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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.

The political situation in the town of Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) and surrounding areas is still tense following a crackdown on security and at least 20 detentions relating to long life prayer ceremonies for the Dalai Lama held in the town

"We urgently urge the Chinese authorities to release the three Tibetans who were arrested in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa in the morning of 16 June," said Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, the Kalon Tripa of the Central Tibetan Administrations.

The road to Gangchen Kyishong leads through a concrete gate of sculpted Tibetan motifs into the offices of the Central Tibetan Administration, the seat of the government-in-exile that claims to set the rules for 1.12 lakh refugees from the other side of the Himalayas.

Although Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha, in an interview to BBC called the joint communiqué between India and China a “win-win” situation for both, the pact does not represent any dramatic move forward, say China experts.

26 year old Tibetan nun Ngawang Sangdrol said today that she hoped British Prime Minister Tony Blair would support the non-violent freedom struggle of the Tibetan people when he visits China next month.

The Dalai Lama will attend a "major peace event"

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is to spend six days in Scotland next year. He will travel north after spending a day in London on 27 May and will spend four days on a programme of Buddhist teachings in Glasgow.