Sorig Conference Opens 6 February in Delhi
A three day conference on Tibetan medicine will be held in New Delhi from 6 February. Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association is organising this conference to primarily to seek an official recognition from the Indian government for the rich tradition of Tibetan healing science (Sowa Rigpa).
Scottish Parliamentary Group for Tibet Formed
The list of various parliamentary groups for Tibet has recently gone up by one as a Scottish Parliamentary Group for Tibet has been formally formed on 29 January.
Muslims ask Tibetan government-in-exile to vacate former mosque
Muslims urged the Dalai Lama, who has appealed for dialogue to resolve India’s most heated Hindu-Muslim dispute, to turn over a former mosque used by the Tibetan government-in-exile he set up here.
Tibetans Complain About Chinese Renovation of Potala Palace
An audiotape smuggled out of Tibet and purportedly made by Tibetan workers alleges that Chinese authorities are mishandling renovation work done on the famed Potala Palace in Lhasa.
U.S. Congress Passes Resolution Calling on China to Release Tibetan Nun Phuntsok Nyidron and All Tibetan Prisoners of Conscience
On February 2, 2004, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.Res.157, which calls on the Chinese government to release Tibetans held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
Tibetan Nun Released from U.S. Jail
Sonam Chodron, a young Buddhist nun from Tibet, has been released from detention in a Virginia jail six months after arriving in the U.S., pending a government appeal of her request for asylum.
Dalai Lama to receive honorary degree
The University of Toronto will confer an honorary degree on the Dalai Lama for his spiritual leadership and commitment to the non-violent liberation of the Tibetan people.