Monday 9 February 2015

Prisoners in Tibet frequently subject to torture: Tibetan rights group - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Prisoners in Tibet frequently subject to torture: Tibetan rights group

Tibet Post International

Tibet-Human-Rights-China-2015 Dharamshala: - Political prisoners in Tibet are "frequently subject to torture, beatings, and denial of medical care," an exiled Tibetan rights group Saturday said, adding that "137 Tibetans were either detained or ...









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Sunday 8 February 2015

Tibet seems to have disappeared off the radar as the west does not wish to ... - Blasting News









Tibet seems to have disappeared off the radar as the west does not wish to ...

Blasting News

The movie, '7 Years In Tibet', a movie I had never seen before, made me realize how Tibet has fallen off the political radar screen. The movie, features Brad Pitt playing Austrian mountaineer and explorer Heinrich Harrer and his relationship with the ...









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'Seven Years in Tibet' director says he ignored Chinese censors in latest film - Daytona Beach News-Journal









'Seven Years in Tibet' director says he ignored Chinese censors in latest film

Daytona Beach News-Journal

Annaud, who fell out of favor with Chinese authorities after his portrayal of their troops invading Tibet in an earlier movie, said he had “incredible freedom” to turn the best-selling book “Wolf Totem” into a movie at the invitation of Chinese ...









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Saturday 7 February 2015

Human rights situation in Tibet deteriorating, says NGO - Web India









Human rights situation in Tibet deteriorating, says NGO

Web India

The human rights situation in Tibet is deteriorating, particularly death in detention, collective punishment and restrictions imposed on the right to freedom of assembly and association, the annual report of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and ...









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Human Rights situation in Tibet continues to deteriorate: TCHRD Annual report - Phayul









Human Rights situation in Tibet continues to deteriorate: TCHRD Annual report

Phayul

DHARAMSHALA, February 7: The human rights situation in Tibet has continued to deteriorate despite reforms promised by the leadership in Beijing, the annual human rights report published by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said.









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10 Things You Should Know Before You Go to Tibet - Fodor's Travel









10 Things You Should Know Before You Go to Tibet

Fodor's Travel

Everyone knows Tibet—at least, they think they do. The word alone conjures images of monks, meditation, and mountaintops; of blue skies, white ice, and red robes; of a spiritually pure Shangri-La. Yet, in truth, few people know the reality of 21st ...









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How to Obtain a Tibet Visa in 2015 and 2016? Tibet Travel Agency TCTS ... - Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)









How to Obtain a Tibet Visa in 2015 and 2016? Tibet Travel Agency TCTS ...

Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

Those arriving for their Tibet tour over land from Nepal will meet their guide at the border; he or she will have the permit with them at that time. If the group is arriving by air from Kathmandu, the guide will take the original Tibet travel permit ...









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Wednesday 4 February 2015

East Turkestan and Tibet: Political Persecution Now Worse than in the Last 10 ... - UNPO








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East Turkestan and Tibet: Political Persecution Now Worse than in the Last 10 ...

UNPO

In its 2015 World Report, Human Rights Watch claims that the political persecution across China in general, and particularly in Tibet and East Turkestan, is currently worse than it has been in the previous decade. With no signs of improvement, the ...









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Tuesday 3 February 2015

Tibet: Monk Jailed for 10 Years on Unspecified Charges - UNPO








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Tibet: Monk Jailed for 10 Years on Unspecified Charges

UNPO

Tsewang, a Tibetan monk, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Chinese authorities after spending close to a year in detention on unspecified charges. His whereabouts continue to be unclear, although the prison he is reportedly being held at ...









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Monday 2 February 2015

First Pure Tibetan-Language Film Released in Tibet, Producer Eyes Worldwide ... - Yibada (English Edition)









First Pure Tibetan-Language Film Released in Tibet, Producer Eyes Worldwide ...

Yibada (English Edition)

During this historical event, the People's Republic of China tried to capture the Tibetan army in Chamdo and to demoralize the government of Lhasa in order to exert pressure on Tibetan representatives to agree to sign papers recognizing Beijing's ...









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$50k reward for terror tips in Tibet - The Asian Age









$50k reward for terror tips in Tibet

The Asian Age

Authorities in Tibet will offer rewards up to 300,000 yuan (more than $48,000) for tips on “violent terror attacks”, Chinese state media reported, in an effort to “promote stability” in the region beset by ethnic tensions. China has stressed that it is ...









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Tibet has more wetlands - Shanghai Daily (subscription)









Tibet has more wetlands

Shanghai Daily (subscription)

LHASA, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's plateau region of Tibet has 6.53 million hectares of wetland, 8.7 percent more than in 2003, a regional forestry official revealed Monday, World Wetlands Day. Tibet has invested 347 million yuan (56.5 million U.S ...









