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Free Tenzin Delek Students for a Free Tibet Take Action: Free Tenzin Delek! The suspension of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's death sentence ends on Wednesday, January 26th, and his fate will be decided shortly thereafter. Please act now to ensure that he is not executed and to urge the Chinese authorities to free him. Over the past two years, thousands of supporters of Tibet and of justice everywhere have spoken out for Tenzin Delek. Together, we have catapulted his name into government debate and the media, and made his case a huge public image problem for the Chinese government. When Tenzin Delek's case is reviewed by the Sichuan Higher People's Court after January 26th, he could be executed, he could be sentenced to life in prison, or he could receive a reduced sentence. If justice were truly to be served, he would be released. Please write to the Chinese Minister of Justice and the Director of Justice in Sichuan Province to help make sure that Tenzin Delek is not executed, and to remind the Chinese authorities that he is an innocent man who should be released immediately. If you change the wording of the subject heading and the letter slightly to use your own words, it will have even more impact. Send a letter to the following decision maker(s): Minister Fusen Zhang Below is the sample letter: Subject: Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here], On January 26th, the suspension of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's death sentence will come to an end, and his case will then be reviewed by the Higher Sichuan People's Court. I am very concerned about his fate. I urge you to ensure that his execution is stopped and that he is released from prison immediately. Tenzin Delek, a religious teacher from eastern Tibet, was arrested in April 2002 and later charged with "causing explosions" and "inciting separatism." However, his trial was not conducted in accordance with international fair trial standards, and there is no evidence that he is guilty of these crimes. In fact, Tenzin Delek's history shows that he was targeted unfairly for many years because of his activities to help preserve and protect Tibetan language, culture, and environment. It appears that Tenzin Delek has been targeted because he was a strong advocate for social and environmental rights. He should not be imprisoned, let alone executed, on these grounds. As an upholder of justice within the People's Republic of China, I am asking you to ensure that Tenzin Delek's death sentence is overturned and that he is freed from prison on January 26th. Thank you. Sincerely, [Your name] cc: Director Xianzhang Tingzhang Zeng Take Action! Instructions: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/tdrj26/ Tell-A-Friend: Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this. http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/tdrj26/forward What's At Stake: Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a Buddhist monk and teacher, was sentenced to death with a two year suspension that expires on January 26th. He will then face a review by Chinese court that will decide whether he will be executed or his sentence will be changed. Over the past two years, supporters of Tibet and of justice everywhere have spoken out for Tenzin Delek by the thousands. Together, we have catapulted his name into government debate and the media, and made his case a huge problem for the public image of the Chinese government. When Tenzin Delek's case is reviewed by the Sichuan Higher People's Court after January 26th, he could be executed, he could be sentenced to life in prison, or he could receive a shorter sentence. If justice were truly served, he would be released. Please write to the Chinese Minister of Justice and the Director of Justice in Sichuan Province to help make sure that Tenzin Delek is not executed, and to remind the Chinese authorities that he is an innocent man who should be released immediately. Campaign Expiration Date: January 31, 2005

Thank you for joining the worldwide Week of Action for Tenzin Delek. From the daily phone calls to Chinese officials, letters, vigils, and mass marches, to the government resolutions in the US and Canada, our shouts for Tenzin Delek's freedom were heard around the world. See the latest photos and watch a short film (3 mins) created by one of SFT's board members. On Monday, AFP quoted a prison official in China saying "This monk has not been executed. I heard they're considering changing his penalty to life imprisonment or a fixed-term penalty,". This isn't an official statement, and not something we should rely on, but if prison officials are speaking publicly about the case of Tenzin Delek, we know we are making significant progress. We hope to soon be able to give you more reliable information, but we're not quite there yet. Until we are, please keep up your efforts on Tenzin Delek's behalf. One exciting new tool you might want to use is a documentary about Tenzin Delek, called "Sentenced to Die." This informative and moving film was inspired by a Tibetan man in Dharamsala, India, who began using the SFT stencil of Tenzin Delek's image on every possible surface. You can learn more about it and order a copy on SFT web site http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/ . We will also continue the phone calls to the Chinese government (although we won't ask you to do them every day!) so stay tuned for the next phone action. We'll leave you now with some words from Tenzin Delek himself, from a recording smuggled out of prison just after he was sentenced to death. "Even if I have to remain in prison, and eventually suffer the loss of my life, my only motivation and aspiration would be to wish and pray for the well being of all sentient beings. I've always [advised] people to avoid harmful practices of any kind, saying that even raising your hand in a clenched fist is harmful...The only reason for subjecting me to those false accusations [of orchestrating bombings] is the fact that I'm widely known to have a deep concern and attachment to Tibet. Therefore, I appeal to the sense of justice of all unbiased people of the world to kindly investigate and ascertain the truth in my case." Free Tenzin Delek. Free Tibet. Freya, Lhadon, Tendor, Han-shan, & the SFT office crew

