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The Tibetan Community in Belgium and the Belgian Tibet Support Group organised a demonstration to commemorate the 45th Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising day on 10th March 04 in Brussels, the Capital City of the European Union.

Events on the other side of the world a generation ago inspired a peace march Wednesday in Ithaca. About 30 people marched from the Buddhist Namgyal Monastery, at 412 N. Aurora St.

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has released a new report titled “Unjust Sentence: A Special Report on Trulku Tenzin Delek” to coincide with the 45th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day on 10 March 2004.

On March 10th, 2004, the 45th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day, former political prisoner Ngawang Sangdrol will testified before the U.S. House Committee on International Relations, as part of the hearing on human rights practices around the world.

A total of 236 local, municipal and regional councils in the Czech Republic have hoisted the Tibetan flag on 10 March, joining the Flag for Tibet campaign. This is the highest number of flagging towns and villages since 1996 when the campaign was joined by the Czech Republic for the first time.

Tibetans and Tibet supporters marks the 45 anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that took place on 10th March 1959 in Lhasa during which thousands of Tibetans were killed.

10th March commemoration in Switzerland was a huge success. More than 30 members of the Swiss Parliament's lower chamber put Tibetan flags on their desk during parliamentary session.

The memorial service held here this morning at the Westminster Abbey near the British Parliament to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Tibetan national uprising day was marked by the laying of a wreath at the place set aside to remember all innocent victims of oppression, violence and war.

Students from Edinburgh University today stormed the Chinese Consulate in Corstorphine Road to protest against China’s occupation of Tibet.

Demonstrators gathered in the capital, Bern, while other rallies were held in about 20 cities and towns. Campaigners are calling for the Chinese government to start a serious dialogue with the 14th Dalai Lama