Chinese scientists have called on the Tibet Autonomous Region to develop edible fungi to meet the increasing market demand. The scientists said that they have discovered more than 1,000 species of fungi, including 415 wild ones and 138
Tibetan monks hold candles and anti-war placards during a protest against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in Dharamsala, India, Tuesday, March 25, 2003.
Photo by Angus McDonald
Several recent national-level appointments on Party committees for Tibetan leaders and the transfer of the former head of Sichuan province to the important post of Minister of Public Security in Beijing are an indication of the Party's current priorities on Tibet under the new Presidency of Hu Jintao
The US policy toward Iraq is an example of hypocrisy in action. Among the reasons put forward in favour of invasion, US President George W. Bush has stressed the need to free the Iraqi people from the tyrannical regime of Saddam Hussein.
Although Tibetan monks are known for being studious, Geshe Konchog Kyab might not have read the fine print on his visa. As a result, the Deerfield Beach resident was detained at Miami International Airport over the weekend and put on
At 9am, 2 members of SFT Calgary gained access to the roof of the Chinese Consulate in Calgary and dropped a huge (10feet by 12 feet long!) banner off the front which read: CHINA FAILED, TIBET LIVES!
From March 25 to April 24 2003, The Tibet Museum, Department of Information and International Relations, is organising a photo exhibition detailing contemporary Tibetan political history at southern Tibetan settlements Bylakupee
Mr. Chhime R. Chhoekyapa, Representative of H. H. the Dalai Lama for UN Affairs, thanking Ms. Anna Lindh, Foreign Minister of Sweden, for having raised the human rights situation in Tibet during her statement at the 59th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland on 20 March. The Swedish Ambassador in Geneva is in the middle. (Photo courtesy:Tibet Bureau, Geneva)
