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China changes Nepal ambassador after Tibet fiasco

November 23rd, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Nov 23 (IANS) China has replaced its envoy to Nepal, Zheng Xianglin, apparently over his failure to effectively block anti-China protests here that lasted almost five months ahead of the Olympics.Zheng, ...

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Dalai Lama calls special meeting to discuss Tibet

September 13th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Dharamsala, Sept 13 (ANI): The Dalai Lama has called a special meeting of Tibetan exiles in November or December to discuss political unrest in Tibet this year and the future of ...

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After Prachanda, Koirala’s party heads for China

August 29th, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Aug 29 (IANS) Even before the furore over Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda's visit to China could die down, now leaders from former premier Girija Prasad Koirala's Nepali Congress ...

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Prachanda begins power stint with China trip

August 18th, 2008 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Aug 18 (IANS) Nepal's new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda will make his first visit abroad with a trip to Beijing this week to attend the closing ...

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Nepal detains 500 demonstrating Tibetan exiles

August 14th, 2008 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Kathmandu, Aug 14 (DPA) Police in Nepal Thursday broke up anti-China demonstrations by Tibetan exiles near the Chinese embassy and detained over 500 demonstrators. More than 800 Tibetans gathered in small groups ...

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Tibetans detained for trying to storm Chinese embassy

August 8th, 2008 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Around 100 Tibetan activists protesting against the Beijing Olympics were detained Friday evening when they tried to storm the Chinese embassy here, the police said. The activists, ...

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Nepal detains 600 Tibetan protesters

August 8th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Kathmandu, Aug 8 (DPA) Nepalese police Friday detained nearly 600 Tibetan exiles participating in anti-China protests in the Nepali capital on the day the Beijing Olympic Games open. Small groups of Tibetans ...

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Nearly 2,000 Tibetans protest in Nepal

August 7th, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Kathmandu, Aug 7 (DPA) An estimated 2,000 Tibetan exiles demonstrated in the Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday, a day ahead of the official start of the Olympic Games in Beijing. The demonstration was ...

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Beijing’’s ”Bird’’s Nest” Olympic stadium comes on Puri sands

August 7th, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Puri/New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): Popular sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has made a sand sculpture of a Beijing Olympics stadium in Puri, Orissa. As the world braces up for the Olympics to ...

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Tibetan exiles to continue anti-China protests ahead of Beijing Olympics

August 6th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Dharamsala, Aug 6 (ANI): Tibetan exiles-living-in Dharamsala are to intensify their anti-China protests to draw international attention to the Tibetans ''freedom struggle'' as the Beijing Olympics just round the corner. They said ...

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Nepal Maoists blame Dalai Lama for brainwashing children

August 2nd, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, August 2 (ANI): Nepals Maoists have accused Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, of brainwashing children after luring them away from Nepal in the name of educating them. The Maoist mouthpiece ...

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Nepal Maoists accuse Dalai Lama of brainwashing children

August 2nd, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Aug 2 (IANS) Nepal's Maoists have accused Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama of brainwashing children as young as seven years after luring them away from Nepal in ...

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Over 8,000 Tibetans arrested in Nepal in four months: report

July 24th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, July 24 (IANS) Over 8,000 Tibetans were arbitrarily arrested by Nepal's security forces at Beijing's insistence in just four months since March to stifle anti-China protests in the Himalayan nation, an ...

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Nepal Police detain 100 Tibetan separatists in Kathmandu after anti-China rally

July 19th, 2008 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, July 19 (ANI): Nepali Police have detained about 100 Tibetan separatists who were involved in anti-China activities in Kathmandu. The separatists were apprehended after they tried to throng the Chinese Embassy''s ...

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Tibetans-in-exile celebarate Dalai Lama’s birthday

July 6th, 2008 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Dharamsala, July 6 (IANS) Tibetans-in-exile celebrated the 73rd birthday of their spiritual leader Dalai Lama here Sunday. People from different walks of life offered prayers for his long life at the official ...

