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Tibetan Reception Center in Nepal

The 19 Tibetans detained near the Nepal-Tibet border on June 24, 2003 have arrived in Kathmandu on July 1 and were handed over to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) office, it is learnt.

On the 6th July, across the globe and in South Africa supporters of the Tibetan non - violent freedom struggle will be celebrating the 68th birthday of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual and temporal leader.

Four days after reserving its comments, the Congress has endorsed the position Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee adopted on Tibet and Sikkim during his China trip last week. "We have studied the India-China joint declaration in some detail.

The art and culture of Tibet is as fascinating as it is mysterious. Hoping to bring the ancient culture to light, The Boulder Public Library is hosting "The Art and Culture of Tibet" celebration.

A Nepalese news agency has said that the 19 Tibetans who were detained at the border as they were trying to enter Nepal from Tibet on June 24, 2003 have now been handed over to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) office.

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The United States has, in a new report titled Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2002-2003, charged China with suppressing political, religious, and social groups. A Chinese spokesman responded saying the report was unfounded.

The RSS leadership is now unhappy with the outcome of Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee's visit to China, particularly with what it sees as a major change in New Delhi's position on Tibet, which has now been described as "part of China."

An 'ape-like' beast nearly 1.65 metres tall has been sighted in the forests of central China, a media report on Monday said. The grayish 'mythical ape-like animal', suspected by locals to be a 'bigfoot', was reported to have shoulder-length black hair, it said.