Tag: dalai lama
Is This the Next Dalai Lama--& Will He Spend More...
The use of the term "Dalai Lama" in the headline was used to quickly integrate the reader into the story, which is a complex one. Given China's repression of Tibet, the full power of the Dalai Lama in a traditional...
China: Never A Master At Modern Media “Spin,”...
China is now blaming the aged Tibetan holy man, the Dalai Lama, for the majority of the recent unrest, protest and just plain unhappiness surrounding China’s human rights record.This nation, the largest nation...
Thousands of Tibetans protest in Nepal
The 29th April saw a silent protest march involving thousands of Tibetan exiles take place in Nepal's capital Kathmandu.Buddhist monks and nuns led a march of about 5,000 people holding candles and covering their...
SAY NO TO BEIJING: Tibetan Outcry
Mussoorie:The incidents of last week’s peaceful protest led by Tibetan monks at Lhasa:Capital of Tibet, which led to death of several protesters in the firing by Chinese authority have ignited ...
Paris honours Dalai Lama, Sarkozy woos China
It looks like the governments of France and of Paris are working at cross-purposes." The Dalai Lama has been made an honorary citizen of Paris, as anti-French protests continue in China. Paris city council voted to...
Dalai Lama Reiterated Non-violence Stance To China
The red - robed monk officially expressed frustration at China’s refusal to talk with the exiled government to quell the unrest in Tibet, which has reportedly left at least one hundred thirty five Tibetans dead and thousands injured and arrested. The riots, which...
Prime Minister of Australia Shows Cojones in China
I used to like the penultimate Australian Prime Minister, John Howard (Liberal.) He was great in the early days and accomplished much - economically, politically and socially - in fact he did a lot of good for...
San Francisco torch protests: some perspectives
The Dalai Lama has delivered some interesting comments since yesterday's protests in San Francisco; they surprisingly feature the phrases "shut up" and "I'm just a human." Despite the strong words, he does back...
The China-Tibet Conflict
The other day, I saw Richard Gere speaking about the China-Tibet conflict, and that set me thinking about the whole China-Tibet situation. I remember going to Dharamshala and Mcleodganj some years ago (the Namgyal monastery, where the Dalai Lama is based, is there). At the...
China Alleges Tibet Organizing 'Suicide Squads'
China's vehemently anti-Tibet rhetoric has reached new heights, as pro-Tibetan activists were accused of organizing "suicide squads to launch violent attacks". So far, there are no indications of truth to these...
World Pledges Support To Tibet Olympics:15 - 25 M...
In reply to Beijing Olympics the Tibetan community has come out with this novel idea of Tibet Olympics 2008. It will be an event for Young Tibetans to celebrate the spirit of Olympics.
The Games will be organized...
Monks disrupt tour of journalists to Tibet
A government tour meant to showcase the restored peace in Lhasa, Tibet ran into some unexpected resistance from protesting monks."Editor's note: CNN was denied permission to join the group of reporters to Tibet by China's foreign ministry. LHASA, Tibet (AP) -- A group of...
Mass arrests in Tibet as Bush urges China to talk
It's funny to me how such major world leaders simply won't talk to one another, like petulant children. China says 19 have been killed since the protests began more than two weeks ago, while Tibetan exiles put...
Sarkozy Hints at Beijing Boycott
If France follows through with the boycott, it could certainly compel other nations to do the same, although there isn't yet a broad-based, international consensus on what the necessary response to China's troubling...
Chavez blasts Tibet
Caracas, Venezuela, 24 March 2008. Last night and during a televised message from a Cabinet meeting, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez commented on the recent Tibet unrest in China. Chavez equated the long...