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Films, photos, art to mark World Tibet Day Sunday

July 4th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Dance, drama, films, fiery speeches and photo and art exhibitions - the capital will experience all this and more on Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's birthday ...

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China wants curbs on open India-Nepal border: report

June 29th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, June 29 (IANS) Nepal's giant northern neighbour China is concerned about India's policy regarding the Himalayan nation and wants the open India-Nepal border to be controlled, a report ...

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Defiant Tibetans start freedom march to China from Nepal

June 26th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, June 26 (IANS) Defying the possibility of imprisonment or even death, over three dozen Tibetan monks and nuns have begun a secret "freedom march" to Tibet from Nepal to ...

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Exiled Tibetans use internet as weapon against China

June 23rd, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS -
By Jaideep Sarin Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), June 23 (IANS) They might not have the guns and the numbers to match the might of the world's biggest army in China, but determined Tibetans living ...

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Beware of China, rights group warns Nepal

Beware of China, rights group warns Nepal

June 20th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, June 20 (IANS) As Nepal began its harshest ever crackdown on Tibetan refugees, arresting three leaders of the community and starting a hunt for nine more, a Tibet rights ...

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Pro-China feelings in Hong Kong hit new peak before Beijing Olympics

June 18th, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Hong Kong, June 18 (DPA) Patriotism towards China has hit a new peak in Hong Kong ahead of the Beijing Olympics with nearly four in every 10 people considering themselves Chinese rather ...

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Famine in Nepal after China closes Tibet border

June 14th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, June 14 (IANS) The northern tip of Nepal adjoining Tibet is facing a famine after China closed its border in a bid to crush protests by pro-Tibet activists. Nepal's ...

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Police arrest 450 Tibetan protestors in Nepal

June 8th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Kathmandu, June 8 (Xinhua) Nepal's police Saturday detained more than 450 Tibetan protestors who have resumed anti-China demonstrations in the capital. "At least 450 Tibetans were held while heading toward the Chinese ...

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China patriotism soars in Hong Kong ahead of Olympics

May 26th, 2008 - 9:23 am ICT by admin -
DPA Hong Kong, May 26 (DPA) Pro-China sentiment in Hong Kong has risen sharply ahead of the Beijing Olympics, with 55 percent of people in the territory considering themselves Chinese compared to 28 ...

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China patriotism soars in Hong Kong ahead of Olympics

May 26th, 2008 - 9:17 am ICT by admin -
DPA Hong Kong, May 26 (DPA) Pro-China sentiment in Hong Kong has risen sharply ahead of the Beijing Olympics, with 55 percent of people in the territory considering themselves Chinese compared to 28 ...

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Tibetan Government-in-exile halts anti-China protests

May 21st, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by admin -
Dharamsala, May 21 (ANI): Nine days after an earthquake hit China s Sichuan Province , claiming 40,000 lives, the Tibetan Government-in-Exile brought a temporary halt to their anti-China protests to express ...

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Pranab Mukherjee visits Russia to enhance strategic ties

May 15th, 2008 - 12:02 pm ICT by admin -
By Naveen Kapoor Yekaterinburg (Russia), May 15 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee reached the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on Wednesday to attend a trilateral meeting of Foreign Ministers of India, ...

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China flags Dalai Lama Olympic invite

May 12th, 2008 - 7:51 pm ICT by admin -
Melbourne, May 12 (ANI): A senior Chinese official has asked whether Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama would agree to attend the Beijing Olympics to ease recent tensions. The Australian quoted ...

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‘Chinese lawyers rapped for helping Tibetans’

May 12th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by admin -
Dharamsala, May 12 (IANS) Lawyers who recently agreed to defend Tibetans involved in anti-China protests in Tibet have been threatened by the Chinese government, the Tibetan government-in-exile said here Monday. "The 21 ...

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More than 550 Tibetans arrested in Nepal (Lead)

May 11th, 2008 - 11:02 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Kathmandu, May 11 (DPA) The Nepali police Sunday arrested more than 550 Tibetan demonstrators, most of them women, during anti-China protests in the capital Kathmandu. The demonstrators, including Tibetan nuns, were arrested ...

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