By Sandra Dick (Scotman Online) 20 June 2012 TWO young women are sitting together in a comfortable Edinburgh flat, both dressed in smart clothes, both well-educated and softly spoken, their shining dark hair framing delicate and pretty features. Bema Lhamo and Tsetan Dolgar have been talking calmly of a …
Read More »New York, June 14, 2012—Yesterday, the Brazilian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet was formally launched on June 13th at the National Congress of Brazil by the initiative of Deputy Mr. Walter Feldman and with support signature of 215 parliamentarians. It is an all-party group of deputies and senators which will make …
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BRUSSELS: The last item on the agenda of the European Parliament’s plenary session inStrasbourgon Tuesday was a debate on the situation of Tibet. Prior to the debate, Lady Ashton, Vice-President of the European Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy made a statement where she …
Read More »AFP |June 11, 2012 A senior envoy of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has arrived in South Korea to attend a religious event, in a rare visit by a leading Tibetan official, organisers said Monday. Samdhong Rinpoche, a former prime minister of Tibet’s government-in-exile, has arrived to …
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DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama today inaugurated the 4th All Tibetan Support Groups Conference in Dharamsala, calling on Indians to support the preservation of Tibetan culture and natural environment for the wider interest of entire Asia. The three-day conference, being attended by over 150 Indian supporters from acrossIndia, …
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A flood of bad news prompts Beijing to ban foreign visitors. The Wall Street Journal (Asia) June 7, 2012 Chinese travel agencies announced on Wednesday that foreign travelers are no longer allowed to visit Tibet. This blanket ban is Beijing’s response to the flood of bad news from the …
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