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Immigration authorities said they were not dressed in riot gear when they arrested a group of Tibetan monks in Omaha.

Some Tibetan monks on a peace mission in Omaha were recently raided by immigration officials in riot gear. They have since bonded out of jail, but the monks hope to clear up any misunderstandings and return to their native land.

Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche visited Australia from 15 to 21 February 2006 at the invitation of Mr. Michael Danby, MP of the Labour Party and chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet.

An elderly Buddhist monk and two other Tibetans refused yesterday to call off a 12-day-old hunger strike until the International Olympic Committee's president promises to pressure China to improve human rights in Tibet.

Envoys of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader who has been branded a separatist by Beijing, said fundamental differences remained after talks in China on allowing more autonomy for the Buddhist region.

Lama Tashi, a Buddhist monk of Arunachal Pradesh, whose album 'Tibetan Master Chants' failed to bag the prestigious Grammy award this year after having been nominated for it, said he had no regrets for missing the honour.

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale shook an uninhabited part of China's Tibet region today, the Tibet seismological bureau said.

July 13, 2001 - the day when IOC gave China the license to kill and became a party to China's gross violation of human rights in Tibet and China.

"I have been working for the Tibetan cause and will continue to be a part of this noble pursuit", said Mr. Bruno Portigliatti, President of European Buddhist Union.

31 members of the European Parliament Tibet Intergroup (EPTI) will be visiting Dharamshala from 27 February to 3 March 2006. The visiting group comprise of 11 members of the European Union and a list of 20 aides to members of the EPIT.