Two years ago today, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. Since then, the movement for his release has grown exponentially, and we are now in the final countdown to save his life. Please read below for reports of what is happening around the world for the Tenzin Delek Global Week of Action, and a simple way to join. Reports are beginning to come in from around the world about powerful demonstrations and actions targeting Chinese authorities, some even inside and on top of Chinese government offices. In Poland, activists held a demonstration in front of the Chinese embassy. In London, SFT members and the Tibetan community held a vigil and members of Free Tibet Campaign scaled the embassy to hang a banner. In Vancouver, SFT held a protest and began a week-long sit-in at the consulate. In Washington DC, SFTers organized dramatic political theater and a demonstration - and the list goes on. Check out http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/tdrweek for inspiring photos and more updates as they come in over the next week. To stop the execution of Tenzin Delek, we must continue this level of activity. We need every single person who wants to help save his life to take a few simple actions, and to urge others to help as well. Every day for the next week, we will ask you to phone a different Chinese government office and ask for Tenzin Delek's release. It will take less than five minutes of your time and will have a real impact. Tomorrow, December 3rd, please call the Chinese embassy in the United States (Washington DC) at +1-202-328-2500. Choose extension #9 (Political Affairs), but if that doesn't work any other extension is fine. If the number stops working, please call +1-202-328-2551. Keep time zones in mind and try to call between 9am and 5pm EST (mornings are best). Tell them: - You are calling about a Tibetan political prisoner, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche. - Tenzin Delek faces execution in the next few weeks for crimes that he did not commit. - You are asking that the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, free him now. - Ask the person you are speaking to to make sure that this message gets conveyed to the Ambassador, Yang Jiechi. **If you reach an answering machine, please leave a message. Say you are calling to tell the Ambassador that China must free Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and overturn his death sentence. At some point they may disconnect the number. If you can't get through, please call +1-202-328-2551. Keep up the great work and please send us your photos and stories of your actions for Tenzin Delek. Mail them to campaigns@studentsforafreetibet.org and remember to check out the Week of Action page on the SFT website - http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/tdrweek. Together we will free Tenzin Delek. In solidarity, Freya, Lhadon, Tendor, Han-shan, Alma & Thupten

Zivijo, kot receno, od 2. do 10. 12. je teden (cca) akcije za izpustitev Tenzin Delek-a. Tukaj so naslovi EU in Kitajske vlade ter vzorcna pisma: http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/article.php?id=460 http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/article.php?id=457 lp, Khetsun

Seveda imas prav in se popolnoma strinjam s tabo, ko gre za podpisovanje peticije. Ce smo eno peticijo ze podpisali, ni posteno, da jo se enkrat; se vedno pa lahko napisemo pismo, email ali razglednico ali pa poiscemo se kako podobno peticijo ali celo zacnemo sami zbirati podpise. Pac vse, kar nekdo misli, da bo na najboljsi nacin pomagalo resiti zadevo. lp, Khetsun

Zivijo, ce je potrebno vedno znova in znova podpisovati je pac treba. 11 nun, ki je bilo izpuscenih mislim da lansko leto (ce se motim, naj me kdo popravi), je bilo treba vec kot desetletje akcij, podpisovanj itd. Tudi ko zbolimo, ne vzamemo tablete le prvi dan in recemo, a, saj zdaj pa nima vec smisla, pac pa se zdravimo, dokler bolezen ni odpravljena. To zgoraj je nova akcija; in sicer prvi teden v decembru bodo kitajska predstavnistva prejemala sporocila naj izpustijo Tenzina. No, sedaj se lahko pridruzite tudi k socutju do kitajskih rudarjev; sam nameravam poslati email kitajskemu veleposlaniku. vse najlepse! Khetsun p.s. razmere v Ukrajini tudi klicejo po molitvi.

