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Olympic torch’s arrival in Tibet postponed

Organizers of the Olympic torch relay said Monday the flame's arrival in Tibet would be postponed, but declined to give an exact date for the torch's journey through the region, which has been

Why Dalai Lama matters

The spiritual leader considers the Tibetan cause as his third objective in life; the first two being the fate of humanity as a whole and inter-religious harmony, writes Claude Arpi

Nepal police break up Tibet protests, 182 held

Nepali police broke up a protest by Tibetan exiles in Kathmandu on Saturday and detained 182 people for organising anti-China demonstrations.

Evans gears up for a free Tibet tour

The cycling star Cadel Evans has stepped up his support for Tibet by creating a fund-raising scheme that could put him under scrutiny from the Chinese Government at the Olympic Games in

China clampdown for Olympic torch in Xinjiang: residents, exiles

China has tightened controls on Muslims in its remote west ahead of the Olympic torch's arrival next week to thwart any actions aimed at disrupting the relay, residents and exiles said

Tibetan exiles protest outside UN office in Kathmandu

More than 200 Tibetan exiles living in Nepal Friday took part in a demonstration outside the United Nations office as part of their campaign against recent violence in their

BBC will show Beijing Olympics protests

The BBC will show political protests if they occur during the Beijing Olympics, the corporation said yesterday, even if the Games' organisers attempt to censor official footage

China-Germany talks thaw relations that had cooled over Tibet

Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany began a three-day visit to China on Friday, ending a period of cool political relations between Berlin and Beijing after

Ignoring China’s warnings acting PM meets His Holiness

Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans met with the Dalai Lama in a hotel at Sydney's Olympic Park today

Tibetan monks forced to take “patriotic tests”

Three months after demonstrations flared up in Tibetan towns and monasteries across China, monks say they now have to pass a patriotic test, possibly in September, to be allowed to

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