DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - Kelsang Damdul was just a low-ranking officer in the Tibetan army when he was part of a secret group who helped the Dalai Lama escape to India in 1959, under what he says ...
Tomorrow, March 17, is the anniversary of the Dalai Lama's 1959 escape from a Chinese communist attempt to kidnap him. This post tells the story; it is the fifth in a series on the Tibetan Uprising.
Night had settled upon the roof of the world. With a jingling of harness and the clipclop of hooves, a small caravan wound slowly up the 17,000-ft. pass. Ahead lay the snowy summits of the Himalayas, ...
Why Is Myanmar’s Military Bothering to Hold an Election? On the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese occupation, we must put Tibetan rights center stage in U.S. foreign policy once ...
It was the rebellion that forced the central government, which had decided to suspend democratic reform in Tibet, to change its mind. On the morning of March 10, 1959, Lhasa's streets were full of ...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of Tibetans in exile marched on the streets of New Delhi on Sunday to commemorate the 65th Tibetan National Uprising Day against China. Over 300 protesters gathered near ...
BEIJING — China’s government applauded itself Friday for overturning Tibet’s feudal hierarchy 50 years ago and bringing in economic development with a celebration of a newly created anniversary that ...
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