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Dalai Lama says envoys could return to China soon

The Dalai Lama said on Thursday his special envoys could return to China within months to continue building contacts with Beijing but he said a political solution to the Tibet question was still far off.

Ottawa can press China on rights, Dalai Lama says

Canada is in a strong position to influence China on human rights and Tibetan independence because it has a good relationship with Beijing, the Dalai Lama said Thursday.

The Dalai Lama will be greeted by Canadian labour

The Canadian Labour Congress welcomes the presence in Canada of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. "As Canadians, citizens and workers, the upbeat and successful journey of the Dalai Lama across our country

Why the PM won’t talk about human rights

Thubten Samdup always knew it would be tough to persuade former prime minister Jean Chretien to challenge China on its dubious human rights record in Tibet. "With Jean Chretien's administration it was very difficult," says Mr. Samdup

The Dalai Lama’s cheery exile on main street

According to Goldie Hawn, the Dalai Lama is a very important dude. Now in Canada on an extended tour, the cheery little reincarnated fellow is the one everybody's dying for a photo-op with. Politicians are lining up to shake his hand.

ATPD Lauds Hunger Strikers

The Assembly of the Tibetan People's Deputies has sent a message to the three Tibetans who have been on strike without food in front of the UN building since 2 April.

Dalai Lama’s nephew praises book on China

A nephew of the Dalai Lama and former member of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile, Khedroob Thondup, 52, yesterday expressed appreciation for Ross Terrill's new book, The New Chinese Empire, at a question-and-answer seminar the author held with academics and officials at the Taiwan Research Institute.

Dalai Lama arrives in Ottawa

The Dalai Lama arrived in Ottawa with a jam-packed itinerary Wednesday but much of what was on the exiled Tibetan leader's larger agenda has already been met.

Tibetans in exile struggle to keep culture alive

Many Tibetans who fled their homeland following the 1950 invasion by Chinese troops have struggled to keep an in-depth knowledge of their language and culture alive, an exiled Tibetan medical doctor told RFA’s Tibetan service.

China arrests four Tibetan nuns on return from India

Authorities in the Tibetan Kham region of China’s Sichuan Province detained four Tibetan nuns for nearly three weeks following their return to the area from India, RFA’s Tibetan service reports.

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