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Monthly Archives: April, 2010

Questions Over Quake Toll in Tibet

The dead in the Qinghai earthquake appear to be far more than authorities admit to

Delhi High Court dismisses Dhoegyal society’s charges

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the harassment and maltreatment charges filed by the Delhi-based Dorjee Shugden Devotees’ Charitable and Religious Society against the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and His Holiness the Dalai Lama,

After the earthquake in Kyegu

I have often described Kyegu as an old American western frontier town to friends in San Francisco, an association as arbitrary as the names given to Kyegu by the media in the days since the earthquake in Tibet. On the morning of April 1

Tibet Earthquake: The Deepening Divide of Identities

The 6.9 magnitude earthquake that ravaged eastern Tibet’s Kyegundo on April 14 has brought to sharp relief the region’s contentious place in China’s geopolit

Weather disrupts relief work in Kyigudo as death toll reaches 2046

The relief and rescue work in the earthquake hit region of Kgegudo (Yushu:Chinese) have been disrupted by heavy snowfall that has caused the traffic to halt a

Tibetan exiles form Yushu earthquake relief committee

In response to the devastating earthquake that shook Yushu last week, Tibetans exiles here have formed a temporary relief committee to help facilitate donations from Tibetans and friends, both in India and elsewhere around the world

Prayer service for quake victims in New York on first ‘Duentsik’

Tibetans living here gathered today at Queens Place to observe the first 'Dhuntsik' or completion of seven days after death according to Tibetan custom for the victims

Politics of protest emerges in China: Ex-bankers hold rally in Beijing

The Chinese capital was witness to a rare spectacle of 300-odd laid-off bankers marching in protest through the central parts of the city on Monday. Even more interesting is the decision by Chinese censors to allow

A personal account of Yushu Earthquake

On April 14th at 7:49am, the town of Jyekundo in the traditional Tibetan region of Kham,was struck by a devastating 6.9 magnitude earthquake (China measured it at 7.1). My family and I were in our 3rd floor apartment building when the earthquake

Tibetan Hero-On-Motorcycle Welcomed in Minnesota

Tibetans held Khatas (traditional Tibetan wellwishing scarves) as Lhakpa Tsering arrived here after more than a month of journey that he calls the ‘Free Tibet World Tour’. He began his ride on his BMW motorbike from New York c

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