China SARS ban for Tibet tourists
Tour groups are to be banned from visiting Tibet and other central and western rural areas in China to prevent the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
Torture and ill-treatment: Fear for safety
According to a reliable source, Tsering Dhondup is reportedly in a critical health condition. Tsering Dhondup, head of Othok Village in Nyakchuka County, Karze “Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture” (TAP) Sichuan Province is one of four
The Dalai Lama speaks his mind
Delhiites who turned up at the India Habitat Centre today received a dose of quintessential Dalai Lama humour. The Dalai Lama, who was in Delhi to release Rajiv Mehrotra’s The Mind of the Guru, said that his relationship with the Capital
The Dalai Lama speaks his mind
A Tibetan woman listens to the Dalai Lama speak on “Connecting to the Guru” at the launch of Rajiv Mehrotra’s book, The Mind of the Guru, in New Delhi, on Sunday, April 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
UCSB Students Rally for Tibet
Approximately 30 people – including several representatives from UCSB’s chapter of Students for a Free Tibet – gathered outside the Chinese Consulate on Friday. The students were recognizing the 14th birthday of the Buddhist Panchen Lama
‘Fernandes won’t take up Tibet issue with China’
The Tibetan government-in-exile here said on Saturday that it was not expecting defence minister of India George Fernandes, currently on tour to China, to take up the issue of Tibet with the Chinese authorities.
Tibetans sniff pill to keep SARS at bay
Fear of catching the deadly SARS virus has reached the mountain dwelling of the Dalai Lama and his Tibetan followers, who have been advised by traditional medicine practitioners to carry a small red pill and sniff it to ward off the disease.
Resolution of All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum For Tibet
A meeting of All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum For Tibet was held on 24th April 2003 at North Avenue M.P.’s Club under the convenorship of Shri B.N.Singh(M.P- Rajya Sabha). Members of Indian Parliament from different parties extended their support