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The spoiling of Shangri-la

Tibet is modernising rapidly, thanks to booming China's billions, but at what cost to its unique culture? The hottest nightclub on the roof of the world sits between an enormous concrete monument to Chinese rule and Potala Palace

VOA Editorial Says China Backsliding on Human Rights

Voice of America (VOA), in an editorial quoting United States officials, says the Chinese Government is not living up to its human rights commitments. The editorial, broadcast on August 26, 2003

New colonialists on ‘roof of the world’

It is nearly 100 years since Col Francis Younghusband's machine guns killed 700 Tibetan warriors in four minutes in the Tibetan plain on the "roof of the world".

Talks with Beijing raise speculation that Dalai Lama could return to Lhasa

Negotiations between Tibet's government in exile and leaders in Beijing have prompted international speculation that the Dalai Lama may be closer to a return to his homeland. But in the monasteries and temples of Tibet

China seeks to railroad rebellious Tibetans

The bridge over the river at Lhasa is more than just another Chinese construction site. The terminus of the Tibet railway, China's latest super-project to defeat nature with engineering is also the hook on a fishing line.

Dalai Lama to pay visit to San Francisco

On a research project for the United Nations, professor Tom Nazario interviewed Tibetan children who had crossed the icy Himalayas searching for refuge and the Dalai Lama. After he was done, Nazario kept returning to the Indian village where many of the refugees lived

Leader of Russia’s region of Kalmykia invites Dalai Lama to visit

The leader of Russia's Kalmykia region said Friday that local Buddhist believers had invited the Dalai Lama for a visit and said the trip depended on the Russian Foreign Ministry which has twice refused to grant a visa to the Tibetan Buddhist leader.

Tibetan footballers aim for Europe

The players have trained next to Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru stadium

Tibetan footballers aim for Europe

A team of Tibetan footballers are due to leave for Europe soon. The 22-strong squad, named the Tibetan National Football Association, is made up of exiles living in Nepal and India.

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