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Self-immolation against our philosophy, says Sikyong Sangay
Dharamshala :: India | 27 days ago
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The democratically elected head of the Tibetan people Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay has said that the exile Tibetan administration discourages self-immolations, calling the act as going against our philosophy. Sikyong Sangay was speaking to an Indian
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US Senate committee approves provision for 5000 visas to Tibetans in immigration bill
Dharamshala :: India | 29 days ago
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A Senate committee of the United States on Monday approved a provision of granting 5,000 visas to Tibetan refugees to enter the US over a three-year period. The Senate Judiciary Committee added the Tibet provision with a voice vote while debating the
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German Parliamentary Committee expresses ‘deep alarm' over Tibet self-immolations
Dharamshala :: India | 1 month ago
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The Human Rights Committee of the German parliament, the Bundestag, passed a joint declaration expressing deep alarm over the continuing wave of self-immolations in Tibet and urging the German government to work for the improvement of the situation
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Severe repression in Tibet says US Human Rights Report
Dharamshala :: India | 1 month ago
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US Department of State has released a Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012 in which says the China's respect for and protection of human rights in Tibet "deteriorated markedly". "The [Chinese] government engaged in the severe repression
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Tibetan PM in Switzerland
Dharamshala :: India | 1 month ago
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The democratically-elected Tibetan political leader Dr Lobsang Sangay yesterday spoke at the Conference of the presidents of Tibetan communities organized by Geneva based Tibet Bureau in Boldern, Switzerland. The conference was also attended by over
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French Senate meets Tibetan PM
Dharamshala :: India | 2 months ago
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The Parliamentary Tibet support group in the upper house of French parliament at the Senate received Dr Lobsang Sangay, the prime minister of exile Tibet, during his visit to the country on 17 April. The Group for Information on Tibet has released a
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Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform for the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala :: India | 2 months ago
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The popular American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers are to perform for the Tibetan Nobel Laureate, the Dalai Lama, at his annual environment summit in Portland. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will take part in an environmental summit on Universal
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China sentences eight Tibetan student
Dharamshala :: India | 2 months ago
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The Chabcha County People's Court has sentenced eight Tibetan students up to four years in prison for carrying out major protests against the Chinese government in November 2012 at Chabcha region of Tsolho, Eastern Tibet...The sentence was handed
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Released Prisoners in Poor Health
Dharamshala :: India | 2 months ago
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The Chinese authorities have released several Tibetans who are reported to be in poor health after five years in jail. Two Tibetan monks Lobsang Ngodup, 34, and Soepa, 35, were released after completion of their five-year term in Chushul Prison on
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Tibetan PM writes to Secretary Kerry
Dharamshala :: India | 2 months ago
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The Prime Minister of the exile Tibetan administration, Dr Lobsang Sangay, wrote to the US Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to raise Tibet issue and the current crisis in Tibet during his first visit to China. "China has neither employed the
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