Blair to Shun Dalai Lama on British Visit
Britain’s Tony Blair will not meet the Dalai Lama this week when the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader visits London — but the prime minister said he had not bowed to pressure from China.
Blair Challenged over Dalai Lama Visit
Tony Blair came under fire from one of his former ministers today for failing to meet the Dalai Lama during his UK visit. At Commons question time, the Prime Minister denied that it was due to pressure from China that he was unable to meet Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader.
17 Point Agreement: Truce by Force
Two years after Tibet participated as an independent country in an Asian relations Conference held to discuss the role of Asia in the post-war and post-colonial period, the Communist Chinese declared its intention to ‘liberate’ Tibet.
French Parliamentary Group for Tibet Dedicates 2005 to Tibet
Tibet Group, the French Parliamentary Group for Tibet in French Lower House of Parliament, declared the year 2005 a ‘Year of Tibet’. It would organise various activities to promote awareness and gather support for Tibet during the year 2005, said Mr. Lionel Luca
Royal reception for Dalai Lama
Prince Charles will meet the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at St James’s Palace on Thursday. The Nobel Peace Prize winner has been invited to a reception at the London royal residence with Tibetan community members.
Store is transformed into Tibetan museum
The old Barney’s women’s clothing store in downtown Manhattan is becoming a museum of Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist culture. After a $60 million overhaul it will become the Rubin Museum of Art
Touch of Tibet here Wednesday
An upcoming performance of Tibetan dance and music, by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, is not simply a matter of entertainment to Norbu Kharitsang.
Tibetan Buddhist monks erase their sacred work of art
Sixteen monks, working in shifts from 9am till 9pm, took eight days to finish the 23m-by-23m tapestry, made of sand and semi-precious stones, and then erased the finished work.