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The Central Tibetan Administration held an official prayer for the victims of last weekend's earthquake and subsequent Tsunami that killed thousands of people in south east Asia and Africa.

Indo Tibet Friendship Society along with India Tibet Coordination Office (ITCO) organized a three days' National Convention of Indo Tibet Friendship Society (ITFS) at Charan Sabha Bhavan in Jodhpur.

A group of Korean supporters began a peace march on the 1Oth December coinciding with the world's human rights day and conferment of Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. After almost twenty days of gruelling walk the marchers reached their destination on 28 December.

Jamyang Norbu's new book, Buying the Dragon's Teeth, is a well-argued and well-documented indictment of China's violation of human rights and labor standards and a call for a boycott of Chinese goods.

The sixth day of the Tibetan Youth Leadership Training began early in the morning to a mist-engulfed Delhi. After five whole days of intensive mental and physical training contributing towards the upbringing of a complete leader

Tibet Foundation is hosting a 21-day UK Cultural Tour by a group of eleven Tibetan refugee children, with two teachers from the Tibetan Homes Foundation (THF) from 24 January - 13 February 2005.

Even the waiting list is sold out for the Dalai Lama's three-day session in Tucson next September, leaving a separate talk the only chance for Tucsonans hoping to see the spiritual leader of Tibet.

China sent a warning to Japan not to issue a visa to Tibet's exiled leader the Dalai Lama, who is planning to visit Japan in April, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said.

An outsider visiting the Tibetan Youth Leadership Training will most certainly not be able to guess that the warm circle of students interacting and sharing their views candidly had met just five days back, in most cases for the first time in their lives.

On December 26, a strong underwater earthquake erupted off the coast of Indonesia sending powerful waves against South Asian countries. India and Sri Lanka have been the hardest hit.