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The Indo-Tibetan Friendship Association, Dharamsala, will hold a three-day “Ninth Himalayan International Festival” here at the backyard of Hotel Bhagsu, Mcloed Ganj, from 10 to 12 December. The annual festival, opening on the day of conferment of Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness

The Israeli Friends of Tibetan People (IFTIP) is bringing 50 Tibetans to the Arava in southern Israel for agriculture training next month.The Arava Project is a unique agricultural training program offered in cooperation with the Moshavim (agricultural settlements) of the Northern Arava.

Buddhist monks hold the fort for their exiled Dalai Lama as Tibetans continue to pay the price, in drink and depression, for centuries of isolation, feudal misrule and a flood of Chinese settlers and soldiers.(Martin Regg Cohn/Toronto Star)

Young Tibetans in traditional robes shuffle past Buddhist deities and prayer flags in the dimly lit hall. The faux monastic décor might seem out of place in most nightclubs, but not in Tibet. Here, the Buddhist beat holds enduring appeal.

For the 2nd year in succession India Tibet Coordination Office (ITCO) today organized a Drawing Competition of Indian and Tibetan students on the theme "Compassion: An Antidote to Violence" at Delhi Police Public School

The devastation caused by militancy and war and the need for religious tolerance and peace made up the Dalai Lama’s address at St Joseph’s College today, the last day of his visit to the hill town.

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Wen Jiabao's motorcade was yelled with slogans and chants by the Tibetans at opposite side of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel where he is staying. A group of people from SFT sneeked into the Welcoming Chinese group where the Tibetan flag was thrown while Wen Jiabao greeted his supporters.

Protesters chant on Park Avenue outside the Waldorf Astoria hotel awaiting for the arrival of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in New York, December 7, 2003, with a sign protesting the treatment of people in Taiwan and Tibet. Wen met United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan today, before departing for talks in Washington D.C. where he will seek reassurances the U.S. will rein in rival Taiwan. (REUTERS/Chip East)

Tibetans and supporters greeted China’s new Premier, Wen Jiabao, with noisy protests today as he arrived in New York for his first official visit to North America. Wen is the highest-ranking Chinese official to visit the United States since the leadership changeover in Beijing earlier this year.