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A Cochrane doctor weathered altitudes of 14,000 feet, exposure to potentially fatal diseases and having to drink yak-butter tea for one month to deliver desperately-needed health care

Determined to make a difference Victorian-based cyclist Brian Sommerfield has braved freezing temperatures in Goulburn and the dry humid heat of the north-west in his quest to raise money for the children of Tibet.

Bill Kirchner, of Medina, has learned something new about Tibetan monks since they’ve been staying with him. They love Jackie Chan movies. “They sit there and watch it and laugh and laugh and laugh,” Kirchner said.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education has issued a report criticising China for its record on provision of education to its people, and expressing particular concern about education imposed upon ‘minorities’ that denies religious

According to a report by ICT Amsterdam, the Dutch Parliament, on the eve of its 2004 budgetary debate, unanimously passed a resolution calling the government for the appointment of a EU Special Representative for Tibet along the line of the US adoption of Special Coordinator for Tibet.

Seven of the 18 Tibetans repatriated by Nepalese authorities in May were still imprisoned as of the end of September, according to former prisoners who were with them in a new prison in Shigatse.

Harvard undergraduate Megan Howard faces disciplinary action for shouting pro-Tibetan slogans during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s speech at the university this month, RFA's Tibetan service reports.

A Tibetan-American student has placed third in the Miss Photogenic competition at the 2003 Miss Tourism World contest in Venezuela, RFA’s Tibetan service reports. Tenzin Deki was a runner-up in last year’s Miss Tibet contest in Dharamsala, India.

The Chinese authorities have confirmed that the female head of the former Gyatso children’s home in Lhasa, Nima Choedron, was convicted for political reasons and is serving ten years in prison.

The Prime Minister of Slovenia Anton Rop had said he supports EU China dialogue on human rights. Mr. Rop was speaking on the Slovenian National Television in a news bulletin aired on 3 December 2003 after his return from a visit to China early this month.