Death Sentence For Bangri Rinpoche
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy received reliable information on Bangri Rinpoche’s arrest of 26 August 1999. (Ref: TCHRD Update January 2000 & December 2003)
Stocky Monkey in Himalayas Is a Shy Rarity: A New Species
Scientists from India working in the Himalayas have discovered a new species of monkey, a stocky, short-tailed, brown-haired creature they have named the Macaca munzala, or Arunachal macaque.
Kalon Tripa to Inaugurate National Conference of Indo-Tibet Friendship Society
Under the presidentship of the former speaker of the Indian Parliament Shri Rabi Ray, the All India Convention of India-Tibet Friendship Society will be held in Jodhpur from 25-27 December, according to a release from Mr. Manoj Singh, Organising Secretary of the India-Tibet Friendship Society.
His Holiness Remembers Dr. Peter Lindegger
Dr. Peter Lindegger, passed away on Saturday, 11 December of a heart attack at his home in Winterthur, according to information received from the Office of Tibet in Geneva. He was 72 years of age.
Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts
Minnesota guitarist Steve Tibbetts has for 17 years pursued his passion for progressive, ambient, and world music in nonlinear fashion, similar to Robert Fripp, Brian Eno and Bill Frisell.
European Rally to Support Tenzin Delek Rinpoche a Success
On Wednesday 8 December approximately 500 Tibetans and Tibet supporters from all across Europe gathered in The Hague, the capital of The Netherlands, to urge European and Chinese leaders attending the annual EU-China Summit there to place Tibet at the heart of the EU-China partnership.