PRESS RELEASE The Task Force on Sino-Tibetan negotiations concluded its 26th session on September 7, 2013 after reviewing the developments in Tibet and China. It discussed the overall grave situation in Tibet, including the self-immolations. While the continuing repressive measures in the (...)
[msn.com] There aren’t many snow leopards left in Asia. Between 3,500 and 7,000 live high in the mountains there, with about 60 percent in China. Largely because their thick, warm fur is desired by humans and their organs are considered valuable in Chinese medicine, snow leopards have seen their (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamsala today for a four-country European tour of Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Germany from 9 – 19 September. He will give teaching and public talks on how to promote peace and happiness in the world. His Holiness will give a public talk (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetans and Tibetan supporters in North America will organise a massive rally in Washington, DC, on 7 October. The rally aims to call upon the US government to take concrete action to address the deteriorating situation in Tibet and help to start the dialogue process, (...)
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution, 1945-57. By Frank Dikotter. Bloomsbury; 400 pages; $30 and £25. [The Economist] A new history lays bare the violent heart of Mao’s revolution THE first years of the People’s Republic under Mao Zedong were a golden age, according to (...)
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MUMBAI: A week-long Mumbai leg of the solidarity with Tibet campaign led by a 4-member Tibetan Parliamentary delegation successfully concluded on 5 September, with political leaders, Bollywood filmmakers and actors assuring support for the issue of Tibet. The Tibetan parliamentary delegation (...)
[The Hindu] Mr. Antony assured the members that the government would continue to strengthen India’s capabilities in border areas “to protect our national interest.’’ Amid reports in a section of media which alleged that China has occupied Indian territory in the mountainous Ladakh region in Jammu (...)
vendredi 6 septembre 2013 par jamphel — Flash News
DHARAMSHALA: As a gesture of gratitude to the Indian people, the Tibetan community in Kumrao in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has stepped forward to help their neighbouring Indian villagers who are passing through a very difficult time. Kumrao is located some 380 kms from (...)
By James Liebold Policy Studies, No. 68 [eastwestcenter.org] Following significant interethnic violence beginning in 2008, Chinese intellectuals and policymakers are now engaged in unprecedented debate over the future direction of their country’s ethnic policies. This study attempts to gauge (...)