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Tibetans in exile Splitting splittists - Economist

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments


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Tibetans in exile Splitting splittists
Economist, UK - 4 minutes ago
The conclave was called by the Dalai Lama in response to the latest failure of his efforts to reach a compromise, or “Middle Way”, on the status of Tibet

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China tightening control in Tibet region, exiles say - Los Angeles Times

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China tightening control in Tibet region, exiles say
Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago
The Dalai Lama's supporters seek a new approach toward Beijing. By Mark Magnier Reporting from Dharmsala, India — China has further tightened control amid
Dalai Lama seeks India's help to resolve Tibet issue Times of India
Dalai Lama's elder brother Gyalo Thondup speaks out in Dharamsala Save Tibet
Tibetan go-between and brother of Dalai Lama urges continued talks Irish Times
Reuters India - Thaindian.com
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Channel 4 blocks web videos in China and Zimbabwe to prevent backlash - guardian.co.uk

November 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Channel 4 blocks web videos in China and Zimbabwe to prevent backlash
guardian.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago
Speaking earlier in the session, documentary filmmaker Jezza Neumann, whose film Under Cover in Tibet was partially funded by Channel 4, told delegates that

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Dalai Lama seeks India's help to resolve Tibet issue - Times of India

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Dalai Lama seeks India's help to resolve Tibet issue
Times of India, India - 11 minutes ago
20 Nov 2008, 1730 hrs IST, PTI DHARAMSHALA: Underlining that India and the Tibetan region shared the relationship of a "teacher and disciple",

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UPDATE 1-China's communists sack Tibet policymaker - Reuters India

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UPDATE 1-China's communists sack Tibet policymaker
Reuters India, India - 18 minutes ago
By Emma Graham-Harrison and Benjamin Kang Lim BEIJING, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A key Communist Party policymaker for Tibet has been removed from her post,

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Destroying Tibet’s identity - News & Star

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Destroying Tibet’s identity
News & Star, UK - 2 hours ago
Gordon Brown’s endorsement of Chinese sovereignty over Tibet will surely go down in history as the most appalling error of judgement – one that will lose

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China's communists sack Tibet policymaker - Reuters India

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China's communists sack Tibet policymaker
Reuters India, India - 1 hour ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - A key policymaker of the Chinese Communist Party on Tibet has been removed from her post, two sources said on Wednesday,
China's wrong to think Tibetan issue will fade away Ottawa Citizen
Door to Tibet talks remains 'open' - official China Daily
Tibetan go-between and brother of Dalai Lama urges continued talks Irish Times
Phayul - Asia Times Online
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Dalai Lama refuses to comment on ongoing Tibetan conclave - DailyIndia.com

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Dalai Lama refuses to comment on ongoing Tibetan conclave
DailyIndia.com, FL - 3 minutes ago
Dharamsala, Nov 20: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday refused to comment on the ongoing Tibetan meeting in Dharamsala, saying that it

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China's communists sack Tibet policymaker - AsiaOne

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China's communists sack Tibet policymaker
AsiaOne, Singapore - 4 minutes ago
The Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in India in 1959 after an abortive uprising against Communist rule, wants genuine autonomy, not independence,

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At the Dalai Lama's urging, hundreds of Tibetans converge to … - Los Angeles Times

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At the Dalai Lama's urging, hundreds of Tibetans converge to
Los Angeles Times, CA - 15 minutes ago
The six-day meeting was called by the Dalai Lama here in the home of his government in exile to consider fundamental questions: Should Tibetans maintain his

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