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Mr. Pezzotta ( CISL ) and Mr. Epifani ( CGIL ) brought to His Holiness' attention the efforts they are making to bring about labour reforms in China and also their support for Tibet.

India Tibet Coordination Office (ITCO) organized the second meeting of Steering Committee of the Indian Core Group for Tibetan Cause in Delhi on November 23, 2003.

In the first such incident of its kind in Kakhog county (Chinese: Hongyuan), Ngaba prefecture, six monks from Khangmar monastery were recently arrested for political offences. The monks were arrested for involvement in the distribution of material calling for independence for Tibet

Former Russian President Michail Gorbachev, left, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama attend a world peace Nobel award winners meeting in Rome's Campidoglio City Hall, Friday, Nov. 28, 2003(AP photo/Plinio Lepri)

His Holiness the Dalai Lama yesterday attended the 4 th Summit of the Nobel Laureates at the City Hall in Rome. The proceedings began with the Nobel Laureates signing the Summit Inauguration parchment followed by presentation of Man for Peace

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The Nobel Peace Prize laureates have a role to play in the current debate about reform to the United Nations and the international system, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday.

Before 1921, Mongolians recognised a living Buddha as ruler, so the discovery of a legitimate successor to the last ruler has not been viewed with enthusiasm by the present-day government, Forum 18 News Service has found.

Everybody may not know about Tibet, but everybody knows the Dalai Lama,’’ smiles Pema Tsomo. A student of Library Science at Wadia College, Tsomo who has been in Pune for four years, wants to help spread awareness about Tibet.

The European Union has opened human rights talks with China, with torture, the death penalty and political prisoners on the agenda, sources close to the discussions said.