Tibetan government-in-exile launches cable network
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Tibetan government-in-exile Wednesday launched a cable network in this town to highlight its policies among the exiled community.
The Tibetan government in exile
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Eight Nobel laureates support Tibetan cause
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
New Delhi - Eight Nobel peace laureates Tuesday expressed support to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama for his non-violent struggle for meaningful autonomy, according to a statement posted on the Tibetan government-in-exile's website. The sta...
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Dalai Lama to tour Indian region despite China's ire
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
DHARMSALA, India | The Dalai Lama is going ahead with a scheduled visit to India’s remote northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh next month, ignoring protests by China, which claims the region as its territory, a spokesman said Thursday. The Tibetan spiritual leader will visit the Tawang Buddhist monastery in the state bordering China on Nov. 8, said Phuptel Samphel, a spokesman of the Tibetan...
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Dalai Lama on hold
Quicksilber (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
This is a consequence of having a weak U.S. president and a massive Chinese-held debt: Still jet-setting at 74, the Dalai Lama has been in Washington this week to receive an award in Congress and attend a conference on meditation. But, for the first time since 1991, the Tibetan religious leader’s visit to the US capital has not included a trip to the White House. Barack Obama, US president, is...
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Tibet: Obama ducks Dalai Lama to avoid upsetting China
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
By B.RAMANSee also: www.southasiaanalysis.orgValerie Jarrett, (photo) a senior adviser and assistant to US President Barack Obama, accompanied by Maria Otero, the Undersecretary for Democracy and Global Affairs in the US State Department, visited Dharamshala on September 14,2009, and met His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Samdhong Rinpoche, the Prime Minister of the Tibetan-Government-in-exile.2.
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China Has No command To Stop Dalai Lama’s Visit to Arunachal
web hosting company (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Asserting that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India, the Tibetan government-in-exile on Tuesday said China’s objection to the Dalai Lama’s planned visit to the state was like stopping a person “going from one room to another in one’s own house”. Speaking to visiting mediapersons, Tibetan prime-minister-in exile Samdhong Rinpoche accused the Western powers [...]...
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Obama should meet Chinese president first: Tibetan leader
India eNews (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
US President Barack Obama must meet Chinese President Hu Jintao first and then the Dalai Lama as cordial relations between the two countries are very important, said the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile here.
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An official US delegation meets with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
Dharamshala- On Sunday exiled Tibetans carried both Tibetan and US flags as they lined up to welcome a US official delegation led by Valerie Jarret, a senior official from US President Barack Obama's administration, met Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The delegation also held talks with the Prime Minister of the Tibetan government in exile and visited various Tibetan institutions,...
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Rinpoche: China objection to Dalai Lama visit unjustified
Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
Shimla: The Tibetan government-in-exile on Saturday described China’s objection to Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh in November as “unjustified.” “Arunchal Pradesh and its Tawang region is ...
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Dalai Lama’s trip to ’so-called Arunachal’ upsets China
Bulletin.India (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
The Dalai Lama intends to travel to Arunachal in the middle of November, which the Tibetan government-in-exile says has nothing to do with politics.
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Dalai Lama's trip to 'so-called Arunachal' upsets China
rediff News (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
The Dalai Lama intends to travel to Arunachal in the middle of November, which the Tibetan government-in-exile says has nothing to do with politics.
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Taiwan's Government Approves Visit From Dalai Lama, Risking China's Anger
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan said Thursday it has agreed to let the Dalai Lama visit the island to comfort survivors of a devastating typhoon, a decision that could anger China. Beijing considers the Buddhist spiritual leader a "splittist" for promoting autonomy in the Chinese region of Tibet. Allowing him to visit Taiwan could undermine the rapidly improving relations between Beijing and...
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French Senators to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
Dharamshala: According to Tibetan official media, a five-member delegation of the French Senate will be meeting Tibet's political and spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama when they arrive at the Tibetan government-in-exile capital of Dharamsala on 30 August.
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Tibetans urge UN to seek release of filmmaker in China
India eNews (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
The Tibetan government-in-exile, based in this north Indian hill station, Saturday appealed to UN rights chief Navanethem Pillay to facilitate the release of Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen who was arrested in China in March 2008.
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What I'm Reading - Late July, 2009
Progressive Alaska (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
I give summer school finals this evening at UAA's Eagle River campus. Then it is off to Washington, Oregon and California for a few days. Mom's 91st birthday celebration is this coming weekend. I'll try to post some entries about the travels and on any notable Alaska events. Here are some of the books I'm now reading: A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright. This was recommended to me by somebody...