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Sikyong vists Remote Tuting settlement

  tibet.net February 1, 2014 GUWAHATI: Flying in a helicopter over hills and valleys dotted with Siang river which joins the Brahmaputra flowing from Tibet, Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay arrived on his first ever visit to the remote settlement in Tuting on 30 January, after successfully concluding his tour of …

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Tibet’s Panchen Lama: 25 Years After

  By Thubten Samphel January 30, 2014 On 28 January, 25 years ago, the 10th Panchen Lama of Tibet died at the age of 51. Popular Tibetan opinion commonly refers to the 14th Dalai Lama and the 10th Panchen Lama as the “sun and moon” of the Tibetan Buddhist firmament. …

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The 6th Conference of Tibetan Education in Exile Opens in Dharamsala

  DHARAMSHALA – January 7:  The three-day sixth Conference on Tibetan Education in Exile commenced today in Dharamshala. Over 236 participants comprising of principals, directors, teachers and counselors from 76 Tibetan schools in Nepal and India, are currently attending the 3-day conference. The conference is the largest gathering of teachers …

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Tibet’s Tense New Reality

  Checkpoints with fire extinguishers, pincer-wielding police officers, and spies disguised as monks—welcome to daily life in Lhasa. Anastasia Corell The Atlantic Dec 13 2013 From nearly any point in Lhasa, capital of China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, you can see at least two police checkpoints. At each one, police officers …

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