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Despite Tensions Tibetans Remain Devoted to Dalai Lama: The Sun Behind the Clouds

Posted on June 25, 2010 by jessica mosby — No Comments ↓

by Jessica Mosby –USA– The Chinese have ruled Tibet since 1959. For Tibetan refugees living around the world, the dream of returning to a free Tibet continues to define their existence in exile. The new documentary film The Sun Behind…

The “democratic evolution” of the Kurdish Question:Turkish and Kurdish Mothers Campaign for Peace

Posted on November 16, 2009 by emel basturk akca — No Comments ↓

by Dr. Emel Baştürk Akca – Turkey – “We mothers, whose hearts are burning, have come together so that there will be no more pain. We do not want our children to die.” These words belong to Nurten Ekinci, a…

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