Tibet and the Olympic factor
Dharamsala, India and Kathmandu, Nepal – When astronaut Yang Liwei rocketed into space on China’s first manned spaceflight, he carried with him the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games banner and China’s national flag.
Concern for imprisoned female head-teacher of children’s home
The Chinese authorities have confirmed that the female head of the former Gyatso children’s home in Lhasa, Nima Choedron, was convicted for political reasons and is serving ten years in prison.
Slovenian PM on Human Rights in China
The Prime Minister of Slovenia Anton Rop had said he supports EU China dialogue on human rights. Mr. Rop was speaking on the Slovenian National Television in a news bulletin aired on 3 December 2003 after his return from a visit to China early this month.
Far from the madding crowd
They’ve decorated the tree outside one Cambridge shop, but not with angels and stars. Bodhi Tree, a new Tibetan emporium between Harvard and Porter squares, has bedecked its tree with Buddhist prayer flags that wave in the wind, carrying blessings far and wide.