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China has made our lives hell on earth, says Dalai Lama

10.03.09
Chinese rule in Tibet has created a "hell on earth", the Dalai Lama said in a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising that sent him into exile... more

Miliband 'undermining Dalai Lama over Tibet'

06.11.08
David Miliband faced a backlash after formally recognising Chinese sovereignty over Tibet... more

Don't bet on the Games giving China democracy

07.08.08
Beijing may look vastly different now, but once the Olympic caravan moves on, the billy clubs and handcuffs will come out again and the regime will revert to its true nature... more

Banker's daughter arrested in Beijing protest

06.08.08
A City millionaire's daughter was arrested by Chinese authorities after launching a dramatic "Free Tibet" protest at the Olympic stadium... more

University 'kow-tows on Dalai degree'

09.07.08
Tibetan freedom campaigners have criticised London Metropolitan University for expressing regret to China for "any unhappiness" it caused by awarding an honorary degree to the Dalai Lama ... more

BBC in mourning after veteran foreign correspondent Sir Charles Wheeler dies at 85

04.07.08
Veteran journalist Sir Charles Wheeler - one of the BBC's longest serving foreign correspondents - has died from lung cancer at the age of 85. ... more

Welcome to the court of King Newt

02.07.08
Ken Livingstone is plotting his political comeback from a small north London office, even answering his own telephone... more

'They arrested the gorilla!'

02.06.08
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Insight into Dalai Lama's world

29.05.08
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The King of Cannes

23.05.08
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Dalai Lama: Londoners can help Tibet struggle

21.05.08
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Tibetan culture captured on film

14.04.08
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China's thugs and fears over 2012 'gun guards'

08.04.08
The Olympic flame fiasco has ignited a row over foreign security services helping to police the 2012 Olympics, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

This cynical torch stunt shames us all, Gordon

04.04.08
A former Labour sports minister says that by welcoming Beijing's Olympic Torch on Sunday, the Government is colluding in a propaganda ploy... more

Beijing protest dampens plan for 2012 torch relay

27.03.08
The Olympic torch relay could be scaled down for the London Olympics amid concerns that it has become a magnet for protesters... more

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