Deported Tibetan asylum-seekers feared to carry SARS virus
Eighteen Tibetan asylum-seekers forcibly repatriated from Nepal have been unexpectedly detained at a remote Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) border area after two members of the group developed symptoms of the deadly SARS virus
Strangers in a Strange Land; Nepal’s betrayal of Tibetan refugees
Last week, a posse of mountaineers and heads-of-state gathered in Kathmandu for the 50th anniversary of a great triumph: the first ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.
His Holiness meets Danish Foreign Minister, blesses Ngawang Sangdrol
Addressing a joint press briefing with the Danish Foreign Minister, Mr. Per Stig Moller, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that his delegation’s ongoing second visit to China looks like a good start and
Rally held at Nepal Consulate and United Nations
The RTYC of New York and New Jersey, Student for a Free Tibet, Tibetan Women’s Association and USTC held a rally against the Nepalese Government’s decision on deporting 18 Tibetans to the Chinese Authority on Monday, June 2nd 2003.
Rally held at Nepal Consulate and United Nations
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Human Rights Watch Welcomes New Board Members
Armed with diverse experience and distinguished careers, three new members of the Board of Directors will help promote the cause of protecting human rights around the world, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Dalai Lama blesses Danish trumpet great Palle Mikkelborg
Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama blesses Danish trumpet great Palle Mikkelborg with a traditional white silk scarf Thursday, June 5, 2003 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Dalai Lama is giving a series of talks on the importance of universal responsibility, compassion and altruism and on Friday will meet with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Photo by John McConnico