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'US has responsibility to stand up for Tibetan people's rights'
A member of the US Congress has pledged her support for efforts to address the plight of the Tibetan people, saying the United States has an obligation to stand up for human rights and the rule of law.
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The King and Us
WHEN I first told my son Ferran that the 17-year-old king of Tibet would be staying with our family for a week, he raised a 14-year-old eyebrow and said, “I hope he’s not expecting me to serve him.” My 17-year-old son, Alex, was more generous.
Tibetan parliament finally rejects Dalai’s proposal to retire
Finding itself in a catch-22 situation, the Tibetan–parliament–in exile, known as the Assembly of Tibetan Peoples Deputies (ATPD) on Friday passed a resolution with a voice vote, pleading Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama to reconsider his decision to devolve his political powers.
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Live Webcast: Jataka Tales
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a short teaching based on the "Jataka Tales" (Life Stories of the Buddha) from the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, India, on March 19th, 2011.
Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile must follow Dalai Lama's proposals: TYC TYC[Thursday, March 17, 2011 13:27]
An appeal letter to the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile from Tibetan Youth Congress. Today as His Holiness the Dalai Lama makes a very positive move in the development of Tibetan democracy and ensure the survival and sustainability of the Tibetan cause in the long run, we make this appeal to the members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile.
Tibetan Monk Dies After Self-Immolation
BEIJING — A young Tibetan monk who set himself on fire to protest Chinese rule in the vast Tibetan regions of western China died early on Thursday. It was the first time that a monk protesting against China had killed himself through self-immolation, according to historians of modern Tibet.
The Dalai Lama Will Retire
Yeshi Tsomo is 74-years-old. When asked about His Holiness the Dalai Lama's retirement from Tibetan politics her face melts into a pool of tears. This is the fundamental problem. Emotions of the Tibetan people, both in and outside Tibet, become so elevated on this issue that the possibility of any logical analysis and factual decision dies. We must, as Bob Dylan sang, “take the rag away from [y]our face/Now ain't the time for [y]our tears.”