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Several hundred Tibetans demonstrate against China's policy towards Tibet outside a Washington hotel where Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will be arriving to give a major address in Washington, late Tuesday Dec. 9, 2003. The demonstrators demanded that the death sentence of Tibetan Buddihist leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche be overturned. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is ending his Washington visit on an upbeat note, emphasizing friendship and cooperation after what he calls a successful meeting with President Bush at the White House.

A Tibetan monk has paid a visit to the University of Nottingham to question its growing links with China. Buddhist monk the Venerable Yeshe Togden was imprisoned in the late 1980s for peaceful protest against China's occupation of Tibet.

At a press conference held here this morning, Rights and Humanity, the international movement for the promotion and realisation of human rights and responsibilities, released a document titled, ‘Principles of Responsibility’ signed by its patrons His Holiness the Dalai Lama

TIN sources report that a Tibetan from Nenying in Khangmar Shen, Shigatse prefecture, passed away at the home of a relative on 27 September 2003, three days after being released following six months in detention.

On the occasion of Human Rights Day, a group of 100 Tibetans and supporters protested China’s information policy in Tibet. A banner saying “China: Tibet can’t be silenced.” was displayed outside the conference building of the World Summit on Information Society.

Two former Tibetan political prisoners are to give a talk at the University of Nottingham about what happened to them in Chinese prisons. They will also meet Sir Colin Campbell, the vice-chancellor, to discuss the university's plans to open a Chinese campus.

There's no shortage of "Free Tibet" bumper stickers on East Bay thoroughfares. And one group takes that activism one step further. A Berkeley organization is preparing to send nearly200,000 books of Buddhist teachings to Tibetan refugees, part of a 12-year tradition.

A severely overloaded bus plunged into a valley in Tibet, killing 14 passengers and injuring 43, the official Xinhua News Agency reported today. The bus was carrying 64 people including two drivers - 20 people over its capacity - when it crashed early yesterday, the report said.

As we commemorate the 55th Human Rights Day on 10 December, it is a day to reflect upon the situation of the world in the year gone by and resolve further to work towards a more peaceful and free world.