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"Remembering Tibet" by Green River artist Angi Bennett is showing in the gallery at White Mountain Library in May. The exhibit moves to Sweetwater County Library in June for one month.

Global warming may cost China two thirds of its glaciers by mid-century, putting 300 million people at risk, state media reports.

At a modest function here, Mr. Pema Jungney, the Chairman of the Assembly of the Tibetan People's Deputies (ATPD), Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, the Kalon Tripa and Dr. Anne Ahonen, Counsellor at the Finnish Embassy in New Delhi

The Dalai Lama will visit Britain later this month on the heels of a summit in London between the Chinese and British premiers, the exiled Tibetan leader's office said.

The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, will raise the issue of human rights when he has talks with the Chinese premier, Mr Wen Jiabao, who arrives in Ireland today for a two-day visit.

As Chinese premier Wen Jiabao begins his first official visit to the UK, two groups - Free Tibet and Falun Gong - are voicing their concerns about Chinese policy. BBC News Online explains why.

Tibet Support Group - Ireland is preparing to welcome Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to Ireland tomorrow (Tuesday 11th May) by asking: "When will Wen free Tibet?"

Dreaming of Tibet explores the life of Tibetan exiles living in Nepal and the United States. For most of them, leaving Chinese-occupied Tibet was a life-or-death journey on foot over snowbound Himalayan passes to an uncertain reception.

Five years ago, The Tibetan Peace Garden, the only Tibetan monument built in the heart of London, was officially opened by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Tibetan Peace Garden.

When Tony Blair shook Wen Jiabao's hand yesterday, both men knew that the balance of history was shifting. Even two decades ago, a British prime minister would have known that his guest was in charge of an economy full of potential but failing to deliver.