Vsak naj naredi tisto, za kar je preprican, da bo najbolj pomagalo Tenzinu. Khetsun

Chinese Embassy in Slovenia Ambassador: Wang Fuyuan Address: Koblarjeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana, the Republic of Slovenia PO BOX: 1000 Ljubljana Tel: +386-1-4202855, 4202866 Administrative Office: +386-1-4202858 Consular Office: +386-1-4202850 Commercial Office: +386-1-2005870 Fax: +386-1-2822199 Administrative Office: +386-1-4202859 Consular Office: +386-1-4202867 Commercial Office: +386-1-2005878 E-mail: kitajsko.veleposlanistvo@siol.net chinaemb_si@mfa.gov.cn

Sporocilo zveze ameriskih studentov za osvoboditev Tibeta: Students For Free Tibet (SFT): http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/ Tens of thousands of people around the world have been organizing activities to stop Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's execution and press for his unconditional release. The number of people alone that have contacted the SFT office and who are spending hours working to save his life is truly amazing. Your actions ARE making a difference. Pressure from citizens has inspired many governments to take a strong stand on Tenzin Delek's case http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/tenzindelek While we have no new news yet, every signature, letter, phone call, sticker, and postcard increases the stakes for the Chinese government and decreases the chance that they will execute him. If we can sustain, and increase, this worldwide pressure on the Chinese government, we can stop Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's impending execution and free him soon. There are two major ways that you can contribute to Tenzin Delek's release over the next few weeks: organize an event in your area during the Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Week of Action between December 2nd, the date he was first sentenced, and December 10th, International Human Rights Day, and phone/meet with your political representatives to ask them to speak up on his behalf. HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO: 1) Pressure the Chinese embassy or consulate nearest you about Tenzin Delek's case during the International Week of Action from December 2-10. The actions you take will affect the decisions being made in Beijing. - If you don't live near a city with a consulate or embassy, you can have a huge impact by contacting them through mail, phone, and fax! Be creative - print out the image of Tenzin Delek's face, set up a table in a public place and ask people to write a short message underneath calling for his release, and then send them by mail or fax. Get a group of friends together near a phone to call and ask for his release, or set up a table with information about Tenzin Delek and have a cell phone ready that people can use to make calls. Get petitions signed beforehand and fax or mail them that week. *If you live in the UK, you can take part in a fax action that is being organized there by emailing info@sftuk.org for details. - If you are in a city with a consulate or embassy and would like to participate in or organize an event, please contact us at campaigns@studentsforafreetibet.org. There may already be an event being planned that you can take part in, and if not, we can help you organize something yourself - from delivering letters and petitions that you have previously gotten signed to organizing a demonstration. 2) From now until January 26th, work to set up face to face meetings and write letters to your elected representatives, your State Department/Foreign Ministry and your country's ambassador in China. HERE ARE THE TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU: Week of Action: 1) Location and contact information for the embassy or consulate nearest you. Click here for embassies and here for consulates. http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/2490/default.htm http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/2498/default.htm 2) A stylized image of Rinpoche's face, available here (PDF format). http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/downloads/TDR-face.pdf A flyer using the same image, with text "Sentenced to Die, You Can Save My Life," available here (PDF format). http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/downloads/TDR-url.pdf Downloadable photos of Rinpoche with text "Free Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche," here (partway down page). http://www.freetibet.org/campaigns/tdr/photo_petition.html 3) A downloadable fact sheet on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, sample letters, and petitions, available here: http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/article.php?id=459 Political Education: 1) Tips on writing to and meeting with your elected officials here: http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/artic...st=type&type=43 2) Contact information for Canada, USA, and the European Union, and links for the contact info for other Foreign Ministries here: http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/article.php?id=460 THANK YOU for all of your work on behalf of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche. Together our efforts will succeed. For freedom, Freya, Lhadon, Tendor, Han, & the SFT office crew Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this. Tell-a-friend! http://actionnetwork.org/sft/join-forward.tcl If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Students for a Free Tibet's Action Center. http://actionnetwork.org/sft/join.html

