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Tibet's government in exile has denied a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA) that it requested a future visit to China by 10 senior members of the exiled Tibetan comunity. A spokesman for the exile government says a request for such a visit

Tibetan authorities are to limit the number of pilgrims visiting the traditional home of the Dalai Lama in an attempt to prevent damage to the thousand year-old landmark.

Reports from Tibet suggest that Evangelist missionaries have increased and diversified their long-term activities in Lhasa and other parts of Tibet because of the closer interaction between Tibetans and foreigners operating in Tibet.

According to reliable information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, Champa Chung, 56-year-old former assistant of Chadrel Rinpoche, is in custody even after expiry of his original four-year’s prison term in 1999.

A meeting of the Members of the India Tibet Friendship Society (ITFS), Mr. Tinley Gyatso and Mr Karma Damdul, Representatives of Luksum Samdupling and Dikyi Larso Tibetan settlement and Regional Tibetan women’s association was held at Bylakuppe, South India.

A 3-day All India Tibet Support Groups Conference will be held in Chandigarh on September 5-7, 2003. India Tibet Coordination Office is organizing the conference under the banner of the Core Group for Tibetan Cause, New Delhi.

Wild animals breeding unchecked in reserves in the Tibet Autonomous Region will be culled to reduce pressure on grasslands. Zhoima Yangzom, an official in charge of wild animal protection with the forestry bureau of the autonomous region in southwest China

China urged the United States on Thursday not to allow the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, to visit next week when he is expected to meet President Bush.

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An air of serenity has settled over the Supreme Court building in Darwin. If you walk through the front doors of the building during the Festival the amazing sound of Gyuto Monks from Tibet will immediately draw you into their camp.