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A Chinese security "agent" successfully pressured Australia's parliamentary speaker to exclude three activists from the public gallery during a speech by Chinese President Hu Jintao, a senator said.

The International Buddhist Film Festival (IBFF) debuts at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) November 20-23, 2003, beginning with a gala benefit screening and reception Thursday evening, November 20th.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamsala this afternoon and received a warm welcome-reception by senior Tibetan officials and the local Tibetan population after the completion of successful visits to the Indian capital, Spain, France, Germany, the Czech Republic and

On October 21 more than 130 Tibet Support Groups (TSGs) from around the world signed a letter to the European Commission and other political leaders calling for the appointment of an EU Special Coordinator for Tibet.

The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) calls on the Special Representatives leading the Indo-China border talks to discuss the much-vexed and neglected issue of Tibet.

Police have told Chinese officials they will not try to shield visiting President Hu Jintao from any protests as they did with his predecessor.

A Tibetan youth chants slogans against the visit of a Chinese delegation to India as he carries a Tibetan flag under the watchfull eye of Indian police during a rally held in New Delhi, India Thursday Oct. 23, 2003. Indian and Chinese officials held talks on longstanding border disputes Thursday, shortly after Beijing softened its rhetoric on the issues. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)

India and China began a first round of talks on Thursday to seek a solution to a decades-old border dispute that has bedevilled ties between the world's two most populous nations.

Activists of the Tibetan Youth Congress shout anti-Chinese slogans during a demonstration in New Delhi October 23, 2003. The activists protested the arrival of the Chinese senior Vice Foreign Minister, Dai Bingguo to India. Dai is holding the first round of talks on Thursday with Indian officials to accelerate resolution of a decades-old border dispute between India and China. (REUTERS/Kamal Kishore)

Nine members (male) of Tibetan Youth Congress was today sent to Tihar Central Jail and has been remanded to judicial custody till 27th October by Special Executive Magistrate, Police Station Parliament Street, New Delhi District.