MP calls for Blair to meet Dalai Lama

MP Tom Brake has called upon Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet with the exiled leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama. Responding to reports the Dalai Lama has been unable to secure an audience with Mr Blair on his forthcoming visit to Britain

Nepal Deports Three More Tibetan Refugees

Three Tibetan refugees, including one minor, were handed over to Chinese border police by Nepalese officials at the Friendship Bridge border post at Dram on 13 January, according to ICT sources in the area.

U.S. Considering China Resolution at UN Rights Commission

A senior State Department official said on January 29, 2004, that the United States is “seriously considering” sponsoring a resolution on China’s human rights practices at the forthcoming UN Human Rights Commission session in Geneva.

Operatic chant retells exploits of Tibetan king

The Land’s End Chamber Ensemble presents King Gesar by Peter Lieberson, narrated by Michael Hope, as part of the High Performance Rodeo. Performances are today at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 9:30 p.m., and Sunday at 7:30 p.m., at the Engineered Air Theatre at the Epcor Centre.