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China sentences Buddhist monk to 11 years in feiry suicide protest for Tibet
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A court in southwestern China on Monday convicted a Buddhist monk of murder and sentenced him to 11 years in prison following the death of a younger monk who set fire to himself to protest Chinese rule in Tibet. The court in Sichuan province convicted Drongdru, a monk from the Kirti monastery, of “intentional homicide”…
Dalai Lama meets with Obama; but what is the Tibetan leader’s name, anyway?
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You probably heard that the Dalai Lama is holding a 11-day event promoting peace in Washington, D.C., and that he dropped by the White House Saturday for a chat with the President of the United States. But, what is the exiled Tibetan leader’s name? Nobody just refers to “the President of the United…
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