Tibetan monks, refugees bicycle for freedom

Sixteen Tibetans, including two Buddhist monks, and two Canadians on a 600-mile “Peace Ride for Tibet’s Independence” shivered in the cold during a prayer service Wednesday morning at the Flight 93 temporary memorial in Stonycreek Township.

China corrects PM’s view of Dalai Lama

China told Canada today it would be inappropriate for Prime Minister Paul Martin to meet the Dalai Lama because the exiled Tibetan leader is not just a religious figure.

The distance between Tibet and Quebec

The People’s Republic of China has labelled the 14th Dalai Lama a “jackal,” a “feudal serf-owner” and a “wolf in monk’s clothing,” among other colourful epithets. And now, against the backdrop of the exiled Tibetan leader’s planned visit to Canada

Dalai Lama hits screens before visit

Special screenings of Tibetan themed films are to be shown in Edinburgh in advance of a visit by the Dalai Lama. The exiled spiritual leader is scheduled to arrive in June for a series of Buddhist teaching events, a talk at the Usher Hall and meetings with MSPs in Edinburgh.

Five students from Tibet University detained, one expelled

In June 2003 a Tibetan student was reported to be arrested from the Tibet University in Lhasa. The arrestee, Dawa Tashi, reached Dharamsala, India, and testified to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) his personel accounts of the events that took place during the time.

PM stands by decision to meet Dalai Lama

Prime Minister Paul Martin vigorously defended Wednesday his right to meet with the Dalai Lama next week while his political organizers diffused the significance of the event by making it a broad spiritual get-together.

Canada rebuffs China’s protest of Dalai Lama visit

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin will go ahead with plans to meet the Dalai Lama next week despite a strong protest from China, which regards the exiled spiritual leader as a dangerous separatist, officials said on Wednesday.

RTYC, MN Token Hunger Strike at State Capitol, St. Paul

About 35 people attended the token hunger strike at the state capital St.Paul, MN in support of the indefinite hunger strike in NY. The day began at 8 am with prayers from the Gyutoe monks, one minute silence was observed in the memory of all the people who