![]() Sharing photographs of the Dalai Lama and his teachings and talks in defiance of Chinese law has resulted in Tibetans being arrested in Tibetan regions.Ĭhina has responded to international condemnation of Beijing's alleged human rights violations in Tibet by saying its actions "are China's internal affairs, and the outside world should not interfere," as Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian repeated at a regular press conference on June 23. The Dalai Lama repeatedly has said he seeks greater autonomy for Tibet, not independence from China. More than 6 million Tibetans live in the Tibet Autonomous Region and other autonomous prefectures in neighboring Chinese provinces.Ĭhinese authorities have long banned photographs of the Dalai Lama and expression of public devotion to the spiritual leader.Ĭhina accuses him of seeking to separate Tibet from China. ![]() More than 140,000 Tibetans live in exile, mostly in India. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the celebrations were muted and behind closed doors. Tibetans revere the Dalai Lama, who fled his homeland in 1959 and has since lived in the northern Indian city of Dharamsala. India Tibet Dalai Lama Birthday Exile Tibetan government officials watch a message from their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on a screen during a ceremony to mark the 86th birthday of the Tibetan leader in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. VOA Tibetan contacted the Chinese Embassy in Washington via phone and email for a comment on the birthday observations but did not receive a response. One man wore a sweater with the number "86" embroidered across the back. ![]() Other images and footage from Tibet showed Tibetans marking the day creatively. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama smiles as he presides over a function marking his 88th birthday at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India, Thursday, July 6. By ASHWINI BHATIA Associated Press July 6, 2023, 12:12 AM DHARMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama celebrated his 88th birthday on Thursday, as hundreds of his supporters and exiled Tibetans thronged his hillside Indian headquarters in Dharamsala. The script is "Dearest person in exile, the heart-to-heart years will never disappear and change no matter how bumpy the road far away." (Social media) From the library of Qinghai Normal University, Xining.
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