Bush Calls for Change in China
President Bush, speaking days before a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing, called on the communist nation’s leaders today to ease restrictions on free expression and religion, and cited Taiwan as a possible model.
Scotland Hosts 4th World Parliamentarian’s Convention on Tibet
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be the guest of honour at the Fourth World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet, when it convenes in Edinburgh later this week (18-19 November).
Dalai Lama, Uyghur Dissident Rebiya Kadeer Meet in Front of Thousands
Tibet’s exiled leader, the Dalai Lama, made a first public appearance with recently exiled Uyghur dissident Rebiya Kadeer, greeting her on stage in front of some 16,000 people at the U.S capital’s MCI Center.
‘Rule of Law is Indispensable to Progress of Democracy’
Rule of law is indispensable to the progress of democracy in any community, said Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, adding that the democratization of the exile Tibetan polity
Meditation May Physically Alter Brain
Early research suggests that daily meditation can alter the physical structure of the brain and may even slow brain deterioration related to aging
How the Great Firewall of China keeps cyber dissidents in check
It’s known as the “Great Firewall of China” to the rest of the world, but to the Chinese government it’s the “Golden Shield”. China’s internet filtering system, the most sophisticated and extensive in the world according to a recent report by Harvard Law School, is in the front line