Tibetans train Burmese refugees
In a first of its kind training on democracy and organising mock elections, Tibetan women activists from Dharamshala visited various Burmese refugee camps in Thailand to conduct a two-week long training. At the invitation of the East Asia Burma Office of “Democracy Promotion Fund for Burma and Tibet,”
Gyalwang Karmapa leads prayers for Tsewang Norbu
Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje led a prayer session yesterday for Tsewang Norbu, the 29-year old monk who set himself ablaze protesting China’s rule over Tibet Monday last. Observing the Buddhist ritual of ‘Duntsik’ (weekly prayers), local Tibetans led by monks and nuns