Detentions before 40th anniversary of TAR
Sources in Tibet report that around ten Tibetans were detained in Lhasa, by the Chinese State Security Bureau (SSB) in the days leading to festivities marking the 40th anniversary of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).
Dalai Lama Donates to Katrina Relief Fund
His Holiness the Dalai Lama said he was “shocked and deeply saddened by the massive destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina.
EU assembly urges China stop religious persecution
The European Parliament urged China on Thursday to stop persecuting Christian clergy and lay people, spotlighting Beijing’s poor human rights record despite their closer economic ties.
PM to talk human rights with Chinese president
Prime Minister Paul Martin says he will be discussing the issue of human rights with Chinese President Hu Jintao during his visit to Canada.
Dalai Lama set to make historic visit
As one of Idaho’s most-anticipated events approaches, organizers of the Sept. 11 address by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama have been very professional, said Hailey Police Department Lt. David Stellers.
A lesson in Dharma
Most every pupil needs a break from study. When he was young, a favorite diversion for His Holiness the Dalai Lama was tinkering with watches and clocks. In his early explorations of Western technology and science
A global moment when talk of peace, not war, reigns
Twice while on his widely ballyhooed recent visit to Idaho, President Bush rounded up invitation-only audiences to continue spreading his message of the need for more military action in Iraq to, by odd logic