Other Voices
This page aggregates news related to Buddhism, Tibet, and human rights from around 35 blog and news sources. Subscribe to the Other Voices RSS Feed here.
Major Tibet News Sources:
- Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
- Phayul
- International Campaign for Tibet
- Tibet Will be Free
- TIBETSPACE (Check out the Atrocity Update and Compassion Watch sections.
» Syria: Disclose Fate of Detainees
(New York) - Syrian authorities should immediately make public the fate of all detainees at Sednaya prison, at least nine of whom are believed to have been killed when military police used lethal force during unrest in the prison last July, Human Rights Watch said today. Syria should also free those …
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» Syria: Disclose Fate of Detainees
(New York) - Syrian authorities should immediately make public the fate of all detainees at Sednaya prison, at least nine of whom are believed to have been killed when military police used lethal force during unrest in the prison last July, Human Rights Watch said today. Syria should also free those …
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» Syria: Disclose Fate of Detainees
(New York) - Syrian authorities should immediately make public the fate of all detainees at Sednaya prison, at least nine of whom are believed to have been killed when military police used lethal force during unrest in the prison last July, Human Rights Watch said today. Syria should also free those …
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VOA News: Tibet » The Dalai Lama at the Tibetan Children's Village གཞོན་སྐྱེས་དང་ནང་ཆོས་ངོ་སྤྲོད།
Kunleng invites Geshe Lobsang Drakpa, to comment on the Dalai Lama's dialog with the students at TCV where he discusses his ideas on universal responsibility and the concept that global peace starts with the individual, family and community. [Link]
VOA News: Tibet » Australian Lawmakers Visit Dalai Lama in India བོད་སྐད།
Chinese government has reacted angrily to a meeting between Australian lawmakers and the Dalai Lama in India. It's the first time Australian members of parliament have traveled to the sub-continent to visit the Tibetan spiritual leader. [Link]
The Secret Tibet (The Forbidden world) » Australian delegation talksTibet with H.H the Dalai lama:"We wished him to live to 120"
Dharamshala: A delegation of six parliamentary members representing the Australian All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet presently…
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Phayul Latest News » Australia MPs rebuff China's anger
Six-member Australian federal parliamentary delegation Friday rebuked the Chinese anger against their ongoing visit here [Link]
Rigpa News » Tenga Rinpoche visits Lerab Ling
Tenga Rinpoche arriving at the Lerab Ling Temple.
Jikme Khyentse Rinpoche is standing behind
This week, Lerab Ling and the Three Year Retreatants were extremely fortunate to host H.E. Tenga Rinpoche.
His visit coincided with Guru Rinpoche's birthday (2 July 2009) and he practised with the sangha after his teaching.
Teaching in … [Link]
» Russia/US: Obama Should Press Medvedev on Rights at Summit
President Barack Obama should signal clearly to people in Russia when he visits Moscow on July 6, 2009, that human rights in their country remain one of his administration's central concerns, Human Rights Watch said today.
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» Russia/US: Obama Should Press Medvedev on Rights at Summit
President Barack Obama should signal clearly to people in Russia when he visits Moscow on July 6, 2009, that human rights in their country remain one of his administration's central concerns, Human Rights Watch said today.
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» Russia/US: Obama Should Press Medvedev on Rights at Summit
President Barack Obama should signal clearly to people in Russia when he visits Moscow on July 6, 2009, that human rights in their country remain one of his administration's central concerns, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Monkey Mind » On the Road, Again…
In about ten minutes (and only two hours later than I wanted…) Jan & I climb into the rental and begin our drive north along the California & then Oregon coast.
Just J & me, moving sufficiently fast we will not be stopping to visit friends. A small sadness, that. But, … [Link]
Phayul Latest News » China students upset over mandatory summer drills
For many students in Beijing, the summer holidays will instead center around government-mandated drills for an elaborate parade to mark the Oct. 1 event. "I'm really furious!" said 21-year-old Li, furrowing her brow as she sipped [Link]
Phayul Latest News » Security and Scarcity, the Two-headed Problem of Asian Hydropolitics
As the rift has widened between the Chinese government and the Tibetan leadership in exile during the past year, it is high time that innovative strategies be considered for conflict resolution. During a recent visit to the [Link]
Phayul Latest News » China angry at Australia's Dalai Lama visit
The Chinese Government has reacted angrily to an Australian parliamentary delegation's visit to meet Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in India. It is the first time a group of Australian MPs and senators has travelled to [Link]
Phayul Latest News » Supporting the Tibetan cause
The Indo-Tibetan Friendship Society will host the World Conscience Day on Monday to commemorate the 74th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama [Link]
Lama Surya Das » The Mind…
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.
We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
~ Albert Einstein
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Monkey Mind » Sometimes Life is Like This
And sometimes it isn't…
But, when it is… [Link]
» UAE: Ruling Undermines Press Freedom
(New York) - A ruling by the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal to suspend a local newspaper and fine its editor-in-chief further undermines press freedom in the United Arab Emirates, Human Rights Watch said today.
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» UAE: Ruling Undermines Press Freedom
(New York) - A ruling by the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal to suspend a local newspaper and fine its editor-in-chief further undermines press freedom in the United Arab Emirates, Human Rights Watch said today.
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» UAE: Ruling Undermines Press Freedom
(New York) - A ruling by the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal to suspend a local newspaper and fine its editor-in-chief further undermines press freedom in the United Arab Emirates, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Rev. Danny Fisher » Rod Meade Sperry Talks to Frank Ostaseski for Shambhala Sun Audio
The great Rod Meade Sperry speaks to Frank Ostaseski for Shambhala Sun Audio today. Mr. Ostaseski, of the Metta Institute and the Zen Hospice Project, is, as Rod says, "the consummate authority" in the Western Buddhist world on "care for sick and dying loved ones." Give their conversation a listen … [Link]
Rev. Danny Fisher » Preach It, Daniel!
Over at the Religion News Blog, the fabulous Daniel Burke comments on that New York Times article about Tibetan monks studying the hard sciences that I blogged about recently. Daniel offers some important criticisms about the piece, and, as ever, has vital things to say about the way Buddhism is … [Link]
Rev. Danny Fisher » Burma News (7.2.09)
"UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (pictured) is to meet senior members of the party of Aung San Suu Kyi when he visits Myanmar this week but has no plans yet to see the opposition leader, a party spokesman said. Ban is set to arrive in the military-ruled nation on Friday … [Link]
» Honduras: Decree Suspends Basic Rights
The Organization of American States (OAS), should press Honduras' de facto government to ensure full respect for human rights guarantees, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released today to OAS Secretary-General José Miguel Insulza.
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