China Upholds Tibetan Death Sentences
A Chinese court on Sunday upheld the death sentence of a Tibetan convicted of a fatal bombing in a case that prompted the U.S. government to express concern about the fairness of his trial and the severity of his sentence.
RPT-China Courts Rejects Tibetan Death Sentence Appeal
A Chinese court rejected the appeal of Tibetan monk Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche against a suspended death sentence on charges of setting off bombs and inciting separatism, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
Student Works to Bridge the Divide Between China and Tibet
Lobsang Sangay first took to the streets to demonstrate against Chinese occupation of his family’s native Tibet at the age of 14. In a conversation with some older Tibetans, Sangay heard one of them say, “Look at the way that the Chinese are treating us.
Student Works to Bridge the Divide Between China and Tibet
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In pursuit of truth
They warned Lobsang Samten that America was like a paper tiger: It may shimmer and shake, but in the end it will do nothing for you. They said it was China that made Tibet great, building roads and schools to align the ancient seat of Buddhism with the modern world.
In pursuit of truth
Lobsang Samten works on the third layer of this sand painting he constructed recently at the Holter Museum. At the center of the painting is a pig, rooster, and a snake representing the three afflictive emotions, which are lack of understanding reality, greed, and anger. (By Jon Ebelt IR Staff Photographer)
Soothing Stillness: Buddhist meditation teaches relaxation
The only movement in the blueberry-colored room is the smoke wafting up from a single stick of incense. The only sound is the soft motorized hum of a prayer wheel spinning, sending out thousands of invocations for peace and good wishes with each turn.