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  • June 2008

    • Dalai Lama's Advice Runs to Earthier Tones

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 9, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Dalai Lama's Advice Runs to Earthier Tones

      Driven by questions both spiritual and secular, more Westerners are heading to the Dalai Lama's headquarters-in-exile, the Wall Street Journal reports. Humble despite being proclaimed a “God-King,” Tibet's spiritual leader has sought “opportunities to be interactive” in the Indian town of Dharmsala—seeing a wide variety of visitors and dispensing wisdom on career choices and broken relationships … as well as religion. More »

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      India  • Dalai Lama  • Buddhist monks  • relationship  • Tibetans in exile  • Buddhism  • Dharamsala  • Tibetan monks

  • May 2008

    • Nepal Detains 560 Tibetan Women

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 11, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      Nepal Detains 560 Tibetan Women

      Nepalese authorities today arrested 560 Tibetan women, including Buddhist nuns, for protesting China's actions in three all-female rallies across Kathmandu. They marked the first protests of their kind, and the largest round-up since China's crackdown in the region in March; the prisoners will be freed later. Nepal, home to 20,000 Tibetan exiles since the crackdown, bars pro-Tibet agitation. More »

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      Tibet  • protests  • Nepal  • Tibetans in exile  • Tibetan protesters  • Kathmandu  • Buddhist nuns

    • Dalai Lama to China: Stop Smearing Me

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  May 9, 08 1:12 PM CDT

      Dalai Lama to China: Stop Smearing Me

      If Chinese leaders truly believe the Dalai Lama was behind the Lhasa riots, “then they should go to Oslo and see to it that I am stripped of my Nobel Peace Prize,” the spiritual leader tells Der Spiegel. The Tibetan leader is tired of China’s accusations, and he says they should come forward with evidence if they have it. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Lhasa  • Tibetans in exile

  • April 2008

    • Dalai Lama's Home-in-Exile Is Hippie Haven

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Apr 13, 08 8:30 AM CDT

      Dalai Lama's Home-in-Exile Is Hippie Haven

      Western ex-patriots have turned the Dalai Lama's home-in-exile into a hippie hotspot, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Himalayan town of Dharamsala, population 20,000, has become a center for for espresso-sipping yoga-lovers and web-surfing monks. Many more come in search of wisdom, but the town is not without its “charlatans,” says one settler. More »

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      Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetans in exile  • Dharamsala  • hippies

    • China Skewers House Speaker

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 13, 08 5:50 AM CDT

      China Skewers House Speaker

      Chinese state-sponsored media today blasted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her stance supporting Tibet.  Belligerent  editorials from the official Xinhua news agency ripped Pelosi as "the most disgusting person" and a "protector of mobsters, arsonists and murderers." Pelosi has urged President Bush to boycott the opening ceremony of the upcoming Olympic games to protest China's human rights abuses. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Nancy Pelosi  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Tibetans in exile  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

    • London Erupts in Torch Protests

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 6, 08 7:55 AM CDT

      London Erupts in Torch Protests

      Despite massive security, London erupted today in a series of protests along the route of the Olympic flame relay, and a "free Tibet" protester managed to grab the torch before police wrestled him to the ground, reports the Guardian . At least 25 protesters were busted as scores of police grappled with activists demonstrating against China's human rights abuses. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Burma  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Tibetan independence  • Tibetans in exile

    • India Tries to Placate Both China and Tibet

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 2, 08 7:48 AM CDT

      India Tries to Placate Both China and Tibet

      India enjoys a trade relationship with China, its fellow powerhouse economy, that experts value at around $40 billion this year. But it also hosts the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan government in exile, and about 100,000 Tibetans who live in the country. As tensions in Tibet continue, writes the Washington Post, India is treading a narrow path to please both sides. More »

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      China  • India  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetans in exile

  • March 2008

    • Bush Urges China-Tibet Dialogue

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 26, 08 10:15 PM CDT

      Bush Urges China-Tibet Dialogue

      President Bush called Chinese President Hu Jintao today and urged Beijing to begin talks with the Dalai Lama, the BBC reports. Bush also pressed for greater access to Tibet for journalists and diplomats, the White House said. China today allowed a small group of foreign reporters into Lhasa for the first time since protests began, but Tibetan monks  disrupted their tour of a temple with chants of "Tibet is not free," the AP notes. More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • United States  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • riots  • Hu Jintao  • Lhasa  • Tibetans in exile

    • China Rips Dalai Lama for Olympic 'Sabotage'

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 23, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      China Rips Dalai Lama for Olympic 'Sabotage'

      Beijing is charging that the Dalai Lama incited recent protests in Tibet as part of a "terror" plot to ruin the Olympic games, Reuters reports. "The Dalai Lama is scheming to take the Beijing Olympics hostage to force the Chinese government to make concessions to Tibet independence," writes China's official newspaper. The Dalai Lama has condemned the violence. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • protests  • Dalai Lama  • Taiwan  • Tibetans in exile  • political demonstrations  • Ma Ying-jeou

    • Official China Paper: 'Crush' Tibet Protests

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 22, 08 8:27 AM CDT

      Official China Paper: 'Crush' Tibet Protests

      The newspaper of China’s ruling party has called for a move to “resolutely crush” Tibet’s protests against the government, the AP reports. “We must see through the secessionist forces' evil intentions” and maintain “social stability,” said the People’s Daily . Meanwhile, Beijing has asked people to turn in the “most wanted” protesters. The calls to action continue a government crackdown on Tibetan protests which turned to riots. More »

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      China  • Tibetan independence  • Tibetans in exile

    • India Crushes Tibetan March

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 13, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      India Crushes Tibetan March

      Indian police stopped a group of Tibetan exiles marching back to their homeland after just 30 miles, reports the BBC. The activists set off Monday from Dharamsala, the seat of the exiled Tibetan government, heading for the Chinese border on the 49th anniversary of a failed Tibetan coup to throw off Chinese rule. "Indian police blocked the march and forcibly removed all marchers from the road," said one protester. More than 100 arrests were made. More »

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      China  • India  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetans in exile

    • Tibetan Voices Grow Louder

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Mar 12, 08 8:25 AM CDT

      Tibetan Voices Grow Louder

      Nearly a half-century after China brutally crushed Tibetan opposition and sent the Dalai Lama into exile, calls for China to give Tibet more freedom are stronger than they have been in decades. While Beijing remains unwilling to budge, activists plan to use China's time in the Olympic spotlight to show that the world hasn't forgotten about Tibet. The Independent takes a look. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • human rights  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetans in exile

    • Tibetans Begin Trek Home to Protest China Policies

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 10, 08 3:30 AM CDT

      Tibetans Begin Trek Home to Protest China Policies

      Cheering thousands bid farewell to more than 100 Tibetan exiles as they began a trek today from India back to their homeland to protest China's rule over Tibet.  "Everybody is pumped up," said one marcher. "Many people were in tears as they said goodbye."  Organizers hope to capitalize on increased international scrutiny of China in advance of the Beijing Olympics in the latest push for Tibetan independence.  More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Tibetans in exile  • Tibetans  • Dharamsala

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