Construction of the world's highest railway line, the Qinghai-Tibet railway has entered a crucial period, the state media reported today. "Given most of the year's construction work would be done at an elevation of more than 4,500 meters
An introductory lecture on the “Tibetan Community in Exile” by Mr. Tsering Tashi of the Office of Tibet, London, and the screening of Micky Lemle’s documentary film, “Compassion in Exile” marked the conclusion yesterday of the International
The United States has decided not to sponsor a resolution critical of China at the annual session of the U.N. Human Rights Commission in Geneva, a U.S. official said on Friday. The State Department official, who asked not to be identified
The February 2003 edition of the Hong Kong magazine 'Contend' (Zheng Ming) featured an article by mainland writer Zhang Yao Jie, commenting on the drama 'I Will Wait for You in Heaven'.
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has received confirmed information that four of the eight arrested in connection to Trulku Tenzin Delek have been released. On 6 April 2003, Tsultrim Dhargyal, Tamding Tsering, Asher Dhargyal and Dhedhe were released
The Kagyu Office has published some remarks of His Holiness in response to questions from a 12 year old boy about the current war: Question: Is there a need for this war?
"I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support," said Ngawang Sangdrol in an April 9 statement released at a reception held in her honor in Washington, DC, by the International Campaign for Tibet.
Ngawang Sangdrol delivers her statement on April 9 at ICT in Washington, DC. Undersecretary Paula Dobriansky, the U.S. State Department's Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, is at far right.
Cornell University's first go at a week of Tibetan celebration highlights the region's spirituality, geography and the human rights struggle, the three most popular issues concerning the region according to the outreach coordinator for the East Asia Project.
