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A&M students watch as a trio of Tibetian monks make intricate designs with grains of sand at the MSC Tuesday afternoon during the Mandala Sand Painting taking place there this week. After they complete the painting, the monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery in Tibet will dismantle and disperse the painting Friday, honoring Buddhist beliefs in the temporary aspect of nature. Photo by Dave McDermand

Chain for change in Tibet

Thousands of Tibet supporters are expected to assemble in Brussels on Sunday March 9, 2003, to join hands and create a visually spectacular human chain of solidarity for the Tibetan cause.

In the last several weeks, 67 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 12 Senators have signed on to a letter to China's Vice President Hu Jintao that condemns the execution of Lobsang Dhondup and expresses concern for the safety of additional Tibetans detained in connection with this high-profile case.

Indian in general will sit with baited breath as India plays against Pakistan in a very crucial match in the cricket world cup. The Himachal-vasis have their election results due on that day.

The International Tibet Independence Movement, the Tibetan Cultural Center and Indiana University Students for a Free Tibet are coordinating March for Tibet's Independence.

This coming Sunday, the residents of Dharamsala can look forward to an eventful run up to the Tibetan New Year. The Rock Street Journal in association with Delhi based Tibet-India Coordination office and Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Center

Along with the weekend snow, Oklahoma State University has been at the center of a flurry of Buddhist activity over the past week. Geshe Tashi Dhondup and attendant monks visited campus as part of the 2002-2003 Tibetan and Mongolian Monks Tour.

Tibet's government-in-exile has urged activists not to burn Chinese flags or effigies of Chinese leaders ahead of the 44th anniversary of a failed uprising against Beijing's rule, officials said Wednesday.

International peace activists in Baghdad are hosted by the Iraqi government. Some are committed to guard facilities as human shields.(David Guttenfelder/AP)