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    Statement of the Kashag on the occasion of worldwide fasting and prayer service on 30 August 2008

    Saturday, August 30th, 2008

    Friday, August 29 2008 (tibet.net)
    Today on 30 August 2008, the last day of the sixth month of Earth-Mouse Year in Tibetan Calender, Tibetan Solidarity Committee appealed the Tibetans, Tibet supporters and peace loving people all over the world to observe a symbolic fasting and prayer service […]

    The Dalai Lama should visit Kenya

    Monday, May 12th, 2008

    Publication Date: 5/11/2008 (Daily Nation)
    Thank you for Stephen Mburu’s article on the Dalai Lama ( SN, May 4, 2008). I was saddened to hear that two proposed visits to Kenya by the Dalai Lama had been refused, one as recently as last year.
    Photo: Map of Kenya
    People in Kenya could get much encouragement and inspiration by […]

    An open letter to Aamir Khan

    Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

    From B Raman  On Rediff Tibet Row
    Dear Aamir Khan
    I read with great interest your detailed reply to your relatives, friends, admirers and Tibetan activists in which you have justified (external link) your decision to be one of the bearers of the Olympic Torch at New Delhi on April 17.
    You have said in your justification: ‘I […]

    URGENT APPEAL TO INDIAN CITIZENS & OLYMPIC TORCH-BEARERS

    Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

    When China’s Torch Comes to India on April 17th - Speak out for Tibet.
    We, the undersigned Tibetan individuals and organizations, appeal to all Indian citizens and, in particular, those people chosen to be Olympic torch-bearers, to speak out for the Tibetan people when China’s Torch comes to India on April 17th.

    Statement on Tibet from Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Behalf of The Elders

    Sunday, April 6th, 2008

    Sunday 06th of April 2008
    The people of Tibet wish to be heard. They have long sought autonomy, and chosen negotiation and mediation as their means of attaining it. They now turn to protest. The Chinese government should hear their voices, understand their grievances and find a non-violent solution.

    Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

    Sunday, April 6th, 2008

    Sunday, 6 April 2008, 11:30 a.m. Dharamsala (Tibet.net)
    While extending my warm greetings to all the Tibetans in Tibet, I would like to share some of my thoughts.

    ‘Drop the Olympic torch, Sachin!’

    Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

    Col. (retd) Anil A Athale is a Fellow at the Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research. A former Joint Director (History Division) and infantryman, he has been running an NGO, Peace and Disarmament, based in Pune for the past 10 years. As a military historian he specialises in insurgency […]

    His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s appeal to Chinese people in the wake of Tibet unrest

    Friday, March 28th, 2008

    Friday, March 28, 2008 14:41 Press Release An Appeal to the Chinese People from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
    Today, I extend heartfelt greetings to my Chinese brothers and sisters round the world, particularly to those in the People’s Republic of China. In the light of the recent developments in Tibet, I would like to […]