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Today, 2 December 2003, marks the elapse of one year since Trulku Tenzin Delek, a.k.a Ah-Nga Tashi, a highly respected Buddhist teacher in Lithang County, Kardze Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, was sentenced to death by the Kardze Intermediate People’s Court in Sichuan Province.

Dharamsala, 2 December: As the Tibetans and their supporters mark the first anniversary of the unprecedented death sentence passed on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (aka Ahnga Tashi) on this day last year, reports have emerged from Tibet that Yeshi Gyatso has been sentenced to

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.

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)

Pope John Paul II talks with the Dalai Lama during an audience at the Vatican, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano)