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China jails four writers up to five years over Tibet protests China jails four Tibetan writers for up to five years over their political activities
Article by Yeshe Choesang, WN Correspondent Dharamshala. | Dharamshala: - The Intermediate People's court in Nyakchukha County in Kham Karze, Eastern Tibet sentenced four Tibetan writers up to five ye... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) WorldNews.com
China   Human Rights   Photos   Tibet   Tibet  
A Buddhist monk sets himself on fire in Nepal to protest Chinaese repressive rule in Tibet Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in Nepal to protest China's rule
Article by Yeshe Choesang, WN Correspondent Dharamshala. | Dharamshala: - A Tibetan monk reportedly died early Tuesday morning after setting himself on fire near the Boudhanath shrine, one of the holi... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) WorldNews.com
China   Nepal   Photos   Self-immolation   Tibet  
File - A Red Shirt protester holds a poster while gathered with others in front of the Government House to call for the release of political prisoners who have been jailed since the 2010 anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Troops killed six unarmed people in temple during Thai 'Red Shirt' protests, court rules
A court in Thailand has ruled that six unarmed people who were killed inside a Buddhist temple were shot dead by troops using high-velocity rounds who had taken up positions on railway tracks overlook... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit) The Independent
Photos   Politics   Protests   Thailand   Wikipedia: United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship  
Mourners take part in a candle light vigil for the victims of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shooting in Milwaukee Sunday, Aug 5, 2012. Candlelight vigil honors Wisconsin Sikh victims
OAK CREEK, Wis. - Hundreds of people gathered Monday night to mark the one-year anniversary of a shooting rampage at a Wisconsin Sikh temple with a candlelight vigil in a field next to the very parkin... (photo: AP / Jeffrey Phelps) Herald Tribune
Anniversary   Photos   Sikh   Wikipedia: Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting   Wisconsin  
Kashmiri Muslims offer Jummat-Ul-Vida, the last Friday, prayers of Ramadan at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar on August 02, 2013. Muslim devotees took part in the last Friday prayers ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, which is dependent on the sighting of the moon. Thousand across Kashmir observe 'Shab-e-Qadr'
Tweet | Srinagar, Aug 6 (IANS) Thousands of Muslims prayed in mosques across the Valley observing 'Shab-e-Qadr', the holiest night according to Muslim belief, seeking Allah's blessings and pardon. | M... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Newstrack India
Kashmir   Photos   Religion   Society   Wikipedia: Kashmir  
Burqa Australian party launches campaign to ban burqa
Melbourne: A minor Australian party contesting the September 7 elections has launched a campaign to ban burqa, saying the full Islamic veil promotes the segregation of Muslims in the country. | The Vi... (photo: Creative Commons / charles fred) Zeenews
Campaign   Elections   Melbourne   Photos   Wikipedia: Burqa  
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