As the sun rises over this dusty river valley, Yaji tucks her hair under a New York Yankee baseball cap and throws a shovel over her shoulder. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., she works on the construction site of a new road on the outskirts of town, mixing cement and moving dirt.
Dalai Lama delivered a message of peace and renewed his call for Tibet's political autonomy on Thursday when he received a human rights prize during a visit to Spain.
One hundred and six Canadian Members of Parliament, out of a total strength of 300, have signed a petition to Prime Minister Jean Chretien urging Canada to use its "special relationship with China"
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Wednesday "cultural genocide" was taking place in his homeland, with a wave of ethnic Chinese migrants making Tibetans a minority in their own region.
The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, greets supporters after finishing his talk on 'Secular Ethics' at Madrid's Eurobuilding Hotel October 8, 2003. This was the Dalai Lama´s first stop in Madrid on the start of a two-day visit to the Spanish capital which is scheduled to include conferences and meetings at various private institutions as well as a visit to the European Parliament in Madrid. (REUTERS/Susana Vera)
When you hear the word "Tibet," the image that probably comes to mind is of an exotic and timeless Shangri-La: majestic mountains, yaks and peaceful people deep in Buddhist meditation.
John Kenneth Knaus, writer of a revealing book on American involvement with the Tibetan resistance, is giving a talk at Harvard University on "America's Contribution to the Tibetans' Struggle for Survival" on October 10, 2003.
