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China: Tibetan Monk Set Himself On Fire

AP | Posted 10.15.2011

BEIJING (AP) — A Buddhist monk died Monday after setting himself on fire in an ethnically Tibetan region of western China, reports said. The inci...

Dalai Lama Hands Over Tibetan Political Leadership

AP | ASHWINI BHATIA | Posted 10.08.2011

DHARMSALA, India — A Harvard-trained legal scholar was sworn in Monday as new head of the Tibetan government-in-exile, taking over from the Dala...

The Dalai Lama Through The Years

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.25.2011

It seems the 14th Dalai Lama is stepping out of his political role. The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet has also been the political leader of the ...

Dalai Lama: China Aims To Annihilate Buddhism

AP | ASHWINI BHATIA | Posted 05.25.2011

DHARMSALA, India — The Dalai Lama lashed out at China on Wednesday, accusing it of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet and rebuffing all hi...

China Urges US To Cancel Meeting With Dalai Lama

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING — China urged the United States on Friday to immediately cancel plans for President Barack Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama next week, ...

China Refuses To Discuss Tibet Independence

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING — China warned President Barack Obama on Tuesday not to meet the Dalai Lama, saying any such meeting would harm bilateral relations. An...

Letter From Paris: Heads Up, China

Beth Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011

Beth Arnold

So it looks like Pierre Bergé will get to keep his stunning Chinese bronze fountainheads that turned into the show stealers of his and Yves Saint Laurent's breathtaking collection auctioned off in Paris last week.

Chinese Police Allegedly Gun Down Tibetan Monk On Fire

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

A Tibetan monk, Tabey, was gunned down by Chinese police after he set himself on fire today in the Ngaba region of Tibet, reports Phayul. Tabey appar...

Tibetan Youth Challenge Dalai Lama's Control Of Freedom Movement

Wall Street Journal | PETER WONACOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

A new generation of impatient activists is vying to seize control of the Tibetan freedom movement from the Dalai Lama. Tsewang Rigzin, president of t...