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Britain criticised for praising China on UN Human Rights Day
By Christy Yao, The Guardian-11 December 2015 Activists attack ‘unacceptable’ statement by UK embassy, which lauds Beijing over civil and political rights but overlooks crackdown on critics Britain has sparked consternation among activists after marking the United Nations’ Human Rights Day by quoting the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and praising read more →
Dalai Lama on compassion
By Terry Reis Kennedy, Deccan Herald- 14 December 2015 My heart is stronger than my mind. I know I am supposed to be compassionate and loving towards all. I know that abusers of all kinds are acting in accordance with their own views of life. I can forgive and I read more →
By Buying Paper, Alibaba Seeks To Polish China’s Image
Chris Buckley and Jane Perlez, The New York Times, 14 December 2015 BEIJING — The Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda boss, Liu Qibao, has extolled the success of Alibaba, the giant Internet company, as the kind of uplifting story that offsets the country’s reputation abroad as corrupt and authoritarian. “We have read more →
Chinese internet giant Alibaba buys South China Morning Post for $266m
Agence France-Presse, The Guardian, 14 December 2015 Hong Kong – Chinese internet giant Alibaba will pay $266m for Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, the newspaper said on Monday, in an acquisition that has sparked fears the paper will lose its independent voice. The deal comes at a time when read more →
Use social media for promoting unity: Tibetan PM-in-exile Lobsang Sangay
Tibetan PM-in-exile Lobsang Sangay hoisting the Tibetan National Flag at a function organisation to celebrate 26th anniversary of conferment of Nobel Peace Prize to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, at Tsuglakhang Temple in McleodGanj on Thursday. Shyam Sharma/HT (Shyam Sharma/HT) By Naresh K Thakur, Hindustan Times, 10 December 2015 read more →
Tibet is the canary in the coal mine
By Richard Gere, 10 December 2015, AL Jazeera – America It was Dec. 10, 1989, and the Dalai Lama had just emerged from his Oslo hotel in the winter dusk after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I was among supporters from all over the world waiting there to celebrate read more →
‘Roof of the world’ cries for climate action
Tibet plateau’s 46,000 glaciers, supplying water to more than one billion people, at risk from rising temperatures. By Saif Khalid, Al Jazeera | 10 Dec 2015 As world leaders push for a climate change deal in Paris, Tibet, commonly known as “the roof of the world”, is facing a severe read more →
Former senior Chinese provincial official jailed for graft
By Ben Blanchard, Reuters, 9 December 2015 BEIJING – A former senior Chinese provincial official has been jailed for 15 years for corruption, state television said on Wednesday, the latest person to fall in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping campaign against deep-seated graft. Guo Youming, who was a deputy governor of read more →
China’s Tibet party boss urges senior monk to shun Dalai Lama
BEIJING | Tue Dec 8, 2015 | Reuters China’s Communist Party boss in Tibet has urged the Panchen Lama, the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, to reject the Himalayan region’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, state media said on Tuesday. Controversy surrounds the position of the Panchen Lama since read more →
‘Dialogue’ Necessary With ISIS, Says Dalai Lama
NDTV, 7 December 2015. Rome: The ISIS harms Islam through its intolerance, but “dialogue” with the terrorists is vital, the Dalai Lama said in an interview reported today by the Italian daily La Stampa. “Islam is a religion of peace. Those who are intolerant harm their own faith and their read more →
Bias Towards One’s Own Faith Reason for Religious Intolerance: Dalai Lama
Outlook, 6 December 2015. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said bias towards one’s faith is the reason behind atrocities in the name of religion. “….We follow different traditions of faith, mixed with attachment, so if there is too much attachment to one’s own faith – then we become read more →
India is the best example of religious tolerance: Dalai Lama
The Hindu, 7 December 2015. Reacting to the increasing dialogue on “intolerance” in the country, the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said the Indian Constitution stressed on secularism and religious freedom. Speaking at the launch of Tawazun India, a city-based thinktank that focuses on “counter extremism”, here on Sunday, he read more →
Dalai Lama gives suggestions for Dharamshala smart city project
H.H. The Dalai Lama discussing ideas on Smart City Dharamshala with Mohit Angrish and Rijul Shergill (Global Shapers – Dharamshala hub) By Deepti Sahi, 4 December 2015, Himvani The Dharamshala Smart City project was blessed by the valuable suggestions of His Holiness The Dalai Lama. The team working on the Smart read more →
China accuses party members of support for Dalai Lama and even terrorism
By Simon Denyer, Washington Post, 4 December 2015 BEIJING — China has mounted an extraordinary set of attacks against Communist Party members in the troubled western regions of Xinjiang and Tibet, with accusations of disloyalty, secret participation in religious activity, sympathy with the Dalai Lama and even support for terrorism. read more →
Government leaders praise resident for Tibet work
By Greg Reilley, New Cannan Advertiser, 2 December 2015. When longtime resident Sandra Ross turned 80 years of age this past summer she was recognized as a “tireless advocate for the people of Tibet” by the Connecticut Chapter of the U.S. Tibet Committee. She received citations acknowledging her work for read more →