Za izpustitev Tenzina lahko tudi molimo molitev 4-ih neizmernih misli: http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/immeasurables.html Khetsun

Zivijo, vem, da je najlazje pomagati tako, da se enostavno malo poklika po net-u, vendar se je vcasih treba malo bolj potruditi, kupiti kako kuverto, napisati pismo, prilepiti znamke ... Natisniti posterje in jih nalepiti po mestu ... Si natisniti majcko itd. Si prilepiti napis na avto ... O vsem tem je govora na zgoraj prilozenem linku. Veliko kreativnosti in pozitivne motivacije! Vse najlepse! Khetsun

Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, se vedno ni oproscen in bliza se 2.12.2004, ko naj bi kitajske oblasti izvrsile smrtno kazen. Pozivam vas vse skupaj, da pomislite na to, kako se Tenzin pocuti oz. kako bi se vi pocutili na njegovem mestu in kaj bi si takrat zeleli, da drugi storijo za vas! In VI imate sedaj moznost, da nekaj naredite za nekoga. http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/artic...st=type&type=35 Kar danes storite za druge, bodo nekoc tudi drugi storili za vas! Iskrena molitev ima lahko veliko moc. lep pozdrav! Khetsun

Dear Friends, Please click on below link. http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/golok/step1.tcl The below text is from Students for a Free Tibet homepage. On September 14th, the abbot of Golok Topden Monastery in Machen County, Tibet was shot and killed by a police officer. Several other monks were reportedly wounded. The precise circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear; however, it appears that the monk was shot in the police station after he and several other monks who had been arrested and apparently severely beaten by police a few days prior, visited the station. They were attempting to convince officers that the police were responsible for medical bills incurred by the monks who had been beaten. The arrests had happened after a dispute with the owner of a guest house. Local people in the area are reportedly very upset because of the shooting, and according to some sources, police reinforcements have been called into the area to prevent protests from occurring. Please click on the above link send emails to the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, requesting a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting, and the suspension of the officer in question for the course of the investigation. Klemen

Lahko razumem vase bolecine, kajti tudi sam sem vec kot leto dni v negotovi situaciji; v moji zgodbi je tudi 2,5 letna hcerka. Tako pa o bolecini pravi Osho: Osho Zen tarot: sorrow This pain is not to make you sad, remember. That's where people go on missing.... This pain is just to make you more alert--because people become alert only when the arrow goes deep into their heart and wounds them. Otherwise they don't become alert. When life is easy, comfortable, convenient, who cares? Who bothers to become alert? When a friend dies, there is a possibility. When your woman leaves you alone--those dark nights, you are lonely. You have loved that woman so much and you have staked all, and then suddenly one day she is gone. Crying in your loneliness, those are the occasions when, if you use them, you can become aware. The arrow is hurting: it can be used. The pain is not to make you miserable, the pain is to make you more aware! And when you are aware, misery disappears. [tukaj je slika jokajocega Anande] The image is of Ananda, the cousin and disciple of Gautam Buddha. He was at Buddha's side constantly, attending to his every need for forty-two years. When Buddha died, the story is told that Ananda was still at his side, weeping. The other disciples chastised him for his misunderstanding: Buddha had died absolutely fulfilled; he should be rejoicing. But Ananda said, "You misunderstand. I'm weeping not for him but for myself, because for all these years I have been constantly at his side but I have still not attained." Ananda stayed awake for the whole night, meditating deeply and feeling his pain and sorrow. By the morning, it is said, he was enlightened. Times of great sorrow have the potential to be times of great transformation. But in order for transformation to happen we must go deep, to the very roots of our pain, and experience it as it is, without blame or self-pity.

