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The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has said that it finds no significant changes in the Chinese Government's "overall policy of strict control over religion in Tibet."

I want to thank the US Commission on International Religious Freedom for inviting me to participate in this press conference on the release of its 2006 Annual Report.

Yesterday His Holiness the Dalai Lama concluded his visit to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, with four important public events.

Astute politician and avowed Buddhist and Gandhian, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile Dr Samdhong Rinpoche, believes China's Communist rulers are not so much an enemy

Students for a Free Tibet announced that it will hold its annual Free Tibet! Action Camp June 20th to 25th in Dusseldorf, Germany. Activists gathered at the same location last summer for the sixth Action Camp

The latest tourist attraction in Florida is a snow-capped, 60-metre hill at Disney World in Orlando that is designed to resemble Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain.

The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances of the UN Commission on Human Rights today said that it has discussed the case of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima at its meeting which was held last week at the United Nations in Geneva.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on 30 April. His Holiness was received at the airport by the Protocol Officer of the Foreign Ministry and the representatives of the local host organisations.

On April 29th, 2006, the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of NY & NJ held a mass prayer meeting at Tibet House, NY in honor of the late Pawo Thupten Ngodup and many other martyrs who had laid down their precious lives

One of the greatest travelers and adventurers of the last century died a few months ago, and hardly anybody noticed. His passing rated only the briefest of mentions in this newspaper. I missed it completely.