Wednesday 31 December 2014

China should use a humane wisdom in its policies to Tibet - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



China should use a humane wisdom in its policies to Tibet

Tibet Post International

There is no weapon that can stop the non-violent freedom struggle from flourishing and the burning fires from spreading, only the policy of peaceful dialogue, of easing up, of permitting freedom for Tibetan people. But the hubris of a powerful state ...









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Monday 29 December 2014

Tibetan handicrafts at Dilli Haat - The Hindu








The Hindu



Tibetan handicrafts at Dilli Haat

The Hindu

Handicrafts by artisans from Tibet, like rugs, singing bowls, ritual objects and antiques, will be a special feature of the annual fortnightly crafts exhibition or the Dastkari Haat Bazaar at Dilli Haat, at INA here, from January 1 onwards. The ...









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Through cold, exhaustion and hunger, a journey from Tibet to a new home - Lynchburg News and Advance








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Through cold, exhaustion and hunger, a journey from Tibet to a new home

Lynchburg News and Advance

Dhondup Dolma, known to most as the greeter at Panda House on U.S. 29 in Madison Heights, grew up in Chinese-occupied Tibet before leaving for a better life. Her journey took her from the capital of Tibet, across the Himalayas, into Nepal and India ...









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Through cold, exhaution and hunger, a journey from Tibet to a new home - Lynchburg News and Advance








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Through cold, exhaution and hunger, a journey from Tibet to a new home

Lynchburg News and Advance

Dhondup Dolma, known to most as the greeter at Panda House on U.S. 29 in Madison Heights, grew up in Chinese-occupied Tibet before leaving for a better life. Her journey took her from the capital of Tibet, across the Himalayas, into Nepal and India ...









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Friday 26 December 2014

Buddhist monk arrested after staging peaceful solo protest in Tibet - Tibet Post International









Buddhist monk arrested after staging peaceful solo protest in Tibet

Tibet Post International

Dharamshala: - Chinese authorities detained a Tibetan Buddhist monk for staging a peaceful solo protest by shouting slogans such as "freedom in Tibet" and "long live His Holiness the Dalai Lama." "Lobsang Trinley, a 21-year-old monk from Kirti ...









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Thursday 25 December 2014

Chinese troops holds military drills in Tibet - Business Standard









Chinese troops holds military drills in Tibet

Business Standard

Chinese troops have conducted military exercises at the foot of a high altitude mountain in Tibet to test the endurance of the soldiers and the efficacy of equipments. The military exercise was held on December 20. Photos posted on the state-run People ...









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Wednesday 24 December 2014

Self-immolation death: Tibetan woman sets herself on fire in protest against ... - International Business Times UK








International Business Times UK



Self-immolation death: Tibetan woman sets herself on fire in protest against ...

International Business Times UK

The incident occurred in Sichuan province's Aba county, known in Tibetan as Ngaba, where Tsepe Kyi, 20, killed herself because of "China's repressive policies," Free Tibet and US-funded Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. Activists said the self-immolation ...









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Through cold, exhaution and hunger, a journey from Tibet to a new home - Lynchburg News and Advance








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Through cold, exhaution and hunger, a journey from Tibet to a new home

Lynchburg News and Advance

Dhondup Dolma, known to most as the greeter at Panda House on U.S. 29 in Madison Heights, grew up in Chinese-occupied Tibet before leaving for a better life. Her journey took her from the capital of Tibet, across the Himalayas, into Nepal and India ...









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Tuesday 23 December 2014

Newly recognized cultural treasures of Tibet - CCTV









Newly recognized cultural treasures of Tibet

CCTV

China's State Council has added to the growing list of national "intangible cultural heritages" - unique historic traditions that the country hopes to protect and preserve. Among them, are a number of historic traditions from the Tibet autonomous ...









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Young Tibetan sets woman herself on fire in protest against Chinese repression - AsiaNews.it









Young Tibetan sets woman herself on fire in protest against Chinese repression

AsiaNews.it

Since 2009, at least 135 Tibetan men and women, many of them very young, have chosen to make gestures of self-immolation in protest against Chinese dictatorship that is leading to the Tibetan genocide. Tsepe's self-immolation is the second in December.









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Tibetan Monk Self-Immolates in Second Protest This Week - Radio Free Asia









Tibetan Monk Self-Immolates in Second Protest This Week

Radio Free Asia

A Tibetan monk set himself on fire in Sichuan on Tuesday in the second self-immolation protest this week against Beijing's rule in Tibetan-populated areas of China, sources said. Kalsang Yeshe, 38, set himself ablaze at around 11:20 a.m. local time ...









