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Foreign tourists banned from Tibet on anniversary of riots
Foreign tourists banned from Tibet on anniversary of riots
The Chinese government has banned foreign tourists from entering Tibet on the third anniversary of violent anti-government protests in the region.
Anyone who intends to travel to the troubled region requires a special permit but such permits will be refused to foreigners. The ban could last for up to three months.
Travel agencies in the region say they have been ordered not to allow foreign tourists into Tibet in March.
The Xizang Tourist General Company in Read the rest of this entry »
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Dalaj Lama leaving politics
Dalaj Lama leaving politics. At Monday, March 14, 2011, Dalaj Lama XIV officially informed the deputies of the Tibetan parliament in exile, the readiness to hand over all powers of the elected Tibetan political leader Kalon trip. Read the rest of this entry »
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic, 1 December 2008 – His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Prague, the capital of Czech Republic on November 29 morning from Frankfurt by a private plane. His Holiness is in Prague at the invitation of former President Vaclav Havel and Forum2000 from 29 November to 1 December 2008.
His Holiness was received at the airport by the Indian Embassy’s First Secretary and Mr. Olda Cerny Executive Director of Forum2000. On arrival at the hotel, His Holiness was welcomed by the members of the Tibetan Community.
While speaking to the Czech TV, His Holiness spoke about his long association with Czech Republic and especially with President Havel. His Holiness also spoke about the present dialogue with China. This is His Holiness’ seventh visit to Czech Republic. Read the rest of this entry »
Kalmykia history
The Kalmyks originate from Central Asia. Their ancestors — the Oirats — belonged to the western branch of Mongolian peoples and represented a very powerful alliance of tribes which were formations of the early feudal state under which dominion the whole Mongolia was in the first half of XV сentury. Consequently interregional conflicts and a number of military bad lucks caused the reduction of Oirat Empire.
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Russia grants Dalai Lama a visa
BBC News
Russia says it is granting a visa to the Tibetan exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, for the first time since the collapse of the USSR.
This will allow him to visit the large Buddhist population in southern Kalmykia region.
Dalai Lama visited Soviet Russia in 1991, but since then Moscow has bowed to Chinese pressure and denied him a visa. Read the rest of this entry »