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China, Tibet and Xinjiang: Political repression at a high mark: HRW - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



China, Tibet and Xinjiang: Political repression at a high mark: HRW

Tibet Post International

Tibet-Xinjiang-China-HRW-Report-2015 Dharamshala: - "China remains an authoritarian state, one that systematically curbs fundamental rights, including freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, when their exercise is perceived to ...









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Payouts for Tibet `terror attack' tip-offs - Hong Kong Standard









Payouts for Tibet `terror attack' tip-offs

Hong Kong Standard

Authorities in Tibet will reportedly offer rewards of up to 300,000 yuan (HK$372,081) for tip-offs on "violent terror attacks," in an effort to "promote stability" in the region beset by ethnic tensions. Beijing has stressed that it is facing a serious ...









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Sunday 1 February 2015

China's Tibet to reward tips on 'terror attacks' - swissinfo.ch









China's Tibet to reward tips on 'terror attacks'

swissinfo.ch

BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in China's Tibet will offer rewards up to 300,000 yuan ($48,000) for tips on "violent terror attacks", state media reported, in an effort to "promote stability" in the region beset by ethnic tensions. China has stressed ...









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China offers up to $50K reward for terrorism-related tips in Tibet - Globalnews.ca








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China offers up to $50K reward for terrorism-related tips in Tibet

Globalnews.ca

There has been little public knowledge of terrorism in recent years in Tibet, although more than 130 Tibetan Buddhist monks and laypeople have set themselves on fire since 2009 in protest of Beijing's strict controls over the region and their religion ...









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Saturday 31 January 2015

China offers up to $50000 in cash for terror tips in Tibet - Economic Times









China offers up to $50000 in cash for terror tips in Tibet

Economic Times

There has been little public knowledge of terrorism in recent years in Tibet, although more than 130 Tibetan Buddhist monks and laypeople have set themselves on fire since 2009 in protest of Beijing's strict controls over the region and their religion ...









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Tibet offers reward to anti-terror tip-off - Chinadaily USA









Tibet offers reward to anti-terror tip-off

Chinadaily USA

LHASA - Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will offer up to 300,000 yuan (48,003.8 US dollars) to whistle blowers with clues concerning violent terror attacks in a move to promote stability in the region, local authorities said Saturday ...









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Cash Rewards for Tips on Terror Activities in Tibet: China - The New Indian Express









Cash Rewards for Tips on Terror Activities in Tibet: China

The New Indian Express

BEIJING: Chinese state media say authorities in Tibet are offering up to 300,000 yuan (USD 50,000) for tips on terrorism activities there, although there has been little public knowledge of terrorism recently in the Himalayan region where Tibetan ...









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China's first Tibetan language film released in Tibet - Zee News









China's first Tibetan language film released in Tibet

Zee News

Screenwriter Alai, a Chinese novelist of Tibetan descent, said the script was modified 17 times in order to more authentically reflect Tibetan culture. Tibetan actor Lawang Norbu said the film respects the history and reality of Tibet, which will help ...









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China's first all-Tibetan language film released - Global Times









China's first all-Tibetan language film released

Global Times

China's first film with dialogue purely in Tibetan opened in cinemas across Tibet Saturday. The two-hour "Tibet Sky"(or "Phurbu & Tenzin"), was filmed on the Tibetan plateau with an all-Tibetan cast. It narrates the life of Tenzin, child of a serf ...









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Friday 30 January 2015

China's first Tibetan language film released in Tibet - Business Standard









China's first Tibetan language film released in Tibet

Business Standard

The two-hour-long movie 'Tibet Sky'(or 'Phurbu & Tenzin'), was filmed on the Tibetan plateau with an all-Tibetan cast. It narrates the life of Tenzin, child of a serf-owner, and Phurbu, serf of Tenzin, from the liberation of Tibet in the 1950s until ...









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Thursday 29 January 2015

Party officials punished for having irresolute political stances on Tibet - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Party officials punished for having irresolute political stances on Tibet

Tibet Post International

2013 Tibet china chenquanguo Dharamshala: - The Chinese investigators claims to have found 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground organizations, provided intelligence to the Tibetan spiritual leader and his supporters or participated ...









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15 officials punished for having irresolute political stances on Tibet - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



15 officials punished for having irresolute political stances on Tibet

Tibet Post International

2013 Tibet china chenquanguo Dharamshala: - The Chinese investigators claims to have found 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground organizations, provided intelligence to the Tibetan spiritual leader and his supporters or participated ...









