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Approximately forty Tibetans and supporters made an unannounced appearance at the Chinese Consulate today and demonstrated for the release of imprisoned Buddhist leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche

"I dreamt of a tsunami washing away our relief tent", said Paljor, a young monk from Namgyal Monastery at the breakfast table. And it is not much of a surprise that such recurring dreams should haunt anyone after spending almost two weeks

The Alliance For Democracy and Human Rights in Nepal, an organisation of the Nepalis based in the US, has condemned Nepal government's decision to "shout down the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office (TRWO) in Kathmandu" and urged the government to allow reopening it.

The following is an article composed by Senator Consiglio Di Nino and David Kilgour, MP, co-chairs of the Parliamentary Friends of Tibet Canada.

It was one of the typical intimate gatherings that Meadows Museum of Art director Diane Dufilho enjoys every so often at her home.

The head of the Dalai Lama's office and Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office here has told Radio Free Asia (RFA) that Chinese pressure prompted Nepal to close them down, citing an explicit order to avoid working against Chinese interests.

J.Lo is intrigued by it. Richard Gere is a longtime devotee. According to the tabloids, director Oliver Stone raised his daughter in its traditions.

Britain has asked Nepal not to close down two offices run by Tibetan refugees in Kathmandu. "We regret the government action," said Mitra Pariyar, spokesman of the British embassy in Kathmandu.

The government's latest decision to close down offices of the representatives of the Dalai Lama in Nepal and Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office in Kathmandu has drawn flak from international community and rights groups.

It has been a busy week for eleven Tibetan refugee children as they tour Britain. Tibet Foundation is hosting a 21-day UK Cultural Tour by the group from the Tibetan Homes Foundation (THF) in India from 20 January - 13 February 2005.