Pupils to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama
PETERHEAD Academy prefects Ewan Strachan and Joanna Bain will meet the Dalai Lama tomorrow (Wednesday). The head boy and girl, accompanied by school administrative officer Heather Bicocchi
Tibetan Noble Laureate receives warm, colourful welcome in Scottish capital
The visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama here today at the Scottish capital was marked by the historic Time for Reflection address this afternoon at the parliament and warm reception given by the public and school children who lined the streets waving flowers, scarves and the multi-coloured Tibetan flags.
Protest at Chinese Tattoo invitation
Its website promises that the 55th Edinburgh Military Tattoo will be the most spectacular ever – a 1,000-strong line-up from five continents. But, just two months from its official opening on the 6 August, the Tattoo’s organiser
ICT Calls on China to Reverse Policies on Tiananmen Incident and Tibet
On the eve of the 15th anniversary of the brutal suppression of the pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing, the International Campaign for Tibet calls upon the Chinese leadership to reappraise its policies towards the June 4 Tiananmen massacre and on Tibet.
China censors online video games
It has set up a censorship committee to monitor games following the banning of a Swedish game called Hearts of Iron, which portrayed Manchuria, Tibet and Xinjiang as independent nations.