| Sikyong calls US Senate committee’s Tibet visa decision “timely moral support” |
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 The democratically elected head of the Tibetan people, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, today hailed the US Senate committee’s approval of a provision of 5000 visas to Tibetans as “a great boost” and “timely moral support” to Tibetans.... |
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US Senate committee approves provision for 5000 visas to Tibetans in immigration bill
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[20 hrs. ago - Phayul]
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A Senate committee of the United States on Monday approved a provision of granting 5,000 visas to Tibetan refugees to enter the US over a three-year period. The Senate Judiciary Committee added the Tibet provision with a voice vote while debating the immigration overhaul bill...
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Three Tibetan activists detained in Delhi
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[May 20, 2013 - Phayul]
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Three Tibetans were detained today by the Delhi Police for staging a protest against Chinese Premier Li Keqiang near the Taj Palace Hotel in the Indian capital where Li is presently staying.
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Tibetans denied permission to protest as Premier Li lands in India
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[May 19, 2013 - Phayul]
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Building on to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s maiden visit to India, security presence around Tibetan residential areas in New Delhi has been drastically increased and local authorities have rejected a request for public protest...
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‘West must unite against China’s bullying’
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[May 18, 2013 - Phayul]
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In a hard-hitting article written by prominent journalist Edward Lucas, the author advocates for democratic governments in the West to unite in resisting “Chinese bullying” against those who meet Tibet’s exiled leaders. Lucas, who is International Editor of The Economist...
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Exile Tibetan administration, scholars express concern over Lhasa’s ‘destruction’
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[May 18, 2013 - Phayul]
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The exile Tibetan administration has expressed its deep concern over the “so-called ‘face-lift project’” currently underway in Barkhor and the old town area of Tibet’s ancient capital city of Lhasa....
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CTA observes International Tibet Solidarity Day, Marks Panchen Lama’s 18 years of disappearance
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[May 17, 2013 - Phayul]
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Thousands of Tibetans and supporters all over the world today observed the “International Tibet Solidarity Day,” coinciding with the 18th anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama’s abduction by Chinese authorities. The solidarity day was called by the Kashag and the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile...
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