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Construction of the world's highest railway line, the Qinghai-Tibet railway has entered a crucial period, the state media reported today. "Given most of the year's construction work would be done at an elevation of more than 4,500 meters

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.

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.