Tibet

Dalai Lama reaffirms "middle way" stance on China

DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama reaffirmed on Sunday the support of Tibetan exiles for his "Middle Way" approach to China, but added new policy options could be considered in the future. "Majority of views have...

China changes Nepal ambassador after Tibet fiasco

Kathmandu, Nov 23 (IANS) China has replaced its envoy to Nepal, Zheng Xianglin, apparently over his failure to effectively block anti-China protests here that lasted almost five months ahead of the Olympics.

News Minute: Auto bailout?...Cabinet picks...Tibet's goal

Associated Press - November 22, 2008 5:53 AM ET DETROIT (AP) - Congress has given American automakers until Dec. 2 to prove they can survive the current economy. They must submit a plan to Congress by that date, followed by...

Probe deaths of Tibetans killed in the spring 2008 protests in Tibet, CAT tells China

The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) recommends the People's Republic of China (PRC) to probe the deaths of Tibetans killed in the spring 2008 protests in Tibet and to adopt measures to prohibit and prevent...

Meet the Real 'Superheroes' in Graphic Novels

News Type: Other — Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:39 AM EST A new series of biographical graphic novels begins. See, http://www.biographicnovel.com/Home.html "Our first project, “BioGraphic Novel: The 14th Dalai Lama”, was created by Tetsu...

Now devotees wearing shoes can enter Bodh Gaya temple complex

IANS, November 20, 2008 Patna, India -- The decades-old ban on entering the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya while wearing shoes has been lifted, an official said Thursday.The move was welcomed and lauded by...

Tibetan abbot returns to Homer this weekend

By Allison Teague, Homer, Alaska News, Nov 19, 2008 Homer, Alaska (USA) -- Floating Leaf Sangha, which means "community," brings Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche to Homer for two days of Buddhist spiritual teaching Saturday and...

China jails online activist for supporting Tibetans

Beijing, Nov 22 (DPA) China has sentenced an online activist to three years in prison after convicting him of subversion for supporting Tibetans who staged anti-Chinese protests, a rights group said Saturday.

Tibetan exiles debate movement's future

Tibetan exiles debate future of movement China says it's unyielding in its hard-line approach toward Tibet's freedom The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, right, confers with Samdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan...

Chinese social critic jailed for subversion: lawyer (AFP)

AFP - A Chinese writer and social critic has been sentenced to three years in prison for subversion after posting articles on the Internet criticising the ruling Communist Party, his lawyer said Saturday.

1 2 3 next