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EU High Representative Lady Ashton expresses concern on Kirti Monastery situation
BRUSSELS: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy, Lady Ashton, has expressed concern over the situation at Kirti Monastery in Ngaba region of Tibet in her letter to MEP Provera who had called on her last month urging to promptly condemn the crackdown in order to prevent further human rights violations in Tibet.
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EU President Urges China to Uphold Human Rights
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy on Tuesday urged China to bolster its international image by upholding human rights and the rule of law.
Panel condemns Chinese crackdown on Kirti Monastery
NEW DELHI: A panel of distinguished speakers today criticised the series of severe crackdowns initiated by the Chinese authorities on Kirti Monastery in Ngaba area of northeastern Tibet as an attempt to change and neutralise Tibet’s distinctive religious and cultural character.
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Prayer service in honour of Panchen Rinpoche
On 17th May 2011, the Women’s Association in Switzerland organized a special prayer service at the monastery of Rikon for the well-being of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun choekyi Nyima and his family.
Kalon Tripa Visits Three Tibetan Hunger Strikers
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Tripa Prof Samdhong Rinpoche on Sunday met with three Tibetans who are on an indefinite fast in Delhi to demand the Chinese government to stop repression in Ngaba region in northeastern Tibet's Amdo Province.
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More Tibetans arrested in Ngaba
Losang Khedrup, a 39 year-old monk of Kirti monastery was arrested on 6 May without any valid reason and his whereabouts remain unknown, said monks of Kirti Monastery in exile.
His Holiness' envoy urges EU's Van Rompuy to speak out on Tibet
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen has urged the EU Council head Mr Herman Van Rompuy to speak out on the repression in Tibet during his visit to China.
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