ja, in ta zacetek je lahko prav spoznanje/vpogled, kaj se dogaja in to nam da moc za naso akcijo za pomoc drugim. Mislim, da na ta nacin zacnemo spreminjati svet zacensi pri sebi. Smiselno je, da vsak naredi le toliko kot zeli in zmore; tega ja pa lahko zelo zelo veliko

ja, migat pomeni, se podpisovat, posiljat emaile, obvescat znance, prijatelje, pisat na forume, casopise, si izdelat majice, nalepke s temi obvestili ... skratka govoriti o tem, apelirati na ljudi, ki imajo politicno moc. nase jamranje in smiljenje Tenzina (in ostalih) ne bo resilo ob tem mi pride na misel, da se trpljenje razrasca vsepovsod in da je zato toliko bolj nujno hitro in veliko veliko delati dokler sploh imamo to moznost, kajti ne zdi se mi tako nemogoce, da npr. me cez 5, 10 let zaprejo samo zato, ker pisem, da se trpljenje in teror razrasca; in to oblastniki smatrajo za podpihovanje nemira, nepokorscino drzavi ipd. res, danasnje stanje v svetu me spominja na predvojno Nemcijo in sedaj imamo moc in moznost da preprecimo podoben konec. lp, Klemen

Kaj se je medtem dogajalo? Veliko. O preteklih (in prihodnjih) dogodkih in akcijah je moc prebrati na http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org, zadnja "odmevna" akcija je bil protest v Atenah proti Olimpijskim igram v Pekingu 2008, ter podoben protest s transparentom v samem Pekingu. Kaj se je dogajalo za izpustitev Tenzina? O tem nimam informacij; kar pa lahko povem, je, da je zadnja globalna, internetna "podpisovalna" akcija SFT (Students For Free Tibet) in povezanih organizacij obrodila to, da so Tenzinu odlozili usmrtitev za 2 leti, ta rok pa se iztece nekje med decembrom 2004 in janurjem 2005 ... torej je treba fanj migat! lp, Klemen

Mislim, da se je za veckrat podpisovalo za izpustitev Tenzina; tokrat je fokus na obisk evropske delegacije v Pekingu (24.09.), kjer se bodo pogovarjali o clovekovih previcah!!??. Zato se strinjam, da je zelo smiselno, da se Nizozemskemu zunanjemu ministru, kot vodji EU delegacije poslje email in bo tako vsaj seznanjem s konkretnim primerom Tenzina (ce se ni) in bo spoznal, da ogromno ljudi po svetu ve za Tenzinov primer in pricakuje njegovo izpustitev, to lahko da ministru dr. Beu Bot-u veliko notranjo moc in bo mogoce tudi zato apeliral na kitajsko oblast za Tenzinovo izpustitev in spostovanje clovekovih pravic v Tibetu in sirom Kitajske. lp, Klemen

Take Action! Tell China to Free Tenzin Delek Tenzin Delek Rinpoche is a highly respected Buddhist leader who could be executed anytime between December 2004 and January 2005 for crimes he did not commit. It is urgent that the Chinese government hears from people and governments around the world, urging them to release this innocent man. The European Union-China Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue will take place in Beijing on September 24, 2004. Prior to the dialogue, the EU Presidency, held by the Dutch government, will vist Tibet to directly gather information on the human rights situation in Tibet. Please write to the Dutch Foreign Minister today and urge the Dutch government to call on the Chinese authorities to secure the immediate release of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and to get an official assurance that he will not be executed. Send your message here: http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/EU lp, Klemen

obuj se v cevlje te osebe in poskusaj videti iz njene perspektive. poskusi se vziveti v njeno zivljenje, cesa si najbolj zeli, cesa ji najbolj primanjkuje... (ali so njeni starsi/skrbniki z njo ravnali podobno) zelo verjetno si zeli ljubezni, blizine, priznanja (le kdo si ne), vendar tega ne zna povedati na tebi pravi nacin in to kaze s kritiziranjem oz. jokom, kajti pravijo, da je kritiziranje nacin jokanja odraslih ... pomaga tudi, da si prijazno iskrena z njo, da poves kako se pocutis (da ne vracas/se branis s kritiko, temvec karseda mirno verbaliziras svoje obcutje ob njenem pocetju) veliko srece obema klemen

