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Briefing the media here this afternoon the Danish Prime Minister, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said that he welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a great personality of the world and a Noble Peace Prize laureate.

Last week, a posse of mountaineers and heads-of-state gathered in Kathmandu for the 50th anniversary of a great triumph: the first ascent of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.

Eighteen Tibetan asylum-seekers forcibly repatriated from Nepal have been unexpectedly detained at a remote Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) border area after two members of the group developed symptoms of the deadly SARS virus

Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama blesses Danish trumpet great Palle Mikkelborg with a traditional white silk scarf Thursday, June 5, 2003 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Dalai Lama is giving a series of talks on the importance of universal responsibility, compassion and altruism and on Friday will meet with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Photo by John McConnico

Armed with diverse experience and distinguished careers, three new members of the Board of Directors will help promote the cause of protecting human rights around the world, Human Rights Watch said today.

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The RTYC of New York and New Jersey, Student for a Free Tibet, Tibetan Women's Association and USTC held a rally against the Nepalese Government's decision on deporting 18 Tibetans to the Chinese Authority on Monday, June 2nd 2003.

Addressing a joint press briefing with the Danish Foreign Minister, Mr. Per Stig Moller, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that his delegation's ongoing second visit to China looks like a good start and

Dorjee Damdoo Nargee trekked through the snow-covered Himalaya Mountains for 20 days in the middle of winter to escape Communist Chinese oppression in his native Tibet.

A unique travelling exhibition detailing contemporary Tibetan history and prospects for the future will be shown for the first time in London at The Air Gallery, 32 Dover Street (tube: Green Park), from June 17 to 27, 2003.