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Exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is set to visit Edinburgh for the second time in just over a year, after revealing he is a great fan of Scotland.

China marked the 40th anniversary of Tibetan "autonomy" on Thursday with a pledge to boost the economy of the backward Himalayan territory and maintain stability and its grip on power.

China's top leaders met in Beijing last week to determine Tibet policy for the 21st century prior to tomorrow's 40th anniversary of the foundation of the Tibet Autonomous Region by the PRC.

Amy Li could not know that her slightly rash decision to go to Tibet in search of work would lead her into prostitution.

Every native of the western United States to visit Tibet is struck by the geographic, environmental and "Big Sky" scenic similarities between the two different locales of our earth.

The Task Force on Negotiation is expected to meet here from today afternoon. The meeting, ninth since the first in 1999, will last up to 1 September.

As part of ICT's efforts to highlight the case of the missing 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, ICT has participated in a public action and press briefing organized by a coalition of NGOs in The Netherlands to mark the International Day of the Disappeared.

The International Campaign for Tibet welcomes the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Louise Arbour's first official mission to the People's Republic of China between 29 August and 2 September.

Tibet's capital is booming, but for Gucang Dunzhu, it doesn't much matter. The Lhasa local government boasts 12 percent growth rates for the past four years, driven by massive investment from Beijing aimed at jumpstarting the largely agrarian economy.

Driven by a desire to right what they see as a social wrong, proponents of a free Tibet sought closure Sunday of a popular State Fair exhibit in a characteristically Tibetan way.