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  • March 2008

    • Dalai Lama Calls for Tibet Probe

      Associated Press  |  Mar 16, 08 5:29 AM CDT

      Dalai Lama Calls for Tibet Probe

      (Newser) - The Dalai Lama today called for an international investigation into China and accused it of engaging in "cultural genocide" in Tibet, the AP reports. The spiritual leader said 80 people have been killed in recent protests. Chinese soldiers and tanks patrolled the streets of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa today, which appeared quiet in images from Hong Kong TV. Condoleezza Rice called for "restraint" on the part of Beijing. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Condoleezza Rice  • Tibet  • Beijing  • Dalai Lama  • Lhasa  • Gansu province

    • India Crushes Tibetan March

      BBC  |  Mar 13, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      India Crushes Tibetan March

      (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 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

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

      Tibetan Voices Grow Louder

      (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 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

    • Tibet Monks Protest China Rule

      Times (UK)  |  Mar 11, 08 4:10 PM CDT

      Tibet Monks Protest China Rule

      (Newser) - Tibetan monks staged the biggest protests against the Chinese government in 2 decades yesterday, reports the Times of London. The two sides clashed in Lhasa amid sporadic gunfire. Hundreds of monks and supporters marked the anniversary of a failed 1959 Tibetan uprising. Sources say police arrested as many as 60 monks, although the Chinese government will not confirm the figures. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Lhasa  • monks  • political demonstrations  • political protest

    • Tibetans Begin Trek Home to Protest China Policies

      BBC  |  Mar 10, 08 3:30 AM CDT

      Tibetans Begin Trek Home to Protest China Policies

      (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."  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

  • December 2007

    • Next Dalai Lama May Be Female

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Dec 7, 07 9:00 AM CST

      Next Dalai Lama May Be Female

      (Newser) - The Dalai Lama has revealed that his successor might be a woman, the Telegraph reports. Although some lamas, or living Buddhas, are female, the large majority are men and most consider themselves reincarnations of people of the same gender. But the leader of the Tibetan Buddhists, who is currently visiting Italy, said, "If a woman reveals herself as more useful, the lama could very well be reincarnated in this form." More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama

  • November 2007

    • China Fires Back at US in Diplomatic Feud

      Associated Press  |  Nov 29, 07 4:59 PM CST

      China Fires Back at US in Diplomatic Feud

      (Newser) - Tensions between the US and China took a turn for the worse today with China making clear that its refusal to let a US Navy carrier dock in Hong Kong was deliberate and not a simple "misunderstanding" as characterized by the White House. Beijing said "erroneous" US activities—including an arms sale to Taiwan—have left already iffy relations "disturbed and harmed," the AP reports. More »

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      China  • United States  • Dalai Lama  • Taiwan  • international relations  • USS Kitty Hawk

    • Dalai Lama May Name Own Successor

      BBC  |  Nov 20, 07 6:48 PM CST

      Dalai Lama May Name Own Successor

      (Newser) - Fearful that the Chinese will influence the process, the Dalai Lama says he may break with Tibetan tradition and choose his own successor, the BBC reports. For centuries, senior Buddhist officials have searched for a child born around the time the previous Dalai Lama died. "If China selected my successor after my death, the people of Tibet would not support him," he said. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence

  • October 2007

    • This Seafarer Hunts Whalers, Not Whales

      New Yorker  |  Oct 30, 07 4:12 PM CDT

      This Seafarer Hunts Whalers, Not Whales

      (Newser) - Paul Watson is far too radical for Greenpeace, the group he co-founded. His vigilante group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is a roving pack of eco-saboteurs, trolling international waters for whalers—and ramming the offending ships. Watson usually operates illegally, and his theatrical and violent defense of aquatic life is credited with turning Icelandic opinion against saving whales, the New Yorker reports. More »

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      Dalai Lama  • Greenpeace  • whaling  • Mick Jagger  • whaler  • Sea Shepherd Conservation Society  • Paul Watson

    • Canada Hails Dalai, China Rages

      Globe and Mail  |  Oct 30, 07 3:44 AM CDT

      Canada Hails Dalai, China Rages

      (Newser) - Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper rolled out the red carpet for the Dalai Lama yesterday, provoking the wrath of the Chinese government. The two men exchanged traditional white Tibetan silk scarves, with Harper's gift to his guest embroidered with the Canadian maple leaf. The Chinese are furious over the attention that has been paid recently to the Dalai Lama by Western leaders. More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • Afghanistan  • Tibet  • Canada  • Dalai Lama  • Angela Merkel  • Stephen Harper

    • China Clashes With Tibetan Monks in Wake of Dalai Award

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 23, 07 6:34 PM CDT

      China Clashes With Tibetan Monks in Wake of Dalai Award

      (Newser) - Chinese security forces in Tibet have clashed with Buddhist monks celebrating the Dalai Lama's recent honor from the US, the Guardian reported. Police and soldiers in the capital Lhasa and in outlying areas cracked down on monasteries holding special services in honor of the Tibetan spiritual leader, according to Hong Kong media and Tibetan activist groups. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Lhasa

    • China Livid at Dalai Lama Award

      Reuters  |  Oct 18, 07 8:10 AM CDT

      China Livid at Dalai Lama Award

      (Newser) - China called the US ambassador on the carpet today, saying that the US had "gravely undermined relations" when President Bush yesterday presented the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman told Reuters that DC is "very aware of what steps it can take" to correct the rift and accused the Dalai Lama of "manipulating Tibetans." More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Congressional Gold Medal

    • US Awards Medal to Dalai Lama

      New York Times  |  Oct 17, 07 4:25 PM CDT

      US Awards Medal to Dalai Lama

      (Newser) - Congress awarded the Dalai Lama its highest civilian honor today, New York Times reports. At the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal, which went ahead despite vehement Chinese opposition, the Tibetan spiritual leader congratulated China on its economic growth and gently urged that the country embrace “transparency, the rule of law and freedom of information.” More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama

    • Bush Meets Dalai Lama, but Quietly

      Reuters  |  Oct 16, 07 4:54 PM CDT

      Bush Meets Dalai Lama, but Quietly

      (Newser) - President Bush ignored China's fury today and met with the Dalai Lama, who will pick up a Congressional Gold Medal tomorrow, Reuters reports. "If the Dalai Lama can receive such an award, there must be no justice or good people in the world," said a Tibetan Communist Party boss. But the Dalai Lama shrugged off China's rage, saying, "That always happens." More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Congressional Gold Medal

    • Burma Protests a 'Success,' Says Buddhist Leader

      Time  |  Oct 14, 07 7:07 PM CDT

      Burma Protests a 'Success,' Says Buddhist Leader

      (Newser) - Revered Buddhist spokesman Thich Nhat Hanh, famed for enlisting Martin Luther King's help against the Vietnam War, is supporting his spiritual brethren in Burma on a US tour. The monks' struggle against Burma is "already a success," he told Time , "because if monks are imprisoned or have died, they have offered their spiritual leadership." More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Dalai Lama  • Vietnam  • military junta  • Buddhism  • monks  • meditation