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His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that differences in opinion must be resolved through dialogue and discussion rather than settling them by waging wars. His Holiness the Dalai Lama said wars produce temporary victors and temporary losers

The chairman of China's state-controlled Buddhist Association has repudiated both the Dalai Lama and the outlawed Falungong spiritual movement, state media reported Tuesday.

Chinese authorities in parts of Tibet are detaining and questioning people gathering in groups suspected of discussing the execution of one Tibetan and a death sentence handed down to a senior Tibetan monk in connection with a series of bombings, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.

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China has detained two Tibetan businessmen for allegedly leaking information to the foreign media about the closed trial of two other Tibetans, according to Human Rights Watch.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, walks out for a prayer meeting in Dharamsala, India, Tuesday. - AP | Angus McDonald

The Dalai Lama on Tuesday led Tibetans in prayers aimed at minimizing suffering if war comes to Iraq. Speaking in Dharmsala, the headquarters of the Tibetan government in exile, the Dalai Lama said a U.S.-led attack was all but inevitable.

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Brussels’ Esplanade du Cinquantenaire became a sea of red, yellow and blue colours on Sunday 9 March when people carrying the Tibetan national flag gathered there to take part in a human Chain for Change in Tibet.

By Lhubum Tashi, RFA