Help return Dalai Lama to Potala Palace, urges Lobsang Sangay
April 27th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 27 (IANS) The newly-elected Tibetan prime minister-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, Wednesday urged "every Tibetan and friends of Tibet" to join him in their "common cause to alleviate the suffering ... Read more...
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Exiled Tibetans get a young PM in Lobsang Sangay (Night Lead)
April 27th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 27 (IANS) US-based Lobsang Sangay, who considers India his second home after Tibet, was Wednesday elected the new Kalon Tripa, or the Tibetan prime minister-in-exile. The 43-year-old represents ... Read more...
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Lobsang Sangay elected new Tibetan PM-in-exile
April 27th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 27 (IANS) US-based Lobsang Sangay, a 42-year-old who considers India his second home after Tibet, was Wednesday elected the new Kalon Tripa, or the Tibetan prime minister-in-exile.
Sangay, a ... Read more...
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New Delhi shooting won’t stop Taiwanese from visiting India
September 20th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Sep 20 (DPA) Taiwan media gave wide coverage Monday to the incident in New Delhi in which two members of a Taiwanese film crew were shot, but some people said the ... Read more...
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Furore over Tibetan flag during Dalai Lama’s visit to New Zealand
December 5th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Dec 5(ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's visit to New Zealand has created ripples as a controversy has risen over the Tibetan flag flying briefly on poles outside Auckland's Langham Hotel. ... Read more...
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Tibetans protest after NZ Post covers up stamps
October 24th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland (New Zealand), Oct.24 (ANI): An Auckland Tibetan group plans to file a complaint against New Zealand Post because stamps on its mail depicting the Tibetan flag are being pasted over with ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama urges China to adopt democracy
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Sep 3 (DPA) The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, called Thursday on China to introduce democracy to avoid a collapse like that of the Soviet Union.
The Dalai Lama, invited ... Read more...
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Tibetans rally across Canada, lobby with MPs (With Images)
March 11th, 2009 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 11 (IANS) Thousands of Tibetans took out rallies in various cities across Canada Tuesday to denounce 50 years of Chinese rule over Tibet.
In the capital Ottawa, Tibetan leaders from various ... Read more...
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Exiled Tibetans to demand human rights for Chinese-occupied Tibet
December 10th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.10 (ANI): Exiled Tibetans will assemble at Jantar Mantar this afternoon to demand protection of human rights of people living in Chinese-occupied Tibet.
Tibet Support groups will stage a demonstration ... Read more...
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Taiwanese, Tibetans urge China to hold ‘human rights Olympics’
August 8th, 2008 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
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Taipei, Aug 7 (DPA) More than 200 Taiwanese, Tibetans and Chinese dissidents held a rally here on the eve of the opening of the Beijing Olympics to demand China hold a "human ... Read more...
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Fasting Tibetan leader hospitalised (Lead)
August 7th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 7 (IANS) A Tibetan leader, who was on fast after his arrest Monday, was hospitalised in Mandi town of Himachal Pradesh as his health deteriorated, a police official said Thursday. ... Read more...
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Tibetan leader on fast hospitalised
August 7th, 2008 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 7 (IANS) A Tibetan leader, who was on fast after his arrest Monday for not possessing proper travel documents, was hospitalised in Mandi town of Himachal Pradesh as his health ... Read more...
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Himachal police step up vigil in Tibetan areas
August 6th, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 6 (IANS) With just two days to go for the Beijing Olympics, the police here have stepped up vigil in areas where Tibetans-in-exile reside in Himachal Pradesh, a senior police ... Read more...
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Lhasa uprising eyewitness recounts nightmare
July 30th, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) "The police fired at the protesters, killing scores of innocent people. Trucks followed the army and the police, carrying away the bodies to destroy any evidence of ... Read more...
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Kerala expresses solidarity with Beijing Olympics
April 17th, 2008 - 9:50 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, April 17 (IANS) The Kerala government expressed its solidarity with the Beijing Olympics Thursday by holding a state-wide gathering of eminent sports personalities here while a small group of people under ... Read more...
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Czech PM not to attend Olympics opening ceremony
April 16th, 2008 - 8:22 pm ICT by admin
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Prague, April 16 (DPA) Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek has said he will not attend the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing, press reports said Wednesday. "I will not go to Beijing. ... Read more...
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Young Tibetans start ‘bald movement’ against China
March 30th, 2008 - 9:58 am ICT by admin
By Jaideep SarinDharamsala, March 30 (IANS) They are young and born outside their motherland Tibet. But many of them are now shaving their heads as a unique means of protest against China's ... Read more...
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Tibetans in Chennai hold candlelight rally
March 16th, 2008 - 12:38 am ICT by admin
Chennai, March 15 (IANS) About 200 Tibetan students, studying in various Chennai colleges, took out a candlelight rally Saturday night, protesting the Chinese action against fellow Tibetans in Lhasa. The students took ... Read more...
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