The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended the Dalai Lama for his important statement condemning terrorism and the need to take "countermeasures" including force, to check this "worst kind of violence."
Envoys of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, have requested a third trip to Beijing and are awaiting a reply from the Chinese government, special envoy Lodi Gyari has told Radio Free Asia.
On his 15th trip to the United States, the Dalai Lama has been met by sold-out crowds from coast to coast, and tickets to his events were bid up on eBay. He filled Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, and on Sept. 11 packed Washington National Cathedral
Tibet has a powerful allure for people from all over the world. Even though travelling in the country is restricted and visitors need permits to go anywhere, Tibet is a popular destination.
It's been nine years since a CNN crew was last allowed into Tibet. This time we had to join a group of reporters for an officially organized tour. Our group was accompanied by Chinese government guides, but CNN had some limited freedom to work independently.
The Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and one of the world's leading advocates of nonviolence, said in an interview that it might be necessary to fight terrorists with violence, and that it was "too early to say" whether the Iraq war is a mistake.
During the Dalai Lama's recent visit here, an encounter took place that could open the way to a mutual resolution of the tragedy Tibetans have suffered under Chinese rule. In an icebreaking dialogue at Harvard University Monday morning
The European Commission has said that ensuring genuine autonomy to Tibet by encouraging China and the Dalai Lama to strengthen their ongoing contact through mutually acceptable solution would be one of their political priorities.
