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Dalai Lama in France 2008

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama (C) stands at a window near a Tibet flag with Jean-Marc Ayrault, French National Assembly Socialist group president and Nantes Mayor, in Nantes, western France on August 18, 2008. The Dalai Lama is in France from August 11 to 23. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe (FRANCE)

Peaceful protest outside the Chinese Consulate in Kathmandu

Today at 3pm, bus loads of Tibetans once again drew up beside the King's Palace, and began to head for the Chinese Consulate on Hattisar Road. However, as usual, the police had some prior

China detains US artist preparing Tibet protest

An American artist who planned to use laser beams to flash "free Tibet" on buildings in downtown Beijing was detained Tuesday, according to a colleague and a pro-Tibet group

Polish Silver Medalist Kolecki’s Tibet protest

Szymon Kolecki, 26, Polish weightlifter who finished second in the men's 94 kg at the Olympics made a strong statement when he shaved his head as a mark of solidarity with Tibetan

Tibetans continue to protest in New Delhi

The Capital of India has become a nest of pro-Tibet sentiments. Under the leadership of Tibetan Youth Congress, Tibetans and supporters have been objecting China's authoritarian regime

Over 40 Olympic athletes in Beijing download Tibet solidarity album ‘Songs for Tibet’

The album 'Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace,' a top-selling rock download in the US, Canada, several European countries and Japan - which reached #4 on the Billboard album download charts

The Other Olympics

If you are Tibetan, the only way you can compete in the Beijing Olympics is by renouncing your Tibetan identity and registering as a Chinese athlete. Many Tibetan sportsmen in exile refuse

China to add 6 new lines to Tibet railway network

China is planning to build six new railway lines in and around Tibet, expanding services that the government says are improving the Himalayan region's economy but that critics complain pose

China has not approved Olympic protest requests

Chinese authorities have not approved any of the 77 applications they received from people who wanted to hold protests during the Beijing Olympics, state media reported Monday. The

French foreign minister to meet with Dalai Lama

France's foreign minister says he will meet with the Dalai Lama this week. Bernard Kouchner says he'll join French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy when the Tibetan spiritual leader attends the

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