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The Hunger Strike Movement continues its pace with their demands while the United Nations still remains incapable to provide concrete commitment to the three committed hunger strikers.

Moscow is willing to consider a possible visit by the Dalai Lama to Russia. "Russian Buddhists have made another request for a visit by the Dalai Lama. The request is under consideration, but no decision has been made yet," Russian Ambassador to China Igor

Their journey began two weeks ago and ended during the weekend with a peace rally and an address by the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled leader. On April 10, 16 young men, including two Bloomington residents, set off from Washington, D.C.

Compassion brings inner strength and truth, making it a powerful tool to achieve goals and happiness, the Dalai Lama told the throng of devotees who packed the city's SkyDome on Sunday eagerly awaiting his message of peace.

Hundreds of Tibetans, including monks, nuns and students, along with their foreign supporters, took out a protest march here today. They were demanding the release of the 11th Panchen Lama who turned 15 today.

The local Tibetan community brought out a candle-light rally this evening to express solidarity with three young Tibetans who are on an indefinite hunger-strike in front of the UN Headquarters, New York, for the last 23 days.

Make no mistake, this is genocide-the planned, systematic destruction of a people and the occupation of their lands. That's what the giant communist police state of China is inflicting on six million Tibetans and their majestically beautiful mountain nation.

Fearing reprisals by the Chinese government against the participants in a new documentary about Tibet, Canadian film officials will take extraordinary security measures when the movie makes its world premiere in Toronto Tuesday.

About 1,000 supporters of the Dalai Lama welcomed him outside Toronto's Fairmont Royal York hotel yesterday, waving Tibetan flags, ceremonial scarves, banners, burning incense, applauding and crying out in unison: "Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama."

Around forty Tibetans staged a solidarity hunger strike and rally in downtown Berkeley in California as three Tibetan youth entered their 22nd day of indefinite hunger strike before the UN building in New York.