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.
UNited Nations Human Rights experts express concern over the situation of Tibetan monk
The following statement was issued today by three fact-finding experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights: We are deeply concerned over the situation of Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche, a prominent Lama who was involved in social work in favour
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.
Canadian PM meeting with Dalai Lama shows power of public: exiles
Tibet’s government-in-exile expressed satisfaction after Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin agreed to meet the Dalai Lama despite China’s protests, saying it showed the power of public pressure.
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