Tibetan hunger strike at United Nations reaches day six, supporters to rally and demand UN response
Today marks the sixth day of the Tibetan Youth Congress’s (TYC) indefinite hunger strike outside the United Nations headquarters. Ms. Dolma Choephel, Mr. Gyatso, and Mr. Sonam Wangdu have not eaten since Friday, April 2 and do not plan to until the United Nations meets their demands.
A Buddhist practices tough prostration for world peace
A resident of Ladakh has started a tough prostration, popularly known as “Gochak”, for world peace. Starting from the region’s main city Leh, 29-year old Rigzen Wangyal would prostrate over 1,200 kms before reaching Dharamsala, home to hundreds of Tibetans living-in-exile, three years from now.
Martin meditates over meeting with Dalai Lama
George W. Bush has met him. So has Tony Blair. And so have the prime ministers, presidents and chancellors of many other leading Western nations. But Canada’s prime ministers shy away from meeting the Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Meet the Dalai Lama
With less than two weeks to go until the Dalai Lama visits Canada, Ottawa is still not saying whether the Tibetan leader will get a meeting with Prime Minister Paul Martin. It should say soon, and say yes.
China to construct highway from Nepal to Tibet
A Chinese team is currently in Nepal to conduct an extensive study and design of a highway that will connect Kathmandu with China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
The Biggest Lhapsol Ceremony in the Americas
The Regional Tibetan Women’s Association of New York and New Jersey organized its fourth annual Lhapsol on Sunday April 4, 2004 in Walden, New York at the Sakya Tsechen Kunchap Ling Monastery.