Dharamshala: An ‘Early Day Motion’ tabled in the British Parliament Monday condemned the Chinese government for recent executions of two Tibetans for their alleged involvement in the protests in Tibet’s Lhasa last year.
The motion forwarded by Harry Cohen, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet, with cross party support, called on the foreign […]

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama (C) arrives at the Royal Park Hotel, Tokyo flanked by Lhakpa Tsokho
 (R) and Makino Seisyu (L)/Photos by Tenzin Choejor

Tokyo, Japan: His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Japan this afternoon for a nine-day visit at the invitation of Shikoku Buddhist Association and Okinawa Mahabodhi Association.
His Holiness was received at Tokyo’s […]

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By Sherab Woeser

His Holiness the Dalai Lama (C) arrives at the Royal Park Hotel, Tokyo flanked by Lhakpa Tsokho (R) and Makino Seisyu (L). The Tibetan leader will be in Japan till November 7. Photo:Tenzin Choejor
Tokyo, October 30: The exiled Tibetan leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, arrived in Japan this afternoon for a nine-day […]

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BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday condemned China’s execution of two Tibetans, voicing concerns over how their trials were conducted.
“The European Union condemns the recent executions of two Tibetans, Mr Lobsang Gyaltsen and Mr Loyak,” the Swedish EU presidency said in a statement on behalf of the 27-nation bloc.
“The EU respects China?s right to […]

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by Chime Tenzing
Dharamsala, October 30 - The Australian Prime Minister Mr. Kevin Rudd is facing renewed pressure from the Australia Tibet Council to meet the Dalai Lama and get tough on Tibet’s issue.This comes shortly after Rudd’s upcoming meeting with Li Keqiang, the man tipped to be China’s next premier. In a statement issued on […]

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Shimla, October 29 - At a time when India is visibly disturbed by China’s vehement territorial claim over Arunachal Pradesh a group of Tibetan scholars converged in the hills of Shimla from different parts of India to discuss independence of Tibet. Lukar Jam, an independent research scholar, called this meeting creating a unique platform […]

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Dharamsala, Oct 28: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu on Wednesday said the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be accorded the honour of ’state guest’ during his week-long tour beginning November 8.
Khandu reportedly said the Dalai Lama will be given all protocol, including a tight security cover, when he arrives.
“He will […]

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Two Tibetans have been executed for their role in deadly ethnic unrest that rocked the region in March of last year
 
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BEIJING — China has hit back at European Union criticism of the execution of two Tibetans over unrest in the Himalayan region last year and warned Europe not to interfere in […]

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By ANDREW JACOBS
Published: October 30, 2009
CHONGQING, China — A self-taught filmmaker who spent five months interviewing Tibetans about their hopes and frustrations living under Chinese rule is facing charges of state subversion after the footage was smuggled abroad and distributed on the Internet and at film festivals around the world.

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By Stuart Biggs

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, said his planned visit to Buddhist monasteries on the India-China border next month is solely for teaching and shouldn’t anger China’s government.
The Dalai Lama will visit the town of Tawang in a disputed border region of Arunachal Pradesh state next month. The […]

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