Nepali officials should immediately release a group of imprisoned Tibetans to the protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Human Rights Watch said today. On May 29, Nepali officials sought to turn the group
According to confirmed information received from Nepal, the 17 Tibetan detainees who risked deportation yesterday were transferred to Hanuman Dhoka Police Station, Kathmandu, at 6p.m. in the evening.
The German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer has reaffirmed Gernmany's 'One-China' policy during a meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying that Tibet is part of the People's Republic. However, a spokesman said Mr Fischer had assured the Tibetan
Under pressure from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Nepal has aborted an attempt to deport 19 Tibetan refugees arrested here to China, the Dalai Lama's office claimed today.
The picture of a young Tibetan monk, balancing a football on his head from the movie 'The Cup' is now an enduring image of the Tibetans' passion for football. This ground-breaking movie revealed to the outside world the Tibetans', especially that of the monks', love for the game.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is to visit Denmark next week, the Danish Tibetan support committee said Wednesday. He will holds talks with the Danish prime minister and foreign minister and attend several public meetings
A mining company planning to dig for gold in western China is on collision course with the Dalai Lama and Tibet’s government-in-exile. Sino Gold, an Australian company, wants to mine at Jinkang, in Sichuan province. The company owns
China's human rights record deteriorated in 2002 as government efforts to establish the "rule of law" were undermined by political campaigns and administrative fiats, Amnesty International said Wednesday.
Football is a religion, they say, in Brazil. For Tibetans, it's no less. As the two Italian soccer giants AC Milan and Juventus met last night for the final of the UEFA Champion's League, which was won by the former