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Tibetan Monk is Handed 10-Year Term on Unknown Charges - Radio Free Asia









Tibetan Monk is Handed 10-Year Term on Unknown Charges

Radio Free Asia

Their detention followed a roundup earlier in March of at least nine other area monks and residents suspected of involvement in activities challenging Chinese rule in Tibet, including the painting of independence slogans on boulders near an iron bridge ...









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China media vows punishment for dissenting Tibetan officials - Channel News Asia








Channel News Asia



China media vows punishment for dissenting Tibetan officials

Channel News Asia

BEIJING: China's state media on Thursday (Jan 29) called for officials who take an "ambiguous attitude" towards Tibetan independence to be prosecuted, after personnel in the region were reportedly punished for communicating with the Dalai Lama. A total ...









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Tibetan group releases documentary on China's alleged cyber attacks - Hindustan Times








Hindustan Times



Tibetan group releases documentary on China's alleged cyber attacks

Hindustan Times

Tibet Action Institute-a group working on digital security- organised screening of a new documentary film on China's unrelenting cyber attacks on the exile community. The film titled “Tibet: Frontline of the New Cyber War” was released by Nathan ...









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Communist cadres in Tibet punished for helping Dalai Lama - Deccan Chronicle








Deccan Chronicle



Communist cadres in Tibet punished for helping Dalai Lama

Deccan Chronicle

Beijing: A Chinese Communist Party agency says investigators have found that 15 officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters or participated in activities harmful ...









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Wednesday 28 January 2015

Environmental Destruction in Tibet and Rest of Asia - Voice of America (blog)









Environmental Destruction in Tibet and Rest of Asia

Voice of America (blog)

Kunleng discusses the impact of rampant mining, dam building, and pollution induced glacier melt in Tibet on over a billion people in South and South East Asia. Guests: Michael Buckley, author of Meltdown in Tibet, and Zamlha Tempa Gyaltsen ...









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China punishes officials in Tibet for joining independence groups, supporting ... - Fox News









China punishes officials in Tibet for joining independence groups, supporting ...

Fox News

BEIJING – A Chinese Communist Party agency says investigators have found that 15 officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters or participated in activities harmful ...









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Communist cadres in Tibet punished for helping Dalai - Jakarta Post









Communist cadres in Tibet punished for helping Dalai

Jakarta Post

Investigators have found that 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters or participated in activities deemed harmful to China's security, a ...









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China Punishes Tibet Officials who 'Leaked Intelligence' to Dalai Lama 'Clique' - International Business Times, India Edition








International Business Times, India Edition



China Punishes Tibet Officials who 'Leaked Intelligence' to Dalai Lama 'Clique'

International Business Times, India Edition

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual head of Tibetans and is seeking autonomy for Tibet. The 15 officials were punished last year by the Communist Party of China for violating party and political discipline, Wang Gang, a party official and member of the ...









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Tuesday 27 January 2015

Tibet and a shifting India - Topeka Capital Journal (blog)









Tibet and a shifting India

Topeka Capital Journal (blog)

Their research, published online in Nature Geoscience, indicates it's the northward movement of India, moving under Tibet's surface like a shovel pushing snow, that's causing the largest and thickest mountains on Earth to stretch in an east-west ...









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Monday 26 January 2015

A glimpse of little Tibet in southern India - The Star Online








The Star Online



A glimpse of little Tibet in southern India

The Star Online

This settlement in Bylakuppe is far away from Tibet but is home-away-from home for some 20,000 exiled Tibetans. IT is the last prayer before lunch at the monastery and novice Buddhist monks are giggling and fidgeting with their bowls in a hall ...









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DIIR Mobile Photo Exhibition on Tibet Concludes in Delhi - VOA Tibetan








VOA Tibetan



DIIR Mobile Photo Exhibition on Tibet Concludes in Delhi

VOA Tibetan

A two-day mobile photo exhibition on Tibet organized by the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration based in Dharamsala concluded at the Tibet House, Cultural Center of the Dalai Lama, New Delhi ...









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Sunday 25 January 2015

China sentences monk to 10 years in Sog County of Tibet - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



China sentences monk to 10 years in Sog County of Tibet

Tibet Post International

Xiàn) county in the Nagchu Prefecture of the Tibet, was sentenced in this month by the Intermediate People's Court for allegedly inciting others to protest against Chinese rule," Rinchen, a Tibetan man living in Belgium told The Tibet Post ...









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Friday 23 January 2015

Tibet to make law on traditional 'sky burial' - Global Times









Tibet to make law on traditional 'sky burial'

Global Times

Tibet Autonomous Region will make a law to better protect sky burials, a traditional ritual that has drawn controversy after guides began leading tour groups to view the ceremony. Sky burial is a Tibetan and Mongolian tradition in which bodies are fed ...









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