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Tibetan woman burns herself to death to protest Chinese rule - The Japan Times









Tibetan woman burns herself to death to protest Chinese rule

The Japan Times

Tsepe Kyi, 20, set herself on fire in the centre of a town in Aba county, known in Tibetan as Ngaba county, in southwest Sichuan province, Free Tibet and U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said. The action was in “protest against China's repressive policies ...









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Occupation of Tibet brought China and India face to face: Sikyong - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Occupation of Tibet brought China and India face to face: Sikyong

Tibet Post International

Tibet-India-Asia-Sikyong-2014 Dharamshala: - 'The occupation of Tibet brought China and India, face to face for the first time in history- since then tensions remained with border incursions occurring every year,' the elected Tibetan political leader ...









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Friday 19 December 2014

In Eliot Pattison's moving 'Soul of the Fire,' a mystery in Tibet - Los Angeles Times








Los Angeles Times



In Eliot Pattison's moving 'Soul of the Fire,' a mystery in Tibet

Los Angeles Times

Such was the case for Tibet, which had been mostly overlooked until Eliot Pattison's 1999 "Skull Mantra" inaugurated a fascinating series set in a territory chafing under Chinese control, as seen through the eyes of Shan Tao Yun, a former senior ...









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Thursday 18 December 2014

New city inaugurated in Tibet - Business Standard









New city inaugurated in Tibet

Business Standard

Located at an altitude of more than 3,800 metres, Xigaze is now the third prefecture-level city in Tibet after the regional capital Lhasa and Qamdo. With a population of 780,000, or one fourth of the total in Tibet, Xigaze was previously known as a ...









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Thar in Tibet – The road-venture of a lifetime - Hindu Business Line









Thar in Tibet – The road-venture of a lifetime

Hindu Business Line

In case you are thoroughly confused, well, it isn't every day that you drive into Tibet and chart a route through the most spectacular plateau, surrounded by some of the highest peaks in the greatest mountain range in the world. You need something that ...









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Wednesday 17 December 2014

Dalai Lama says China hardliners hold back Xi on Tibet autonomy - Yahoo News









Dalai Lama says China hardliners hold back Xi on Tibet autonomy

Yahoo News

Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of being a violent separatist, charges he denies, saying he only wants real autonomy for Tibet, a remote region ruled by the Communist Party since its troops marched in 1950. Representatives of the Nobel Peace laureate ...









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Chinese leader held back by hardliners over Tibet: Dalai Lama - Economic Times









Chinese leader held back by hardliners over Tibet: Dalai Lama

Economic Times

The Dalai Lama has previously expressed optimism about the current administration in Beijing, in what some see as a possible easing of tensions with China, which has accused him of seeking secession for Tibet. He has always retorted that he purely ...









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Chinese leader held back by hardliners over Tibet: Dalai Lama - Zee News









Chinese leader held back by hardliners over Tibet: Dalai Lama

Zee News

Describing Xi Jinping as a "realist", the Tibetan spiritual leader told France 24 television in an interview that the Chinese leader "appreciates Buddhists". "Some of his close friends also say he is more realistic thinking," he said in response to a ...









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Dalai Lama says China hardliners hold back President Xi on Tibet autonomy - AsiaOne








AsiaOne



Dalai Lama says China hardliners hold back President Xi on Tibet autonomy

AsiaOne

Hardliners in the Chinese government are holding back President Xi Jinping from granting genuine autonomy to Tibet, the Himalayan region's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, told a French broadcaster. Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of being a ...









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`China hardliners hold back Xi on Tibet autonomy' - Bangladesh News 24 hours








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`China hardliners hold back Xi on Tibet autonomy'

Bangladesh News 24 hours

Hardliners in the Chinese government are holding back President Xi Jinping from granting genuine autonomy to Tibet, the Himalayan region's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, told a French broadcaster.









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Newly discovered canyon poses questions for Tibet - Geographical









Newly discovered canyon poses questions for Tibet

Geographical

'When I first saw the data, I said, “Wow!” It was amazing to see that the river once cut quite deeply into the Tibetan Plateau because it does not today,' said Jean-Philippe Avouac, Earle C. Anthony professor of geology at Caltech. 'That was a big ...









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Tuesday 16 December 2014

Travel Movie Tuesday: 'Seven Years in Tibet' and Perception - Jaunted








Jaunted



Travel Movie Tuesday: 'Seven Years in Tibet' and Perception

Jaunted

From Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck falling in love in Rome to Julia Roberts circling the globe to find herself, film has played an important role in shaping both the golden years and current day of travel. Thus, we present our newest series, Travel ...









