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British Columbia's Lieutenant-Governor, Iona Campagnolo, publicly endorsed the cause of the Dalai Lama yesterday, praising his campaign for what she called "political and spiritual freedom" in Tibet.

The National Film Board of Canada is proceeding on ethical eggshells with a new documentary on Tibet scheduled to premiere next week during the Dalai Lama's stay in Toronto.

The three hunger strikers are on their eighteenth day with only couple of glasses of water to sustain their body. Their health condition deteriorating day by day, their determination never deterred.

On a day that saw further bloodshed in the Middle East, three Nobel Peace Prize winners brought together here Monday called for non-violent resolutions to world conflict.

Clutching prayer beads and waving Tibetan flags, approximately 25 Bay Area Tibetans and supporters gathered for a hunger strike in Berkeley Saturday morning joining similar hunger strikers in New York.

The Dalai Lama was one of three Nobel Peace Laureates given honourary doctorates on Monday at the University of British Columbia. The Dalai Lama, South African Bishop Desmond Tutu and Iranian human rights activist and feminist Shirin Ebadi all received the honours.

Hollywood actress Goldie Hawn had words of praise for Prime Minister Paul Martin Monday. She lauded Martin for agreeing to meet with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader.

Undeterred by lack of response , the organisers of Miss Tibet pageant once again are planning to hold Third Miss Tibet contest in October this year. The beauty pageant will also have a film festival of Tibetan films.

As the three members of Tibetan Youth Congress continue to sit in an indefinite hunger strike in front of the UN building in New York since 2 April 2004, Tibetans and its supporters from around the world showered their solidarity and support by visiting the spot

Awed silence gave way to laughter Sunday as the Dalai Lama spoke urged his audience of 13,000 to show compassion to others. The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, who arrived in Vancouver on Saturday, elicited giggles as he tested the cushion of his ornate throne before being seated