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As one of the holiest men in the Buddhist faith, the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje showed his religious gifts from an early age, Dorje's translator said at a Slifka Center lecture Tuesday.

Tibet’s government-in-exile Monday took to task the Chinese ambassador to Nepal who said Tibetans fleeing to India were “illegal immigrants” and not refugees. “Tibetans leave their home in Tibet to flee in to exile because they do not have the basic human rights such as political

The article, "Gold Fields to build up its interest in China" (November 11), does not point out that Gold Fields, through its holdings in Sino Gold, is engaged in the exploration, proving and development of a gold mine at Jinkang in the eastern part of occupied Tibet.

In a clear sign of warming up of India-China military-to-military relations, a high-level Indian Army delegation would visit Tibet for the first time this week.

Nine TYC members (four girls and five boys) of Delhi chapter were detained for distributing pamphlets of BOYCOTT MADE IN CHINA near the Chinese stall at the India International Trade Fair for nearly six hours, but were released in the night.

Tibetan monk Palden Gyatso receives a kata, or traditional greeting scarf, from Teco Rubio, 13, and returns a blessing and a wish for a good life Sunday as Ender Garcia, 13, waits to pay his respects. Gyatso made a presentation at a book-signing Sunday at the Nugget Mall. The offering of the kata to lamas and others who are being honored is an ancient custom among Tibetans. SEANNA O'SULLIVAN/ THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

During his 33 years as a prisoner of conscience in Chinese labors camps and prisons in Tibet, Tibetan lama Palden Gyatso was dangled over fire as if he was a human steak. He was routinely kicked and whipped while pulling a plow for more than nine hours a day.

Chinese troops have staged a day of counter-terrorism exercises in Tibet to practise fighting "terrorists" aligned with exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, officials and a Tibetan newspaper said.

According to a UN press release of 14 November, New Zealand has again urged the Chinese authorities to open dialogue on Tibet. Speaking at a debate on “Human Rights Questions” of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly Friday, Don Mackay

The Dalai Lama (left) may be the political and spiritual figure of Tibet to the outside world but he regards Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche (right) as his spiritual guru who can offer him empowerment.