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NEWS ABOUT: Tibetans in exile

Tibetans in exile stories: 16 news summaries

(Newser) - The Dalai Lama has told Tibetans his successor should not bear the burden of being both spiritual and political leader to their community, the Independent reports. "When we put the whole responsibility in the person of the Dalai Lama, it is dangerous," he said in a video address... More »

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democracy • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • Tibetans in exile • Tibetan monks

China, Dalai Lama Steel for Battle Over New Tibet Leader

Dalai Lama prepared to break with tradition in selection process

Jun 7, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the Dalai Lama nearing 74, Chinese officials and Tibetan spiritual leaders are steeling for the possibility of competing successors after his death. Historically, the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama has been found within Tibet, which has been controlled by China since 1951. Chinese officials insist on adhering to tradition,... More »

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China • Dalai Lama • Tibetans in exile • succession • Karmapa

Tibet Strategy 'Failed': Lama

Leader to meet 600 exiles on Monday; he may relinquish power
or take harder stance

Nov 15, 08 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Nearly five decades since the Dalai Lama fled Tibet, he and his followers are growing restless. Last month, the Lama announced that the “middle way” strategy he pursued for 30 years—an attempt to negotiate autonomy for Tibet rather than pure independence—had failed. “As far as I’... More »

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

 Dalai Lama's Advice
 Runs to Earthier Tones 

Exile's Indian headquarters draws seekers of celestial, and not-so-celestial, guidance

Jun 9, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Nepal Detains
 560 Tibetan Women 

Cracks down on 3 all-female protests against China

May 11, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

Dalai Lama
to China: Stop Smearing Me

But he calls new talks with Beijing 'respectful' and promising

May 9, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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

Ex-pats turn Himalayan town into counterculture zone

Apr 13, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 China Skewers House Speaker 

Media rips Pelosi, touts Olympics as triumph of 'good over evil'

Apr 13, 08 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 London Erupts
 in Torch Protests 

Activist grabs torch, 25 busted in street battles with cops

Apr 6, 08 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

India Tries to Placate Both China and Tibet

Home of exiled Dalai Lama plays delicate balancing act

Apr 2, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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 ... More »

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

Bush Urges China-Tibet Dialogue

Protesting monks disrupt tour of foreign journalists in Lhasa

Mar 26, 08 10:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 China Rips Dalai Lama for 
  Olympic 'Sabotage' 

Leader plotting to hold games 'hostage,' says Beijing

Mar 23, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,"... More »

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

 Official China Paper:
 'Crush' Tibet Protests 

McCain slams continuing crackdown

Mar 22, 08 8:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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China • Tibetan independence • Tibetans in exile

 India Crushes Tibetan March 

Police bust exiles trying to march back home

Mar 13, 08 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Tibetan Voices Grow Louder

Plight of Tibet is back in the spotlight

Mar 12, 08 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Tibetans Begin Trek Home to Protest China Policies

Thousands bid farewell to marchers as they leave Dharamsala

Mar 10, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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." ... More »

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

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