four days in the Memorial Union creating the sacred sand mandala and educating viewers about their culture. This art is created by drawing an outline of the intricate ...









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Saturday 20 September 2014

Tibet raised at the UN Human Rights Council - Examiner.com








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Tibet raised at the UN Human Rights Council

Examiner.com

Although China would clearly like to see the issue of Tibet dropped from attention internationally activists will not allow the plight of Tibet to be forgotten. Phayul.com reported on Sept. 19, 2014 that Tibet was raised at the 27th session of United ...









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Beijing happy with Modi's Tibet stand - Times of India









Beijing happy with Modi's Tibet stand

Times of India

BEIJING: Chinese foreign ministry on Friday expressed satisfaction over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that Tibet is an integral part of China. This is an important takeaway from President Xi Jinping's three-day visit to India from the ...









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Tibet is India's responsibility: The Dalai Lama - Oneindia








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Tibet is India's responsibility: The Dalai Lama

Oneindia

New Delhi, Sept 18:In the wake of the Chinese President's visit to India, the Dalai Lama reminded India of its responsibility toward India. "Tibet's problem is India's problem", he said. This came from the great spiritual leader even as loud protests ...









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Friday 19 September 2014

Tibet raised at the 27th session of UN Human Rights Council - Phayul









Tibet raised at the 27th session of UN Human Rights Council

Phayul

Speaking on behalf of the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), Tsering Tsomo, Executive Director of TCHRD highlighted the recent Chinese police firing on unarmed Tibetan protesters in Denma in Sershul County, Kardze Tibet Autonomous Prefecture.









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Dalai Lama: Tibet is India's problem too - The Hindu








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Dalai Lama: Tibet is India's problem too

The Hindu

In an indirect suggestion that New Delhi should take up the Tibetan cause with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is on a three-day visit to India, the Dalai Lama on Thursday said the “Tibet problem is also India's problem.” Speaking to journalists here ...









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Tibetan activists protest Xi in Delhi - Phayul









Tibetan activists protest Xi in Delhi

Phayul

Eight Tibetan activists of TYC carried out a protest near the Taj Palace Hotel and four activists of Students for a Free Tibet unfurled two 16 x 5 feet banners reading “Xi Free Tibet Now” from a tall electrical pole and a metro construction pillar ...









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Thursday 18 September 2014

China Expands Detention Center in Tibet's Defiant Driru County - Radio Free Asia









China Expands Detention Center in Tibet's Defiant Driru County

Radio Free Asia

The expansion of the paramilitary police facility in Tsamdo town in Driru (in Chinese, Biru) county in the Nagchu (Naqu) prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region “is meant to accommodate more prisoners,” a resident of the area told RFA's Tibetan ...









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'Tibet's problem is India's problem,' Says His Holiness the Dalai Lama - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



'Tibet's problem is India's problem,' Says His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tibet Post International

Dharamshala: - The spiritual leader of Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama, today said that "Tibet's problem is India's problem", adding that the long-standing issue need to be resolved but not by force. The remarks came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...









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Tibet Issue Can Be Solved Only Through Talks: Dalai Lama - Outlook









Tibet Issue Can Be Solved Only Through Talks: Dalai Lama

Outlook

Stressing that Tibetan issue was also India's problem, Dalai Lama said Xi is "more realistic and open minded" and should learn from India when its comes to harmony between people from various regions. "Actually Tibetan problem is also India's problem.









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Pro-Tibet activists continue protest against Jinping's visit to India - IBNLive









Pro-Tibet activists continue protest against Jinping's visit to India

IBNLive

Tibet has always been a ticking point in India-China ties. An envoy of the Tibetan government in exile had asked the Centre to raise the Tibet issue with Xi Jinping during his visit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to talk about Tibet and Dalai Lama ...









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Wednesday 17 September 2014

Tibetan organisations urge Modi to raise Tibet issue with Xi - indiatvnews.com








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Tibetan organisations urge Modi to raise Tibet issue with Xi

indiatvnews.com

Dharamsala: Tibetan organisations here are hoping that Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes up the issue of Tibet during talks with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping. "During his three-day visit to India, we hope that President Xi Jinping will see ...









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China should be condemned for its Human Rights abuses in Tibet - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



China should be condemned for its Human Rights abuses in Tibet

Tibet Post International

Tibet-China-Human-Rights Dharamshala: - In recent years the international community – including the United Nations, European Union, and the US government – has failed to clearly and forcefully raise the issue of human rights during visits to China.









