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    “Two revolutions and Tibetan resilience”                                                                                                             -Som                               (Culture revolution and Tibetan peace revolution 2008) My grandmother's untold story of the Cultural Revolution in Tibet was shocking, extreme, and unbearable. She narrated her tragic story with tears in her eyes and a pale facial expression. She had experienced a real hell on earth and never saw any ray of hope in her future life at that time. The revolution was generally considered...
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“Three pillars of Tibetan Democracy, check and balance and Suo Moto”

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His Holiness The Dalai Lama announced that he would complete retirement from his role as Tibet’s political leader on 10th March 2011, on the 52nd anniversary of his exile from Tibet. He said the decision came from a long-held belief that the Tibetans needed a freely elected leader. Since then, we have our Sikyong of the Tibetan Government in exile, officially known as Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and previously served by Kalon Tripa since 2001. With his long-held belief and acknowledgment, we are blessed to elect our Sikyong and make him its highest political leader of Tibet. His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama, carrying full responsibility of Tibet and the Tibetan struggle, announced his decision to retire as political head of the Tibetan Government in exile and to hand over his “formal authority” to a “freely-elected” leader on 10th March 2011. The spiritual and temporal head of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is probably the only leader in the world who has voluntarily giv...
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