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A new report by a Congressionally-mandated organization has said that Tibetans lack autonomy and that repression of Tibetans continue under Chinese rule. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China has, in its 2003 Annual Report, released on October 2, 2003

The first group of more than 70 Chinese cadres to study the Tibetan language in Lhasa graduated from Tibet University in July; they are now being sent into the townships and towns around Lhasa to serve as officials.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit Delhi, Spain, France, Germany and the Czech Republic on a 19-day tour scheduled from October 5 to 23, 2003.

Jetsun Pema (Photo courtesy : Tibetan Cultural Center, Bloomington, Indiana)

Jetsun Pema la is one of the three nominees for the prestigious "Kellogg's Child Development Award" under the banner of Hannah Neil world of Children Awards. Three nominees have been short-listed from among 146 candidates. The two other nominees are from Bolivia and Brazil.

In a sad incident, Nyima Drakpa, a former Tibetan political prisoner passed away Friday afternoon at his home in Tawu County, Karze TAP. According to reliable sources, Nyima was imprisoned in October 2000 on arbitrary charges of "hindering welfare of the country"

Tibet, Tibet. The title of Patrick French's latest book intrigued me. Vaguely suggestive of a biblical lament, it also hinted at a kind of patient reproach, of the sort that Sir Isaac Newton is said to have dished out to his pet dog

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Kalon Thupten Lungrig, Minister for Religion & Culture as well as Education in the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, paid a visit to the Tibet House in New York City on September 28th 2003. Kalon Lungrig addressed the Tibetan people who were gathered at the Tibet House.

Tibetans living here observed today as black day in protest against the Chinese declaration mentioning Tibet as a part of the mainland China.