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The United States has decided not to sponsor a resolution critical of China at the annual session of the U.N. Human Rights Commission in Geneva, a U.S. official said on Friday. The State Department official, who asked not to be identified

Prince Dawai Sangye rides a horse soon after meeting the lovely bride to-be (top-left). The crowd enjoys a hearty laugh over a hilarious scene.(top-right). The boatmen help the prince and his minister to cross a river(bottom-left). The Fakir brothers preparing to pray before meeting the prince and his minister(bottom-right).

Cornell University's first go at a week of Tibetan celebration highlights the region's spirituality, geography and the human rights struggle, the three most popular issues concerning the region according to the outreach coordinator for the East Asia Project.

Ngawang Sangdrol delivers her statement on April 9 at ICT in Washington, DC. Undersecretary Paula Dobriansky, the U.S. State Department's Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, is at far right.

"I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support," said Ngawang Sangdrol in an April 9 statement released at a reception held in her honor in Washington, DC, by the International Campaign for Tibet.

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Among the throngs of protesters arrested in recent weeks were three activists who chained themselves to two concrete lions outside the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco. But rather than protesting the U.S. war on Iraq, they were denouncing China's actions in Tibet.

The Kagyu Office has published some remarks of His Holiness in response to questions from a 12 year old boy about the current war: Question: Is there a need for this war?

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has received confirmed information that four of the eight arrested in connection to Trulku Tenzin Delek have been released. On 6 April 2003, Tsultrim Dhargyal, Tamding Tsering, Asher Dhargyal and Dhedhe were released

The sound of chanting and soft drumming greeted visitors to the Overman Student Center on the Pittsburg State University campus Tuesday afternoon. Following the sound to the lower level, those visitors would find an unusual sight for southeast Kansas