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Chinese authorities have released two popular Tibetan musicians two months after detaining them, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Relatives of Namkha, a Tibetan singer, and Bokocha, a monk and composer, have said the men weren’t mistreated in custody.

The United States Department of State released a report, Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2003-2004, on May 17, 2004 detailing its efforts to promote human rights and democracy in the world.

On the 12th May 2004, Tibetan Community Sweden represented by Tashi Wangyal and Tashi Dhondhup Tsering participated in a seminar on the subject of Human Right Violation in China in the Swedish Parliament.

The Dalai Lama is to return to Scotland. The spiritual leader of Tibet's Buddhists will address MSPs at the Scottish parliament and religious leaders at Dunfermline Abbey.

Scottish Parliament bosses came under attack today after they refused to fly the Tibetan flag during the Dalai Lama’s visit next month. The Nobel Peace Prize- winning spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people is due to address MSPs as part of a busy two-day programme in the Capital.

Members from over 30 different places have participated in the annual meeting of the National Democratic Party of Tibet which opened on Saturday here at the conference hall of the Dauladhar Hotel, Dharamsala.

Two filmmakers at Cannes took extreme precautions Sunday to make sure the people they interviewed for a rare documentary filmed in Tibet would not face a crackdown by Chinese authorities.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is to send an envoy to Taiwan for Chen Shui-bian's presidential inauguration this week, an official said on Sunday, in a move likely to anger rival China.

A prominent Tibetan political party on has expressed concern over the region's development. At an annual meeting held in Dharamsala, the seat of exiled Tibetan government, the National Democratic Party of Tibet

Friday's fire on the Laru wetland of Tibet Autonomous Region has not caused major damage to the environment, according to the regional environmental protection bureau.