KFC Not Chicken in Tibet

KFC’s plan to open one of its signature fried-chicken restaurants in Tibet as early as this year is likely to face resistance — but not because it is American.

Tibet: A fading dream

The Dalai Lama will be in Canada soon (from April 17 to May 6), raising support for his campaign to save Tibet, but one of the heroes of the freedom struggle fears His Holiness has already lost the fight.

Tibetan monks biking to Canada stop in Carlisle

Rain isn’t high on the list of preferred weather conditions for most bicyclists. But while pouring rain certainly soaked the band of cyclists riding Monday to reach Boiling Springs, the weather is secondary to this group.

Tibetans hunger for freedom

Went looking for an- other traitorous wacko like “Hanoi Jane” Fonda. Instead, I found Richard Gere – and the words I had been planning to write melted away in the drizzle at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza.

Revised Guidelines for Development in Tibet

The recent resumption of direct contact between the representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the People’s Republic of China is encouraging; and it is hoped that this will lead to negotiations in order to resolve the question of Tibet in the best interest of the Tibetan and Chinese peoples.

Tibet is a truly lost cause

The Tibet lobby is celebrating, and the Chinese embassy fulminating, over Paul Martin’s decision to meet the Dalai Lama when he comes to Ottawa next week. The fuss on both sides is overdone.

TYC led Indefinite Hunger Strike Update: Day Twelve

The TYC led Indefinite Hunger Strikers are on the twelveth consecutive days with their demands. Despite the heavy shower and wind, the three hunger strikers and more than three hundred supporters and well wishers assembled at the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, in front of the United Nations Headquarter, New York.