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Tibetan Protest Monk Sentenced to Ten-Year Prison Term - Radio Free Asia









Tibetan Protest Monk Sentenced to Ten-Year Prison Term

Radio Free Asia

Lobsang Gendun, aged about 21, was sentenced last week after being held in a detention center in Chamdo (in Chinese, Changdu) prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region for more than a year, a local source told RFA's Tibetan Service on Tuesday.









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Tibetans in India Protest Chinese President's Visit - Wall Street Journal (blog)








Wall Street Journal (blog)



Tibetans in India Protest Chinese President's Visit

Wall Street Journal (blog)

For New Delhi's Tibetan community–one of the largest in the world outside of Tibet—Wednesday is a big day. China's President Xi Jinping begins a visit to India and is expected to promise billions of dollars in investment in industry, infrastructure ...









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China's Tibetan Tussle - The New Indian Express









China's Tibetan Tussle

The New Indian Express

China has raised the profile of the Tibet issue in the weeks leading up to Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit (September 17-19) to India. There have been at least two direct propaganda initiatives and another is planned for September 19, when the ...









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Tibetan railway signals border imbalance - Asia Times Online









Tibetan railway signals border imbalance

Asia Times Online

To allay the apprehensions of India and the international media, the Chinese government claims that the infrastructure development in Tibet, particularly the extension of the railway line would serve socio-economic purposes and lift the living ...









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Tuesday 16 September 2014

India urged to raise the crucial issue of Tibet with China - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



India urged to raise the crucial issue of Tibet with China

Tibet Post International

Tibet Tashi Dolma 2014 Dharamshala: - On the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India, Tibetan Women's Association (TWA), claims itself to be the largest women's political organization in exile, urges the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra ...









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Monday 15 September 2014

Tibetan and Indian activists protest ahead of Xi Jinping's Visit - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Tibetan and Indian activists protest ahead of Xi Jinping's Visit

Tibet Post International

SFT-India submitted a petition to Prime Minister Modi's office in South Block this morning. The petition was launched on Change.org and received over 4000 signatures urging PM Modi to talk about the crisis in Tibet with Xi Jinping, and simultaneously ...









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Tibet democratic party marks founding day, counts its achievements - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Tibet democratic party marks founding day, counts its achievements

Tibet Post International

Tibet-NDPT-Anniversary-2014 Dharamshala: - The National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT) said it had played a significant role in promoting democratic values among Tibetans and added that one of the important projects for a 'free Tibet in future.' A ...









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Sunday 14 September 2014

46 nations' troops to come to Tibet: China - Times of India









46 nations' troops to come to Tibet: China

Times of India

The move, which is the first instance of military officials of a number of countries to restrictive areas of Tibet, is significant because it will happen during Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to India and Sri Lanka. Xi is due to arrive in India ...









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Saturday 13 September 2014

20000 sheep, mountain goats imported from Tibet - Republica









20000 sheep, mountain goats imported from Tibet

Republica

Traders are now at Dhongwasen of Tibet and have already acquired permission from the District Livestock Office, Mustang to bring sheep and mountain goats to urban centers, said Badri Prasad Poudel, an officer at the District Livestock Office. “Due to ...









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Friday 12 September 2014

Foreign military attaches invited to Tibet - ecns









Foreign military attaches invited to Tibet

ecns

China's Ministry of National Defense has invited foreign military attache couples for a tour of Tibet from Friday, according to a ministry statement. A total of 96 military attaches and their spouses from 46 countries are taking the trip and will visit ...









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Dalai Lama Refuses to be Reborn If Tibet Is Not Free - RIA Novosti









Dalai Lama Refuses to be Reborn If Tibet Is Not Free

RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, September 10 (RIA Novosti) – The Dalai Lama will refuse to be reborn if Tibet can't gain its independence from China; Chinese authorities have asked the Tibetan spiritual leader to respect Buddhist traditions. "We had a Dalai Lama for almost ...









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Time Out Tibet guide - TimeOutDubai.com








TimeOutDubai.com



Time Out Tibet guide

TimeOutDubai.com

There are few places left in the world that feel as undiscovered as Tibet. As the highest region on earth, with an average elevation exceeding 4,500m, it takes a thrill-seeker to risk altitude sickness, which in severe cases can potentially be fatal ...









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Thursday 11 September 2014

Panchsheel not in India's interests, says Sanat Kaul - India Today









Panchsheel not in India's interests, says Sanat Kaul

India Today

This was so because the British Government invited Governments of Tibet and China as equals to sit with the British Government in Simla to delineate the border of India, Tibet and China. China was represented by its plenipotentiary Ivan Chen or Chen I ...









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