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Tibetans wish the Dalai Lama a long life in ritual (Jul 24)
The event at the Alliant Energy Center was emotional for Tibetans who hope the Dalai Lama will one day lead them back to a homeland free from Chinese repression


John McCain to meet with Dalai Lama (Jul 24)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is scheduled to meet with the Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Friday in Colorado, according to media reports


City NGO takes up Tibetan’s cause (Jul 24)
Kolkata will now be a part of the International Tibet Support Network (ITSN). The city was not included in the group till date because the communist-ruled state had not allegedly allowed


Nepal: Abuses Against Tibetans Protesting China's Tibet Crackdown (Jul 24)
The government of Nepal, under pressure from China, has arbitrarily arrested hundreds of Tibetans and restricted their right to demonstrate against the March 2008 crackdown in Tibet, Human Rights Watch said


Dalai Lama to visit Japan in November: Buddhist group (Jul 24)
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will visit Japan in November for a series of lectures and meetings on Buddhist themes, a religious group said Thursday.


US lawmakers Call on China to end rights abuse in Tibet (Jul 24)
A resolution was introduced in the US House of Representatives Wednesday that called on China "to immediately end abuses of the human rights and cease repression of Tibetan and Uighur citizens


Delhi Signals Red to Karmapa’s Visit to Border Areas (Jul 24)
The Indian Government denied permission to the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorjee to visit the Buddhist regions close to the border of Chinese administered Tibet Autonomous Region, reported


Tibetan writer, a rare outspoken voice against Beijing's policies, sues Chinese government (Jul 23)
The poet Woeser has long been a rarity _ a Tibetan living in China who doesn't flinch from publicly criticizing the Chinese government. Now the activist is taking another unusual step.


Dalai Lama urges city leaders to fight political oppression (Jul 23)
Cieslewicz said he will tell Chinese officials that the Dalai Lama is a visiting dignitary of world stature, and that it is not inappropriate to honor his visit by flying the Tibetan flag


Monks killed in Tibet temple blast: media (Jul 23)
A Tibetan Buddhist temple in an area of China wreaked by anti-Chinese unrest earlier this year has collapsed, killing two monks, after a powder used in religious rituals exploded, state media