Tag Archives: Refugees

• More than 50 million displaced worldwide, UN says 20 June 2014 | Stephanie Nebehay This post has no comments yet

  More than 50 million people were forcibly uprooted worldwide at the end of last year, the highest level since after World War Two, as people fled crises from Syria to South Sudan. ...

• Meghalaya groups oppose Tibetan refugees enrolment as voters 14 April 2014 This post has no comments yet

  Meghalaya's powerful pressure groups - the Khasi Students' Union and the Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People - Friday opposed inclusion of Tibetan refugees in the electoral rolls of the northeastern state. ...

• Four Tibetans held with explosives‚ detonators 9 April 2014 This post has no comments yet

  Four Tibetan refugees, who entered Nepal illegally, were arrested from Lakhanpur VDC in Jhapa yesterday evening. Police had arrested the Tibetans during security checking at Lakhanpur. ...

• Tibetans in India get voting rights after 55 years 13 February 2014 | Shalini Nair This post has 7 comments

  The Election Commission of India has ordered all states to include children of Tibetan refugees in the electoral list. This is for the first time in 55 years that voting rights will be conferred on Tibetans. ...

• Tibetan refugees seek better life in Vancouver 3 January 2014 | Gavin Fisher This post has no comments yet

  Kelsang Choden shifted nervously in her chair, her eyes darting towards her sponsor sitting nearby. "I'm hoping to become a nurse," she said, when asked what her dreams are for her life in Canada. ...

• US senators approve 5,000 visas for Tibetan refugees 21 May 2013 This post has no comments yet

  US lawmakers debating a landmark immigration bill on Monday approved the provision of 5,000 visas to Tibetan refugees to enter the United States over the next three years. ...

• Tibetan stabs police, self in McLeod Ganj 27 November 2012 This post has one comment

  A Tibetan refugee stabbed a state police constable in McLeod Ganj on Sunday afternoon. ...

• Tibetan arrested for residing without registration 20 November 2012 | Anand Bodh This post has no comments yet

  A Tibetan national was arrested from Hamirpur for residing without mandatory registration certificate and for obtaining Indian voter I-card and ration card. ...

• Dhumal asks Centre to introduce ID cards for Tibetans 8 January 2009 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

  The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Prem Kumar Dhumal has asked the government of India to introduce photo identity cards to Tibetans living in the state, ...