Russia Builds Up Army Near Ukraine Border
By James Marson and Thomas Grove Updated Aug. 19, 2016 1:07 a.m. ET MOSCOW—Russia is bolstering its military presence on its western border, sending tens of thousands of soldiers to newly built installations within easy striking distance of Ukraine. The moves, which...
US State Department criticises demolitions at Larung Gar
State Department also releases Tibetan-language version of human rights report on China and Tibet The US Department of State has joined in with international criticism of the demolitions carried out last month in Larung Gar Monastery in Tibet. The monastery, based in...
Monk Arrested for solo protest against Land grabs
A Tibetan monk named Lobsang Sopa was arrested by police following his protest against a land grab by local authorities in eastern Tibet. On 10 August, Lobsang Sopa set up a camping tent in front of local government offices and protested against the confiscation of...
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