China defends Nepal deportations

China has rejected international criticism over the deportation of a group of Tibetans from Nepal. The Chinese embassy in the kingdom’s capital, Kathmandu, said that their deportation was legal as they were illegal immigrants.

UK also condemns deportation

Following the United States, Great Britain also “deplored” last week’s deportation of 18 Tibetan refugees home, the British Embassy said Tuesday. “The UK deeply regrets the absence of any recognised process or credible justification

A Buddhist god with a lot to do

What is the first thing you notice about this sculpture? Perhaps you are amazed to discover that the figure has so many arms and heads. This is no ordinary human being! So who is it?

Sino-Tibet Relations

The Tibet Foundation’s Art and Culture programme held a seminar and open discussion on Sino-Tibet Relations on 23 January 2003. Tsering Dhondup Gonkatsang of Oxford University was in the chair, with Sonam Tsering Frasi

Sino-Tibet Relations

From left: Tsering Shakya, Tsering Dhundup Gonkatsang and Sonam T. Frasi at the Tibet Foundation Culture Centre (Tibet Foundation)