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US Censures China For Serious Human Rights Abuses in Tibet

Dharamshala: China's human rights record is on a "negative trend" with growing restrictions on freedom of speech and "severe repression" in the Tibet, Xinjiang and China, according to a US State Department annual report published Friday (8th April). The report also criticized China for its worsening human rights record and urged Beijing to release dozens of

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EP Calls on Nepal to Respect Human Rights of Exiled Tibetans

Dharamshala: - The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the government of Nepal to respect the democratic principles and human rights of the Tibetan refugee community living in the Himalayan region. On 7th April, in Brussels, the capital of Belgium,

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Prayer session organised by the Tibetan Community Section Glarus

On April 9th, 2011 around 40 Tibetans of the Tibetan community Glarus gathered in Linthal to commemorate the 49 day of death of Jigme Norbu, son of late Taktser Rinpoche.

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Monk Tortured over 2008 Tibet Protest Dies Monday 4 April 2011, 4:45 p.m.

DHARAMSHALA: A Tibetan monk who was severely beaten and tortured by the Chinese police for his role in the peaceful protest in Labrang Tashikyil in northeastern Tibet in 2008 succumbed to his injuries on 3 April.

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Centuries old Tradition of Non-violence is India's Real Strength

Dharamshala: - On April 2nd in the Indian capital New Delhi during his lecture on "Non-Violence and Spiritual Values of Secular India" in honour of former Indian President R. Venkataraman, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama urged the young Indians to "play a more active role in preserving their centuries old tradition of non-violence and propagating it to the outside world".

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Exile students fast in support of students' fast in Tibet

Dharamsala, April 4 - Students from various schools here sat on a ‘Fast for Freedom’ Sunday in solidarity with the Tibetan students of the Ngaba Prefecture Upper Middle School who have been reportedly sitting on fast since March 17 in protest against the Chinese government following a Tibetan monk’s self immolation and its handling by the Chinese police.

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A Difficult Road, a Book by Ven. Bagdro, Released by Choerig Kalon

DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Tsering Phuntsok, of the Department of Religion and Culture, today launched Ven Bagdro's eighth book named A Difficult Road.

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