Washington: Tibetan spiritual and political leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's Special Envoy Lodi Gyari met a senior State Department official here and discussed issues related to Tibetan refugees, among others. The meeting with the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, Eric Schwartz, was held at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department on Wednesday.

 

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his teaching tour of Himachal Pradesh this afternoon, with an address to thousands of devotees at Dhakpo Shedrup Ling monastery in Kais, District Kullu.

Dharamshala: Internet censorship requirements in Tibet have been heightened in accordance with orders from Chinese authorities for all internet cafes to install state-of-the-art surveillance systems, according to industry sources and local media. The nationwide policy requires that all computers installed for use by the public in the so-called Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) must install the system by the end of the month.

Dharamshala: As chair of a debate on Buddhist philosophy at a school yesterday in the Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama emphasised the importance for laypersons, as well as monks and nuns, to actively engage with the religious tradition. Describing Buddhism as a symbol of the Himalayan people, he spoke of the duty of his audience to make use of their freedom to express their beliefs, a right that his followers in Tibet have been denied.

Dharamshala: Reporters Without Borders have expressed concern over the recent regulations imposed on Chinese news media by the government Propaganda Department. New restrictions prohibit the exchange of articles between newspapers in neighbouring regions and also forbid metropolitan based media to report on national or international stories, according to Chinese journalists.

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