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China’s scary asymmetry

Fifty years ago, China invaded Tibet. What was the first task of the 'Liberation's Army'? 'To defend the western borders', Mao stated.

ICT Opinion Piece: Future Tibetan leaders face daunting challenges

Ms Tsering Jampa, Executive Director of ICT Europe, says young Tibetans need to be equipped with knowledge and skill to effectively use the weapon of Truth, which is the defining feature of the Tibetan struggle, as China gets more sophisticated in its handling of the

Hitler, Hu Jintao, and Tibet Demonstrations

As a person of Jewish heritage, I have imagined how I would respond if Hitler were to visit the USA while the slaughtering of Jews was still going on or if it had ended. I could not sit still for one moment and I would rise up and take some action.

Protest as celebration of difference

A group of about 200 Tibetans were arrested in 2002 while staging a surprise protest in the high streets of Mumbai when the then Chinese Premier Zhu Rong ji visited the Indian business capital.

The Pied Piper and Tibetans

Most of us know the story of The Pied Piper of Hamelin - in high school, it was one of the poems that I gleefully recited out aloud, reveling in its humor and jingling rhymes.

The Last Journey

eyes got glued and moistened by the remembrance column containing the above message from a loving father to his daughter who is no more in this world but still alive in his heart. The black and white passport size photograph of

Revisiting My Native Homeland

In June 2005 I visited my native homeland, which is now known as Kandze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. This prefecture is not in the Tibet Autonomous Region but is situated to the east of the Yangtse River in Sichuan Province.

HIV/AIDS and Human Rights

Today's human rights violations are the causes of tomorrow's conflicts. Today AIDS has become one of the most devastating diseases humankind has ever faced. Since the epidemic began, more than 60 million people have been infected with the virus.

Buddhism and young Tibetans

During a talk at the Constitution Club in New Delhi this February, His Holiness the Dalai Lama stressed the importance of a systemic study of the Buddhist philosophy. His Holiness believes that merely having a faith in the religion may not be adequate and emphasized the need for an actual

Who am I?

My parents gave me the name Yangkyab Gyal. This name means "Victorious Deeds of the Holy Spirits." I wonder, now, how my parents were so courageous to do so when I was born in 1966.

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