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Tibetans urged not to celebrate New Year
Dharamsala, Feb 20 (IANS) Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay Monday asked his emigre community to only follow the spiritual rituals and shun celebrations of Losar - the Tibetan New Year which begins Wednesday - to express solidarity with the sufferings of the people in Tibet. 'As requested, please do not celebrate Losar this year, but do observe traditional and spiritual rituals by going

Report: Tibet monk self-immolates in China's west

An overseas group said Monday that a Tibetan Buddhist monk died after setting himself on fire outside a monastery in western China, and more than 1,000 people were trying to prevent police from

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Nitin Pai: After the Dalai Lama

It is generally considered poor form to speculate on the consequences of a person’s death, especially if that person is as graceful as Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama. Distasteful as

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Groups report another Tibetan self-immolation
Another Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in western China amid a wave of such protests against China's handling of the vast Tibetan areas it rules, overseas groups said Saturday.

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China jails soccer officials for corruption
Thirty-nine people were Saturday given sentences ranging up to 12 years behind bars as part of China's crackdown on soccer corruption.

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Losar will be a muted in McLeodganj this year
It will be a muted Tibetan New Year or Losar in Dharamsala's suburb of Mcleodganj this year as the community expresses solidarity with those suffering under Chinese rule in Tibet.

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