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The U.S. State Department has voiced serious concern about the closed-door trial of a Tibetan monk who could face the death penalty when a two-year stay of execution expires in less than three weeks.

Ngawang Sangdrol, a former Tibetan political prisoner, urged the United States government to call upon the Chinese Government to release Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, who is currently undergoing a suspended death sentence.

The European Parliament has voted strongly in favour of the EU retaining its 15-year ban on arms sales to China. In session in Strasbourg, the Parliamentarians voted 572 against lifting the embargo while 72 MEPs voted in favour of the lifting.

The release drive for Lithang born Tibetan Buddhist monk Tenzin Delek Rinpoche has been at the pinnacle of list of entire political activists and the supporters of Tibet and the Tibetan cause.

Nepal has set a budget of 13 million Nepali rupees (about 180,000 US dollars) for the Second World Buddhist Summit slated for Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, organizers said here Friday.

For these students Tibet is like an unfulfilled dream and the prospective execution of Tulku Tenzin Delek a nightmare. The hunger strike by students of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Tibetan got a shot in the arm when some foreign students joined in on Wednesday.

A World Peace Park meant to achieve sustainable development of natural and human resources will be inaugurated at the strategically located Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh on November 19.

Within the framework of the International Solidarity Week organised by the municipality of Dunkerque, Mr Tashi Phuntsok, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, visited Dunkerque yesterday.

A 50 strong Tibetans gathered outside the Chinese embassy in London demanding the immediate release of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche.

The Zest and the spirit that engulf the first day of the Relay Hunger Strike in Bangalore, continue for the second and the third day, as nearly a hundred Tibetans from Kollegal, Mangalore, Chennai, Bylakuppe and Bangalore sat on fast, rallying for Tulku Tenzin Delek.