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The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to know that Australian delegation headed by Dr. Geoff Raby, Deputy Secretary of the Australian Foreign Ministry, will visit China and Tibet this week.

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is encouraged that the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will visit Tibet soon to assess religious freedom under People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Tibetan Community Cultural Center

On July 16, 2003, the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM) purchased a property which will be officially known as the Tibetan Community Cultural Center. Minnesota Tibetans can now look forward to having a place of their own for learning about Tibetan culture

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China's Minister for Public Security Zhou Yongkang has asked the police not to take any action that "offended public morality, caused public outrage or violated human rights" saying this had a direct impact on the authority of the Communist Party and the Government.

China recently requested that foreign governments require their citizens who were born in Taiwan to declare their place of birth as "China" on passports, a move that has riled Taiwanese Americans and enflamed the China-Taiwan reunification debate.

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China has converted its first nuclear weapons base into a public museum, according to the state Xinhua news agency. The facility, where China's atom and hydrogen bombs were first developed, is located in the predominantly Tibetan town of Xihai

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