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Tibetans who visited the hunger strikers this morning on the 27th day of their protest fast were shocked to see the state to which they had wasted. Dolma Choephel in particular was reduced to a critical condition; she could no longer stand on her feet, a witness said.

The 6th anniversary of Pawo Thupten Ngodup's death was observed here at Lhagyalri. A modest function along with prayer offering was attended among others by Vice Chairperson Gyari Dolma and twelve members of the 13th Assembly of the Tibetan People's Deputies.

The possibility of being the last Dalai Lama doesn't trouble the man currently holding the position, as long as his authority is transferred to a democratically elected Tibetan government, a media conference heard Wednesday.

Dear Mr. Secretary-General, Good morning and Tashi Delek. Today marks the 27th day of our indefinite hunger strike at the front doorstep of the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Ken Hitchcock, known far and wide as the National Hockey League's quote machine, finally was at a loss for words on Wednesday morning. The Philadelphia Flyers head coach was introduced to the Dalai Lama at a Toronto hotel and could not come up with anything to say.

Geshe Lobsang Tenzin remembers his first impressions of actor Richard Gere: "He is a person of great integrity, a really kindhearted person."

His Holiness the Dalai Lama can visit Russia, but only as a religious figure not a politician, Russian Journal, a leading English daily of Russia quoted Igor Rogachyov, the ambassador of Russia to the People's Republic of China, as saying.

With the Tibetan communities all over the world showering support to the three Tibetan Youth Congress hunger strikers in New York, the Tibetan Youth Congress today announced that members of the Tibetan Parliament (Assembly of the Tibetan People’s Deputies)

Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Minnesota held a prayer session with Tsok at the Gyutoe resident to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the martyrdom of pawo Thupten Ngodup la. More than 30 people from all ages attended this prayer session which lasted more than 2hrs.

Today marks the 26th day of the Hunger Strike movement which started on April 2, 2004 at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (in front of the United Nations Building) in New York. Besides heavy rain for almost the whole day on April 26