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They've decorated the tree outside one Cambridge shop, but not with angels and stars. Bodhi Tree, a new Tibetan emporium between Harvard and Porter squares, has bedecked its tree with Buddhist prayer flags that wave in the wind, carrying blessings far and wide.

A UN human rights expert has sharply criticised the education policy pursued in Tibet by the People’s Republic of China. Ms. Katarina Tomasevski (Croatia), the Special Rapporteur on the right to education of the UN Commission on Human Rights

Mrs. George Woodcock, known to her close friends as "Inge" passed away in Vancouver, B.C. on the 11th December 2003 after a long illness; eight years earlier her husband, Professor George Woodcock, internationally known Canadian writer, poet, critic, activist

If the Buddha had been born a woman, would future generations have known more about his intimate feelings? The sorrow he might have felt growing up without his mother -- who died during childbirth -- or the anguish he might have felt when

Tibet is hot again thanks to singing Buddhist monks. Move over, Richard Gere. The Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery were nominated this month for a Grammy Award for their Sacred Tibetan Chant album.

The Delhi High Court issued summons to the Dalai Lama and the Central Government on a suit seeking as illegal the declaration of Urgyen - Trinlay Dorje as the 17th Karmapa and his expulsion from India.

Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama returned to his headquarters here Thursday after a long foreign tour. Tibetan Buddhist clergy held special prayers in the town's main monastery to mark the occasion.

The Kashag would like to extend its warm greetings to all the Tibetans and peace loving people on this day of the 14th anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Minister of State for Development Cooperation and Human Rights Mr. Tom Kitt T.D.today met with Mrs Kesang Takla of Tibet House Trust based in London. During the discussions Minister of State Kitt announced funding of EUR 200,000

The Dalai Lama's European representative has held talks with the government to try and secure EU support for the struggle in Tibet. Kesang Takla has urged the Government to use the forthcoming EU Presidency to help in the struggle for human rights in Tibet.