Blair to Raise Human Rights with Chinese Premier
Prime Minister Tony Blair will raise concerns about democracy in Hong Kong and human rights in Tibet when he meets Chinese premier Wen Jiabao this afternoon, a Foreign Office minister said today.
Chinese PM set for talks with Blair amid Tibet protests
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, nearing the end of his European tour, was set to hold talks with Prime Minister Tony Blair against a backdrop of protests over Tibet.
His Holiness Returns to Dharamsala
After successful visits to US, Canada and France His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamsala today. Mr. Pema Jungney, the Chairman of the Tibetan Parliament, and Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, the Kalon Tripa
BSU professor part of Tibet’s struggle for freedom
Last month was a busy one for Ball State University professor Larry Gerstein. As a leader of The International Tibet Independence Movement (ITIM), Gerstein participated as a speaker and organizer in this year’s Peace Ride for Tibet’s Independence.
Experts debate Asia frontier environment
Camera-wielding Western tourists ambush a dawn procession of monks in this once tranquil royal capital. Chinese engineers erect huge dams and blow up rapids on one of the world’s last great untamed rivers.