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"Free Tibet" bumper stickers are as common in Boulder as unleashed dogs and flip-flop-sporting skateboarders. The state of Colorado is home to approximately 200 Tibetan refugees, and many have chosen to settle in our enclave of human-rights enthusiasts.

The 69th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama that falls on 6 July was celebrated here today with colourful Tibetan traditional songs and dances to the delight of Tibetans, their supporters and others who filled Westminster Cathedral Hall.

The United States is encouraged by China's invitations to the Dalai Lama's representatives in 2002 and 2003, and hopes that such contacts will continue so that substantive dialogue between the two sides can lead to "a negotiated settlement on questions regarding Tibet," the State Department says.

This is a highway town, if you agree with the Chinese maps that the series of wheel ruts running East-West across the centre of Tibet deserves the term highway.

In its first-ever consolidated three-year plan, the Tibetan government-in-exile has expressed concern over the growing exodus of educated skilled youth from the Tibetan settlements in India and the need for better management of international aid.

Representative Chope recounted briefly about His Holiness life and expressed his joy for the occasion and lamented over the fact that fellow Tibetans in Tibet are not free to celebrate the auspicious occasion.

The 69th birth anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was celebrated by over 250 people, including Tibetans, Tibet Supporters and members of Buddhist Community, who gathered together from various parts of Hungary and Slovakia.

A herdsman has died after contracting anthrax from eating beef in a rare occurrence of the acutely infectious disease in humans in China, local health officials said yesterday.

With two years, one month and twenty-six days left in office, the 12th Kashag met with the staff of the Central Tibetan Administration and presented its plans for the year 2004 to 2007.

A major new report released by the International Campaign for Tibet reveals the increasing threat to the survival of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet. 'When the Sky Fell to Earth: the New Crackdown on Buddhism in Tibet'