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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

  • April 2008

    • China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 30, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials

      A Chinese court sentenced 30 people yesterday, including six monks, for taking part in the March protest riots in Tibet, the New York Times reports. The sentences ranged from three years to life in prison. Human Rights Watch watch said the trials were secret and defendants weren’t allowed representation, calling them “political punishment masquerading as a legal process.” More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Human Rights Watch  • riot  • Tibetan monks

    • Chinese Police Kill 8 Protesters

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Apr 4, 08 5:29 PM CDT

      Chinese Police Kill 8 Protesters

      Chinese police killed eight protesters and wounded dozens more overnight in Sichuan province when they opened fire on a demonstration led by Tibetan monks, the Times of London reports. The altercation started when police searched a Tibetan monastery, confiscating phones and images of the Dalai Lama. After arresting two, the police demanded all in the monastery denounce the Tibetan spiritual leader. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Olympic protests  • political demonstrations  • Tibetans  • political protest  • police crackdown  • Tibetan monks  • repression

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