Dharamshala: A two-day general meeting of officials of the Central Tibetan Administration is being convened to define a clear vision and approach for the coming 50 years to realise the fundamental goal of Tibetan struggle.
The Committee for the commemoration of 50 years in exile under the supervision of the Kashag is organising the meeting at […]

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From Associated Press reports

Posted: 02/27/2010 05:24:24 PM PST

Updated: 02/27/2010 07:00:09 PM PST

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Like an aging quasi-rock star who can’t help repeatedly playing that one hit that made him famous all those years ago, A. Tom Grunfeld always manages to revert to his perceived trump card on the issue of Tibet — the fact that he knows a deep dark secret about Tibetan society that if revealed to […]

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Saturday, February 27 2010 @ 02:38 pm UTC

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is being greeted by Speaker Penpa Tsering and Kalon Tripa Samdhong
Rinpoche at the airport near Dharamsala, on 27 February 2010/Office of His Holiness

Dharamshala: Hundreds of Tibetans and well-wishers accorded warm welcome to His Holiness the Dalai Lama upon his return to Dharamsala Saturday […]

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By Nikki Robert - In addition to meeting with President Barack Obama when he was in town, the Dalai Lama received an award for promoting democracy, and told a few self-deprecating jokes to an audience that included actor Richard Gere.

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Dharamsala, Feb 27(ANI): Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, returned to Dharamsala on Saturday after his visit to the United States, where he met President Barack Obama.

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Dalai Lama met Obama, at the White House on February 18, drawing an angry reaction from China and risking further damage to strained Sino-U.S. ties.
Raising issues […]

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Dharamsala, Feb 27: A two-day closed-door general meeting of officials of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) concluded here today.
The meeting, according to a report on the official website of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, was convened to “define a clear vision and approach for the coming 50 years to realise the fundamental goal of Tibetan struggle”.
The Committee […]

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(TibetanReview.net, Feb28, 2010) Three Tibetans have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from 16 years to suspended death sentence by the intermediate people’s Court of Nyarong (Chinese: Xinlong) County on Nov 17’09, said Dharamsala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy Feb 24. They were charged with “inciting separatism” and “disturbing social order”. Their families […]

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Though it may seem counterintuitive, Beijing’s harsh rule has helped unite Tibetans while exposing more Chinese to the allure of Tibet’s unique religion and cultureBy Ben Blanchard
REUTERS, TONGREN, CHINA
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Tibet’s troubled politics may have grabbed headlines for decades, but the relationship between Tibetans and the dominant Han Chinese […]

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The non-negotiations between Dharamsala and Beijing-II
Tibetans lack political backing and China is unbending
By Madhuri Santanam Sondhi
The Tibetans, unlike the Arab-backed Palestinians, could not mobilise international support or conduct protracted guerrilla or terrorist warfare, even had they wanted to.
IT is pertinent to ask therefore, what purpose is served by these ‘negotiations that never were’ and […]

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