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Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama appealed to Chinese authorities not to execute Tibetan monk Tensin Deleg Rinpoche, whose death sentence was suspended for a two-year period which expired Thursday.

On 2nd December 2004, the RTYC, Delhi held a demonstration in Jantar Mantar to protest against the illegal death sentence of Tulku Tenzin Delek, who is to be executed this very day.

On December 2, 2002, two years back, the Chinese Government committed the systematic state sponsored crime of implicating an innocent human being to death. The time has now arrived for the evil seed to ripen into a full-fledged crime against humanity if proper and timely actions are not taken.

There were moist eyes and grim faces in the group of women being held up as an example at the Majnu Ka Tila Tibetan colony today. They can no longer brew the traditional Tibetan beer, Chhang, which has been so much a part of their lives and a source of livelihood.

Rob Anders, MP (Calgary West) today rose in the House of Commons and made the following statements: Mr. Rob Anders (Calgary West, CPC): Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, December 2, Tibetan monk Tenzin Delek Rinpoche is scheduled to be executed by the Chinese government.

It was a cold, very rainy day in Indianapolis, but 22 dedicated Tibetans and three others gathered at 10 am in front of the "Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument" in downtown Indianapolis to begin the "March for Tibet's Independence" from Indianapolis to Chicago.

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama today left Elista, capital of Kalmyk after consecrating a Buddhist temple and performing his pastoral function.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in a statement on Wednesday has sent his greetings to the ongoing 2nd World Buddhist Summit in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha.

We were passing through a small town and looking to take a break. We found a place for a game of pool. The big Tibetan sky was a mesmerizing blue. The wind blew strongly. These were important facts to understand because the pool table was outside.

After denying the Dalai Lama's visa requests for years, Russia has finally relented and allowed the Buddhist spiritual leader to visit the country. He will spend most of his time in the southern republic of Kalmykia, half of whose 300,000 residents are practicing Buddhists.