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Dear Dolma Choephel la, Sonam Wangdu la and Gyatso la, We note with deep sadness that the three of you are in critical condition and that Dolma Choephel la became unconscious and was taken to a nearby hospital.

On the 29th day of their hunger strike against China's policies in Tibet, one of three Tibetans collapsed yesterday, and was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center. The two other hunger strikers promised to keep fasting until their demands are met.

TYC, Gangtok on the 27th of April hoisted Lungta (prayer flag) at Changu Lake, which is a sacred lake located at an altitude of 12400 ft.near Tibet Border which co-incidently happens to be the place Gyatso lives.All the executive members along with some local monks from Sera Jey Monastery performed Shapten (prayer) for the success of the three brave hunger strikers. SALUTE TO THE HUNGER STRIKERS, BHOD GYAL LO TYC, Gangtok

A new Internet surveillance system was instituted in Lhasa in 2003 requiring residents to use an individual registration number and an associated password in order to access the Internet via Internet Explorer or other portals or to send and receive email at public cyber cafes.

Lodi Gyari and Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky, the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibet, have made statements supporting the courage of the Tibetan hunger strikers at the UN but expressing their concen for the strikers' health and well-being.

At the end of the 29th day of the indefinite hunger strike, Ms. Dolma Choephel, one of the determined hunger striker lost consciousness at around 7.30 pm on April 30, 2004. She has been taken by the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) to Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

The Standing Committee of the 13th Assembly of the Tibetan People's Deputies has requested the three hunger strikers to call off their strike. "The nation needs your dedication and selfless determination in future too.

Mr. Craig G. Mokhibar, Deputy Director of the United Nations Human Rights office and Mr. Miloon Kathori, UN Special Rapporteur, officially visited the Hunger Strikers today with a message from United Nations headquarter and appealed for the termination of the Strike.

Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Tibetan association and Tibetan Women association of Minnesota is organizing a bus ride to New York to convey our humble respect and honor to Dolma Choezom la, Sonam Wangdu la and Gyatso la

When the Dalai Lama solicited questions from the thousands of visitors during his recent visit to Pasadena, Calif., one of the six he selected was posed by three students from Seattle's Hazel Wolf High School.