China couldn't have wished for better times to project its international image. With the United States preoccupied with Iraq and terrorism, Beijing exudes an image of serenity and quiet confidence.
President Chen Shui-bian has taken innovative steps to improve and expand relations with Tibet. Such realism may prod Beijing to reformulate its own policies toward the Himalayan region.
The former political prisoner Lobsang Damchoe passed away in Gyantse on 31 January 2003. Lobsang Damchoe, a monk in his late sixties, died after long-term ill health. He had been released from Nyari prison on medical parole in 1999
In light of China's execution of Lobsang Dhondup last month, and the torture and continued imprisonment of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tserang Dondrup and at least 5 other monks, the time has come to escalate our efforts to highlight the
Dharamsala-based the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives (LTWA) will soon launch an online database of its over 60, 000 collections of Tibetan literature.
Tibetans in Spain taking part in the peace rally held in Barcelona on 15th February. More than 2 million people across the country participated in this rally againts possible US led war against Iraq.
By Pema Dolkar, Barcelona, Spain
Friends of Nature, the first officially recognized environmental non-governmental organization in China, has expelled prominent Chinese writer Wang Lixiong. That was done under pressure of Chinese authorities who threatened to withdraw Friends of Nature’s registration if otherwise.
Hundreds sought out peaceful Buddhist karma when Tibetan monks visited Savannah last month. The crowds hunted for harmony and healing. Hundreds found it watching Tibetan monks silently craft a sand painting in a downtown museum.
Sometime around 600 A.D., the legend goes, King Ligmagya of Zhang Zhung married Semokar, sister of ambitious Tibetan leader Songsten Gampo. It was a classic union of state, intended to rid Ligmagya of a potential rival by co-opting him.
