The handing over of charge of the Office of Tibet in South Africa between Mr. Jampal Chosang and Mr. Sonam Tenzin will be done in the presence of Dr. Ngawang Rabgyal, additional secretary of the Department of Information and International Relations.
The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) invites young Tibetans in the United States to apply for its sixth Tibetan Youth Leadership Program, to be held in Washington, D.C. from May 20 to 24, 2006.
US technology firms came in for their sternest criticism yet as they attempted to defend themselves against charges they help China oppress internal dissent in return for access to the country's booming internet market.
The Dalai Lama, who arrived in Israel for his fourth visit Wednesday, said the purpose of his trip was to bring human beings closer, and the fact that neither Israeli nor Palestinian officials had agreed to meet with him did not seem to bother him.
The exiled Tibetan god-king Dalai Lama said on Wednesday he would be happy to meet members of the militant group Hamas but acknowledged it may be too soon for Israel to talk to the Palestinian election winner.
Tibetan Youth Congress launched its indefinite Hunger Strike with the support of Tibetan Community, Italy on February 14th 2006 at 4.00 pm. Italy time at San Pietro in Vincoli, Torino.
Chinese authorities in Rebkong (Qinghai province) have banned the burning of a stockpile of wildlife skins in the main courtyard of Rongwo monastery. The situation is said to be tense across the Rebkong region as large numbers of troops and police have been seen patrolling the streets.
As indicated by the Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche during his public talk to new arrivals from Tibet at the Amravati Kalachakara, His Holiness the Dalai Lama's envoys have begun the fifth round of talks
Chinese people can freely access the Internet and the government has never arrested anyone for expressing an opinion on the Web, an official state newspaper said on Wednesday.
Jak Nyan Jik Zing, Jak Zang Jik Thun (On a bad day we fight, on good days, we meet) is an old Ladakhi adage. On the eve of Valentine's Day, two communities are bringing back love to the rarefied Himalayan air.
