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Sixteen Tibetans, including two Buddhist monks, and two Canadians on a 600-mile "Peace Ride for Tibet's Independence" shivered in the cold during a prayer service Wednesday morning at the Flight 93 temporary memorial in Stonycreek Township.

China told Canada today it would be inappropriate for Prime Minister Paul Martin to meet the Dalai Lama because the exiled Tibetan leader is not just a religious figure.

The following statement was issued today by three fact-finding experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights: We are deeply concerned over the situation of Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche, a prominent Lama who was involved in social work in favour

Special screenings of Tibetan themed films are to be shown in Edinburgh in advance of a visit by the Dalai Lama. The exiled spiritual leader is scheduled to arrive in June for a series of Buddhist teaching events, a talk at the Usher Hall and meetings with MSPs in Edinburgh.

In June 2003 a Tibetan student was reported to be arrested from the Tibet University in Lhasa. The arrestee, Dawa Tashi, reached Dharamsala, India, and testified to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) his personel accounts of the events that took place during the time.

Prime Minister Paul Martin vigorously defended Wednesday his right to meet with the Dalai Lama next week while his political organizers diffused the significance of the event by making it a broad spiritual get-together.

Tibet's government-in-exile expressed satisfaction after Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin agreed to meet the Dalai Lama despite China's protests, saying it showed the power of public pressure.

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin will go ahead with plans to meet the Dalai Lama next week despite a strong protest from China, which regards the exiled spiritual leader as a dangerous separatist, officials said on Wednesday.

About 35 people attended the token hunger strike at the state capital St.Paul, MN in support of the indefinite hunger strike in NY. The day began at 8 am with prayers from the Gyutoe monks, one minute silence was observed in the memory of all the people who

Roads are blocked and secret service agents swarm his speaking venues wherever the Dalai Lama stops his motorcade in the United States. Security during his 19-day visit to Canada is expected to be more low-key, but organizers here who once had concerns say they are satisfied with the level of protection.