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    “The Dalai Lama has led his community and allowed them to develop peacefully,” she said. "People of Tibet have right to religious equality and freedom. There is no political will on part of the Chinese government to deal with it" said Mairead Corrigan, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 along with Betty Williams for her advocacy of a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Northern Ireland. Full Article at Times of India
    People of Tibet have right to religious equality and freedom. There is no political will on part of the Chinese government to deal with it
    – Mairead Corrigan SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
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Nobel laureates for pressure on China over Tibet issue
  1. Let’s see if he can rock the boat and walk the talk. It's about action, not words
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  2. Despite India’s tightrope walk on the Tibetan issue, India must be commended for allowing Tibetan refugees and taking care of them
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  3. Our role as Nobel laureates is to continue pressure to educate governments on errors of thinking, educating China about its responsibility and, above all, educating people and civil society about the welfare of Tibetans
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  4. It was appalling. Human rights issues were ignored
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  5. The Dalai Lama has led his community and allowed them to develop peacefully
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago

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