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Dalit suicides and Dr. Ambedkar

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According to The Globe & Mail, India’s lowest classes continue to be oppressed by caste prejudice, in spite of their obvious educational accomplishments: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/breaking-caste/why-theres-an-alarming-rash-of-suicides-among-dalit-students/article4396677/ Dr. Ambedkar, one of India’s modern democratic founders and a staunch supporter of Dalit rights, was also its modern Buddhist voice. It would appear that India needs him now more than ever.... Read more »

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What’s really going on in Nepal?

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Tibetans Forced Back Into Nepal: Mikel Dunham, Radio Free Asia UN’s assessment of its own role in facilitating Nepal’s peace process After the fall of Nepal’s government: Human rights crisis? Nepal: A brief history and balanced account of the now dissolved Constituent Assembly Nepal’s political situation: Illegitimacy Laid Bare These and many, many more articles... Read more »

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HHDL a Québec separatist?

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Yes, according to the Bloc Québecois, in this article from the Brandon Sun, in Brandon, Manitoba: http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/bloc-quebecois-mp-says-dalai-lama-cited-canadas-referendums-as-model-for-tibet-149563465.html?thx=y

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Ottawa Declaration on Tibet

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From the 6th World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet, Ottawa, April, 2012: http://tibet.net/2012/04/30/ottawa-declaration-on-tibet/

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6th World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet, Ottawa 4.26-29.12

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The story can be found here: http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/2465-6th-world-parliamentarians-convention-on-tibet-to-be-held-in-canada Information about the organizers can be found here: http://www.tpprc.org/about-wpct.html So far, no Canadian news media outlet has reported on this impending event!

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