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Calls to Tianjun county government offices rang unanswered. The monastery's phone number was unlisted. As many as 21 monks, nuns and ordinary Tibetans have set themselves on fire over the past year, and Free Tibet says at least 13 died from their...
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Many Tibetans are also resentful over the migration of ethnic Chinese to their areas and what they see as economic marginalization and the snuffing out of their traditions. China says Tibet has been part of its territory for centuries, while many...
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Tenzin Choedron, an 18-year-old Tibetan nun, is the latest Tibetan to die in protest against the Chinese government. On February 11, Tenzin Choedron set herself on fire, just a few kilometers outside of the remote town of Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) … Continue...
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I am Tibetan. I am proud of being Tibetan. I am Tibetan. I am Thangka painter and an activist for Tibet's Independence. They express their determination to preserve their Tibetan identity and their refusal to be assimilated into the Han culture and...
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The veto also appears to be rooted in China's deep-seated opposition to humanitarian intervention in other nations. China fears such intervention would legitimize outside interference in its own problems in the restive western regions of Xinjiang and...
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Feb 18 (PTI) The Tibetan government-in- exile here today expressed shock and concern over self immolation by yet another monk in Tibet. "The Central Tibetan Administration is deeply concerned and shocked over the recent news of yet another self-...
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The 25.3 km-long rail extension that will link the base of Zangge Potash Co Ltd in Qaidam basin, Qinghai province, with the Qinghai-Tibet railway, will have the capacity to carry 3.5 million tons of fertilizer each year, officials said. The rail...
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If things go the way it is, Tenzin is going to become prosperous soon. KOCHI: One evening, Jenny Lee, a medical student from Seoul, South Korea, went to attend a performance at the Kerala Kathakali Centre at Fort Kochi. Just next to the centre, on the...
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Ces vols d'avions sans pilotes ne constituent pas une préparation à une intervention militaire américaine, ajoute la chaîne qui cite des responsables américains de la défense s'exprimant sous couvert de l'anonymat. Le gouvernement américain espère...
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Another Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in China A Tibetan monk set himself on fire in western China and was beaten by security forces as they put out the flames, a rights group said, marking the latest in a series of dramatic protests against...
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The three monks- Sonam Gyewa, Lobsang Samten, and Lobsang Nyima were from the Zilkar monastery. It is widely suspected that the three monks were arrested in connection with recent mass protests that occurred in the region. Thousands of Tibetans in...
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China says Tibet has been part of its territory for centuries, while many Tibetans say they effectively independent for most of that time. The latest self-immolation comes at an especially sensitive time, ahead of Wednesday's traditional Tibetan new...
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Calls to Tianjun county government offices rang unanswered. The monastery's phone number was unlisted. As many as 21 monks, nuns and ordinary Tibetans have set themselves on fire over the past year, and Free Tibet says at least 13 died from their...
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Many Tibetans are also resentful over the migration of ethnic Chinese to their areas and what they see as economic marginalization and the snuffing out of their traditions. China says Tibet has been part of its territory for centuries, while many...
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Speaking on Wednesday, he said he wants the United States to “honor its commitment to recognizing Tibet as a part of China and oppose Tibetan independence and handle Tibetan issues in a prudent and proper manner.” That does not mean turning a blind eye...
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Still, there are huge rocks in Tang-Tse, a major resting place for traders before crossing over to Tibet that bear inscriptions in more than ten languages.” Besides business, people from Ladakh also went to Tibet for academic pursuits. “Records show...
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