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Thursday 11 December 2014

Bringing Tibet Home review – earth moves in lumpen documentary - The Guardian









Bringing Tibet Home review – earth moves in lumpen documentary

The Guardian

This lumpen, conventional documentary charts how US-based Tenzing Rigdol, an ethnically Tibetan artist and poet born in Nepal to exiled parents, set out to create a massive installation piece in Dharamsala, India, made from 20,000kg of soil smuggled ...









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Bringing Tibet Home * - Little White Lies








Little White Lies



Bringing Tibet Home *

Little White Lies

Tibetan soil is the big score in this espionage-tinted documentary about a giant political art installation. Imagine an espionage thriller in which the criminal ringleader is an artist and his desired haul is 20,000 kilogrammes of soil. The soil in ...









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SFT Taiwan to hold Free Tibet writing contest to increase awareness - Tibet Post International








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SFT Taiwan to hold Free Tibet writing contest to increase awareness

Tibet Post International

Free-Tibet-Writing-Contest-2014 Dharamshala: - Announcing the first Free Tibet writing contest, the Tapei based SFT Taiwan said Tibet's independence has been a highly controversial issue internationally, yet frequent cases of self-immolation used to ...









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Tuesday 9 December 2014

Author of “The Struggle for Modern Tibet' dies at 85 - Phayul









Author of “The Struggle for Modern Tibet' dies at 85

Phayul

At age of 10, Tibetan government selected Tsering to join the Dalai Lama's ceremonial dance troupe (Gadrugba) in Lhasa against the will of his family. Despite being born to a peasant family, an illiterate Tsering was very keen to study and in 1954, he ...









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Monday 8 December 2014

Illegal collieries closed on Qinghai-Tibet plateau - Shanghai Daily (subscription)









Illegal collieries closed on Qinghai-Tibet plateau

Shanghai Daily (subscription)

8 (Xinhua) -- China has closed 200 illegal coal mines this year to protect the eco-system of the northwestern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. "On one hand, the safety of the miners was poorly protected in the illegal mines, and on the other hand the move ...









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Sunday 7 December 2014

Tibet/China: Folk singer sentenced to two and a half years in prison - Freemuse








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Tibet/China: Folk singer sentenced to two and a half years in prison

Freemuse

As Rigzin and Yarphel are two artists peacefully exercising their human right to freedom of expression and contributing to the cultural heritage of Tibet, there can be no legitimate grounds for such sentencing and fines,” said Tsering Tsomo, executive ...









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Thursday 4 December 2014

China Focus: Green drive heroes on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau - Shanghai Daily (subscription)









China Focus: Green drive heroes on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Shanghai Daily (subscription)

Tashi Sangye was sent to the Palyul Monastery's subsidiary temple in Jigzhi County at the age of 13 by his impoverished parents. Now as a Khenpo, a spiritual degree given in Tibetan Buddhism, he has achieved a high social status among local herdsmen.









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Wednesday 3 December 2014

Tibet to launch air quality index from 2015 - CCTV









Tibet to launch air quality index from 2015

CCTV

By the end of November, 18 automatic air monitoring stations were set up in 7 prefecture-level regions in Tibet. Their real-time data collection has been connected to the national environmental monitoring network, Jambai, head of the regional ...









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Tuesday 2 December 2014

'Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile': DOC NYC Review - Hollywood Reporter









'Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile': DOC NYC Review

Hollywood Reporter

There are beauty pageants of all stripes, but few are as memorably exotic as the one depicted in Norah Shapiro's documentary chronicling the decade-old competition featuring Tibetan exiles. Run by a colorfully shady impresario who deserves a film of ...









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A popular singer in Tibet jailed for four years for political songs - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



A popular singer in Tibet jailed for four years for political songs

Tibet Post International

'Kalsang Yarphel is 39 years old and was sentenced to four years in prison after taking part in concerts encouraging Tibetans speak their language and calling for unity among Tibetans in Tibet,' told Tibet Post International (TPI) on Sunday, citing ...









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China jails Tibet singer for political lyrics - The Asian Age









China jails Tibet singer for political lyrics

The Asian Age

China has sentenced a popular Tibetan singer to four years in prison for calling on Tibetans to unify and speak their language, reports said, highlighting tight cultural controls in the region. Kalsang Yarphel, 39, was convicted by a court in the south ...









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Monday 1 December 2014

Tibet core to Sino-Indian ties - The Japan Times









Tibet core to Sino-Indian ties

The Japan Times

Beijing says Tibet is a core issue for China. In truth, Tibet is the core issue in Beijing's relations with countries like India, Nepal and Bhutan that traditionally did not have a common border with China. These countries became China's neighbors ...









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