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The Chairman of the Tibetan Cabinet, Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche, has asked China to release three who were reportedly arrested in Lhasa on June 16, 2003. In a statement on June 27, 2003, Rinpoche urged "the international community

Nineteen unnamed Tibetans have been detained in Nepal after crossing the border from Tibet. Amnesty International fears they may be forcibly returned to China where they would be at risk of detention without charge, torture and other serious human rights violations.

I am greatly encouraged that World Tibet Day continues to grow, and that it is being observed in so many cities and countries around the world. I am happy to know the cause of Tibet has such strong support.

17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinlay Dorjee celebrating his 19th birthday on Thursday near Dharmshala Gyuto Tantrik Monastry Sidwari. (Phayul/Photo by Prem Sood)

Gyuto Tantrik University, Sidhbari, near here, bore a festive look today as the day was being celebrated as the birthday of the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinlay Dorjee, who heads the Kagyu Karma sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC), Bylakuppe, Mysore District, has urged the Prime Minister, A.B.Vajpayee, to reconsider India's stand on Tibet. While welcoming the improvement in bilateral ties between India and China

Chinese authorities have arrested three Tibetans in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, for alleged separatist activities, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. The arrests come amid tighter curbs ahead of the birthday of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Criticized over the deportation of 18 Tibetans back to China, Nepal police has again detained 19 more Tibetans – 15 men and 4 women – on Tuesday in western district of Achham, The Kathmandu Post reported Friday.

Dharamsala, June 27- In an attempt to punish Nepal for deporting 18 refugees on May 31, US based Ethical Traveller Organisation and Tibet Justice Center, the authors of a key report on the refugee crisis--had earlier decided to launch a tourism boycott in Nepal

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has allayed fears that "new difficulties" would arise with the beginning of border trade with Tibet through Sikkim. These fears he said were "baseless" and his expectation was that there would be a big growth in trade on the border.