Read more Tibet stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8179/tibet.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:32:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70967/obama-tells-lama-to-stay-away.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a move seemingly designed to appease China, US officials have asked the Dalai Lama not to meet with President Obama when he visits Washington this week. Typically, the Lama “drops in” on the White House whenever he’s in the capital, but Obama doesn’t want to meet with him until...http://www.newser.com/story/70967/obama-tells-lama-to-stay-away.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 7:46:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62481/dalai-lama-to-tibet-you-need-2-of-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Dalai Lama has told Tibetans his successor should not bear the burden of being both spiritual and political leader to their community, the Independent reports. "When we put the whole responsibility in the person of the Dalai Lama, it is dangerous," he said in a video address at a...http://www.newser.com/story/62481/dalai-lama-to-tibet-you-need-2-of-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 4:55:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60624/boy-chosen-by-dalai-lama-abandons-buddhism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen he was still a toddler, Osel Hita Torres was brought from Spain to an Indian monastery, where the Dalai Lama proclaimed him the reincarnation of one of Tibetan Buddhism's spiritual leaders. But Torres, now 24, has abandoned the order and returned to Spain, where he studies film and says...http://www.newser.com/story/60624/boy-chosen-by-dalai-lama-abandons-buddhism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 7:19:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59969/pelosi-wont-slap-china-on-human-rights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLike Hillary Clinton before her, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will sidestep Beijing's human rights record on her weeklong trip to China that began today, reports the Washington Post . Pelosi, who has been a vocal critic of the Tiananmen Square massacre and Chinese policies on Tibet, says the focus of her...http://www.newser.com/story/59969/pelosi-wont-slap-china-on-human-rights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 May 2009 13:29:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54575/china-dials-down-earth-hour-for-tibet-holiday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Chinese government has had a sudden change of heart about Earth Hour because the eco-conscious event falls during a new holiday celebrating the Dalai Lama’s flight from Tibet. Cities going dark won't create quite the festive atmosphere Beijing envisioned for the first Serf Liberation Day, so the government is...http://www.newser.com/story/54575/china-dials-down-earth-hour-for-tibet-holiday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 13:21:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54246/china-reportedly-blocks-youtube.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYouTube is suddenly inaccessible for most of China, the BBC reports. Chinese censors have reportedly blocked the site after finding videos of soldiers beating Tibetans, including monks. China wouldn’t confirm whether or not the site was blocked, saying only that it “is not afraid of the internet.” The graphic videos...http://www.newser.com/story/54246/china-reportedly-blocks-youtube.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Mar 2009 14:22:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54220/peace-meeting-called-off-over-dalai-lama-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Africa’s decision to bar the Dalai Lama from entering the country has scuttled this week’s scheduled conference for Nobel laureates, the BBC reports. Laureates were to discuss how next year’s soccer World Cup could fight racism and xenophobia, but homegrown winners Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk pulled the...http://www.newser.com/story/54220/peace-meeting-called-off-over-dalai-lama-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Mar 2009 9:14:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54109/south-africa-bars-dalai-lama-from-peace-conference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne notable Nobel laureate won’t be at this week’s peace conference in South Africa: The Dalai Lama. South Africa has denied the Tibetan spiritual leader entry, bowing to pressure from trading partner China, the Times of London reports. The Nobel laureates organizing the event are outraged, with Archbishop Desmond Tutu...http://www.newser.com/story/54109/south-africa-bars-dalai-lama-from-peace-conference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 9:26:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54046/china-busts-100-monks-after-attack-on-police.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina arrested almost 100 monks after hundreds of Tibetans attacked a Chinese police station, the AP reports. Police nabbed six while 89 others, almost all monks, turned themselves in, said the state news agency. The uproar appeared to be over a Tibetan who disappeared after he escaped from police, the...http://www.newser.com/story/54046/china-busts-100-monks-after-attack-on-police.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Mar 2009 12:16:28 CDT