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The South China Morning Post (SCMP), English daily published from Hong Kong, has reported on the tremendous public response to the Dalai Lama during his recent trips to the United States and Europe.

The Tibet Forum will identify various steps the EU can take to help advance a dialogue process between Tibetans and Chinese and will discuss the appointment of a European Special Representative for Tibet.

A fresco of Buddha is defaced by a bullet hole at temple ruins in central Tibet, an image from Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion, part of the Amnesty International Film Festival.

The documentary Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion, which opens the eighth Amnesty International Film Festival tonight at Pacific Cinémathèque, contains extraordinary footage, both archival and that exclusively shot by director Tom Peosay.

Photo by Nicole Riner

Ngawang Choephel spoke in chops, stopping mid-sentence and using a quiet but resolute voice as he reflected upon his six years of imprisonment by the Chinese. Surprisingly, the film he came to Princeton to discuss was partly the reason he was previously serving an 18-year sentence.

Growing up, documentary filmmaker Tom Peosay loved listening to his globetrotting father spin yarns about traveling to exotic locations. Since then, the 43-year-old Los Altos native has turned that fascination into a career of shedding light on faraway lands.

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, who is visiting Japan at the invitation of a group of Japanese lawmakers, on Wednesday asked people to nurture compassion for realizing world peace.

Bay Area Friends of Tibet is hosting its 18th annual Tibet Day cultural fair at Fort Mason in San Francisco on November 15. Tibet Day promises to be the Bay Area’s premiere celebration of Tibetan art, politics, culture and music.

Bakula Rinpoche with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Jawaharlal Nehru (photo: Ladags Melong)