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To observe the 2nd anniversary of Trulku Tenzin Delek’s arrest on 7 April 2002 and to express shock and dismay unjust death sentences passed on Trulku Tenzin Delek, the Tibetan Women’s Association will undertake a peaceful procession calling for global action to save Trulku Tenzin Delek’s life.

Bright red Chinese flags adorned the Rotunda steps yesterday afternoon in a clash of pride and protest when Yang Jiechi, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, addressed an audience of students, faculty and community members.

The Tibetan translator for the monks at the Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca said Cobain's Widow, Courtney Love, brought two handfuls of his ashes to the monastery to be consecrated.

Niema Ash's "Touching Tibet" was one of the most beguiling and thought provoking pieces of literature published last year. Her skills lie in the way she personalizes her experiences and allows the reader to relate to her story.

A majority of members of Parliament -- including seven cabinet ministers -- have asked the Prime Minister to offer to mediate negotiations between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama on the future of Tibet, say the organizers for the exiled Tibetan leader's visit to Ottawa this month.

Kelsang Dolma Dodin is running this year's London Marathon for the Tibet Foundation. Kelsang was born in Ladakh, northern India in 1976. Her interest in sports and music began at an early age and was further developed in the Tibetan Children's Village (TCV) School

As global politics becomes local, Mayor David Miller is facing the squeeze. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet and many of the world's Buddhists, arrives in Toronto on April 25 to preside over a major religious festival, called the Kalachakra for World Peace.

The Shakabpa family is happy to hear that our late Father and Grandfather, Tsepon Wangchuk Deden Shakabpa's original Tibetan passport has been recovered and is now safely in the possession of the Private Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

A request for UN intervention against China’s serious human rights violations and basic freedoms-particularly against Tibetans- was advanced March 31 during the 60th annual meeting of the UN Human Rights Commission.

Chinese state security officials have arrested a Tibetan singer and composer in a traditionally Tibetan area now part of China’s Qinghai Province, apparently because of the implicit political content of their music, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.