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The cutting of the cake by Representative Sonam Dagpo (L), Mr Jigme Dorjee (R) and guest speaker, Honorable Peter Slipper, MP (not seen in the picture). Canberra: His Holiness the Dalai Lama may describe himself as a simple Buddhist monk, but his 75th birthday was celebrated by his followers and admirers all over the world [...]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing Tibetan people and supporters on his final day visit to Japan, 28th June 2010. Photo / Tenzin Choejor /OHHDL Yokohama, Japan: If the Tibetan people can achieve genuine autonomy in protecting and promoting their culture, language, identity, and way of life, it can also provide hope for a more [...]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama greets members of the audience at Sojiji Temple in Yokohama, Japan, on 27 June 2010 Yokohama, Japan: The secular nature of moral ethics is common to all religions despite differences in belief systems because these ethics of compassion, peace and global responsibility are common to all religions, said His Holiness [...]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama (R) receives a special scroll from a Korean monk in Yokohama, Japan, on 27 June 2010/ Photos by Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL Yokohama, Japan: Over 500 South Korean Buddhists received an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama this afternoon at the the convention hall of the Intercontinental Grand Hotel at Yokohama [...]

Karma Samdrup, shown in December 2008/AP File Dharamshala: Karma Samdrup, a prominent Tibetan environmental philanthropist’s complaint against police officials for repeatedly torturing him to extract confession for an offense that he vehemently denied of committing, is a test case for China’s new regulations on halting evidence obtained illegally through torture, a US-based rights group said. [...]