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Tsering Norzum Thonsur's slight, slim form gives no inkling of the important place she holds in the small Tibetan community settled in India. Few are aware, or, perhaps, even interested that two years ago, the over 1.3 lakh Tibetans living as refugees in India elected a brand new Parliament at Dharamshala, the seat of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile.

The International Tibet Independence Movement (ITIM) is pleased to coordinate the visit of the Tashi Lhunpo Monks (April 19 to May 1). Many special events mark this inaugural visit and the Monks' first tour of North America.

Tibetan monks play musical instruments as part of a six-day program of Lama dances at the Khampaghar Monastery near Dharamsala, India, Saturday April 12, 2003. The dances conclude on Wednesday. Dharamsala, in India is the headquarters of the Tibetan leader Dalai Lama's government-in-exile. Photo by Angus McDonald

Sensing the apparent danger to the Himalayas, a campaign called 'Himalaya Family' was started two years ago to save the Himalayan culture from gradual disintegration due to terrorism, false propaganda and various conspiracies from foreign

South African Charlene Gerber, who wants to wipe out poverty in the world if given the power, has been crowned Miss Tourism Intercontinental 2003. The 20-year-old university student from Pretoria beat 30 other finalists to win the title at the Crowne Plaza Riverside Hotel on Saturday.

The 9th ´Shoton´ (great curd festival) concluded on the 11th of April in the presence of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa. The last group to perform for the 9-day long Opera festival was the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA).

The Commission on Human Rights referred to the status of Tibetan women during its discussion last week on the item dealing with the integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective-Violence Against Women, the Tibet Bureau reports from Geneva.

Dear WTN editors, In January this year, a story was sent out on WTN about two Tibetan teenagers ( a thirteen year old girl and a fifteen year old boy) and their traveling companion being arrested in Nepal for not having travel documents.

The United States delegation to the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission failed to file a resolution condemning China's human rights record today, as the deadline to submit a country resolution passed in Geneva.

An introductory lecture on the “Tibetan Community in Exile” by Mr. Tsering Tashi of the Office of Tibet, London, and the screening of Micky Lemle’s documentary film, “Compassion in Exile” marked the conclusion yesterday of the International