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Wind through this collection of prayer flags is thought to carry blessings into the surroundings.(JASON SANGSTER)

When you hear the word "Tibet," the image that probably comes to mind is of an exotic and timeless Shangri-La: majestic mountains, yaks and peaceful people deep in Buddhist meditation.

A new report by a Tibetan group says the Chinese government has built up a network of portals portraying Tibet as a backward but integral part of China : sparking a counter-offensive by independent Tibetan groups for whom the Internet is the only battleground.

Chinese President Hu Zintao should explain the torture and death of a Tibetan Buddhist monk when he visits Australia next month, Greens Senator Bob Brown said today.

Police in Dandeldhura arrested 11 Tibetans for illegal entry into Nepal, a radio report said. The 11 Tibetans, including three children and one woman, have been sent yo Dhangadi at an unspecified date, the radio report said.

China has strongly protested a report by the US Congress which criticized its human rights record and "tepid" response to the AIDS crisis, calling the report an "interference" in China's internal affairs.

The chanting of sacred mantras echoed throughout the Dobbs University Center Thursday as monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery bade farewell to the fourth annual Tibet Week.

Garlanded Gose Lama during the felicitation ceremony

According to “Lake of Compassion”, a publication by Mahabodhi Society of India, Ven. Thupten Jungney (Saddharmakirti Mahaguru), popularly known as Gen Gose, was felicitated on his 80th Birthday at a ceremony in Sarnath, India last month.

Mt. Kailash