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A Tibetan Woman Arrested from Kardze County

January 9th, 2009 · No Comments

According to an unconfirmed information received by phayul, Chinese security forces arrested a Tibetan woman named Kunchok Dolma, 31, from Kudor (spelling unconfirmed)village in Kardze on December 29

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Tags: DALAI LAMA · HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE OLYMPICS · TIBET

Tibetans in Taiwan to get residency: report

January 9th, 2009 · No Comments

According a report by Taipei Times, Tibetans illegally residing in Taiwan may soon be granted Alien Resident Certificates (ARC) after the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislative caucuses yesterday

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Freedom from "free will" - AllHipHop

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Freedom from "free will"
AllHipHop - 2 hours ago
We can still appreciate people like the Dalai Lama and Malcolm X but the idea of giving them credit is based on the idea that they could have chosen to

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"Free will" and moral responsibility - AllHipHop

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments

"Free will" and moral responsibility
AllHipHop - 1 hour ago
We can still appreciate people like the Dalai Lama and Malcolm X but the idea of giving them credit is based on the idea that they could have chosen to

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You Won't Need a Llama to Make This Movie - Laguna Beach Independent

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments

You Won't Need a Llama to Make This Movie
Laguna Beach Independent, CA - 1 hour ago
Cas tingCa llAd_ LBI_Jan9:CastingCallAd_The Laguna Beach Film Society launches its annual documentary series with "Dalai Lama Renaissance," the 2007 best

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Tibetans to be granted residency - Taipei Times

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Tibetans to be granted residency
Taipei Times, Taiwan - 1 hour ago
A Tibet support activist who wished to remain anonymous also spoke out against the revision. “Article 16 of the Immigration Act falls under the chapter that

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UC Santa Barbara students get Dalai Lama book - San Jose Mercury News

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments

UC Santa Barbara students get Dalai Lama book
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 1 hour ago
Thousands of UC Santa Barbara students are getting copies of the Dalai Lama's book "Ethics for the New Millennium" before his April visit to the university.

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China braces for more Tibet unrest - Aljazeera.net

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments


Aljazeera.net
China braces for more Tibet unrest
Aljazeera.net, Qatar - 1 hour ago
This year, March 10 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's escape from Tibet. Tibetans and Tibet experts, however, say that renewed riots on a
Japan parliamentary group rallies behind Tibet, Dalai Lama Zee News
Book unfolds a real Tibet China Daily
Human Rights Quarterly: China Fails to Meet Obligations UNPO
Danwei
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For China, 2009 brings glorious — and painful — anniversaries - Kansas City Star

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments

For China, 2009 brings glorious — and painful — anniversaries
Kansas City Star, MO - 1 hour ago
The Tibet issue may come to the fore again around March 17, the 50th anniversary of the flight into exile of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader,

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Japan parliamentary group rallies behind Tibet, Dalai Lama - Zee News

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments


Zee News
Japan parliamentary group rallies behind Tibet, Dalai Lama
Zee News, India - 50 minutes ago
Founded in 1995 by then House of Representatives member Seishu Makino, the league played a central role in inviting Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama

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