An Australian delegation investigating the human rights situation in Tibet has finished its seven-day tour of the Himalayan region. The tour focused on education, public health and religious freedom.
There has been a slow start to the resumption of tourism to Tibet following the lifting of restrictions on 1 July that were imposed in order to prevent the spread of SARS, and tighter controls appear to be being imposed on tourists entering Tibet from Nepal.
White animals appearing identical to Polar bears have been spotted by local people in Tibet, a media report said on Saturday. The sightings, reported in several remote counties of the Himalayan region
The satisfaction over Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's visit to China stands diminished in Indian public perception by the confrontation between the Chinese and Indian border personnel when Vajpayee was still in China.
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to know that Australian delegation headed by Dr. Geoff Raby, Deputy Secretary of the Australian Foreign Ministry, will visit China and Tibet this week.
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is encouraged that the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will visit Tibet soon to assess religious freedom under People’s Republic of China (PRC).
On July 16, 2003, the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM) purchased a property which will be officially known as the Tibetan Community Cultural Center. Minnesota Tibetans can now look forward to having a place of their own for learning about Tibetan culture
China's Minister for Public Security Zhou Yongkang has asked the police not to take any action that "offended public morality, caused public outrage or violated human rights" saying this had a direct impact on the authority of the Communist Party and the Government.
