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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama greets well-wishers as he arrives for a private visit in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Oct. 20, 2003, before giving an address to about 2,000 Buddhists living in Switzerland. Photo by Keystone, Steffen Schmidt

From Tibet to Mt Ousley: Tibetan monk Geshe Sonam Thargye with children at Mt Ousley Public School yesterday after sharing his life story with them. Picture: KIRK GILMOUR

Geshe Sonam Thargye values the simple things in life. He values the freedom to practise his faith. The freedom to assemble.The freedom to speak from the heart.

China said Monday it “regretted” a convention of Tibet support movements in the Czech capital of Prague, saying no diplomatic ally should offer a venue for the exiled Dalai Lama.

Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien at the APEC summit. Canadian MPs urged Chretien to press Chinese authorities to improve their human rights record on Tibet and the Falun Gong (AFP/POOL)

Members of Parliament urged Prime Minister Jean Chretien to press Chinese authorities to improve their human rights record on Tibet and the Falun Gong when he makes a four-day official visit to China.

As day was beginning to turn into night and the air temperature was steadily dropping, a crowd of believers and those simply interested gathered at the Dagom Gaden Tensung Ling Monastery Saturday.

The conference continued today with workshops and plenary sessions on human rights, western development program and 2008 Olympic Campaign. In the morning Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche talked about the relevance of Satyagraha to the Tibetan issue.

Phuntsok Nyidon

According to the website of Amnesty International (USA) pop group Duran Duran's “78-03” USA tour this autumn will circulate a petition demanding the release of Phuntsok Nyidon, a Tibetan nun currently incarcerated at Drapchi Prison, Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.