naj dodam/dopolnim vse tu napisano s tem kar sem spoznal/slisal/se naucil o tibetanskih vajah: *tibetanske vaje imajo skupno z budizmom le to, da je oboje moc srecati v Tibetu, niso pa del budisticne prakse Tibetanskega budizma *tibetanske vaje spodbudijo pretok energije skozi cakre *6. vaja se lahko izvaja oz. je dobrodoslo da se izvaja tudi ce se izvajalec ne opove spolnosti oz. odloci za celibat, kajti namen 6. vaje je usmeriti oz. na nek nacin koncentrirati sprosceno energijo; kot napisano: 5 vaj poveca pretok energije skozi cloveka, ta energija se brez usmeritve razprsi; poctumo se bolj "zivi" napolnjeni, toda brez usmetive se energija izgublja; zato jo je smiselno usmeriti v veliko bolj dejavno in produktivno obliko, to ja pa vloga 6.vaje, ki pa se jo izvede v veliko manj ponovitvah, npr. ce izvajamo 5 tib. vaj v 10 ponovitvah, 6. vajo izvedemo le v 1 do 2 ponovitvah. lp, Klemen

OBVESTILO od Students for a Free Tibet: Often good news is hard to come by in the Tibet movement, and in the struggle for human rights and social justice everywhere. Right now however, good news seems to keep coming our way and it is a direct result of the hard work and efforts of concerned global citizens like you. First here you will find an update on the very successful International Day of Action for Tenzin Delek Rinpoche held on January 26th, and next, breaking news about a victory that SFT helped make happen - convincing Australian mining company Sino Gold to halt its operations Tibet. 1. Day of Action for Tenzin Delek Rinpoche The International Day of Action for Tenzin Delek was a great success. In one of the largest coordinated days of action we have ever held, eighteen embassies and consulates faced protests, vigils, and political theater, and altogether, more than twenty cities held events. In San Francisco, two women hung a banner from the Chinese consulate while another staged a disturbingly realistic mock hanging; in New York, two people chained themselves to the doors of the consulate, blockading the entrance, while as far away as Lagos, Nigeria, SFTers organized a demonstration at the consulate. 2,235 members of this list have sent over 14,000 messages to Hu Jintao and Chinese decisionmakers, with more being sent every hour! And hundreds of other letters were also signed and faxed to embassies and consulates. The Chinese government has been responding in ways that they have never responded before. This lets us know that they have heard our message and are feeling the impact of our collective actions. We cannot overstate the importance of such recognition - it signals that they know their abuses in Tibet result in real and concrete consequences in the international community. Please see photos and read about what happened that day around the world at http://studentsforafreetibet.org/article.p...d=173&preview=1 Also read an AFP news article at: http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/artic...icle.php?id=176 Thank you to everyone who took part in the day of action. We know that we made an impact on the Chinese government, and raised both the profile of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's case around the world, and the stakes in this case for the Chinese government. 2. Mining Company Sino Gold Pulls out of Tibet! On January 27th, Australian mining company Sino Gold announced that they are pulling out of Tibet, stopping all activity at their site in eastern Tibet. Sino has been the target of an intense campaign by the Australia Tibet Council, with a coalition of environmental and Tibet groups that included SFT. Sino's statement, made at the end of their annual report, implies that it is pulling out because there isn't enough gold on site to justify a mine. According to the Australia Tibet Council, this is at odds with virtually all previous announcements and conference presentations - since before Sino listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in late 2002 - in which the company talked up the prospects at the site. The Australia Tibet Council has no doubt that the campaign was a factor contributing to Sino's decision to pull out. (Please read the press release below for more information.) This victory reinforces our message to the Chinese government that their occupation of Tibet has real economic costs, and also serves as a warning to western corporations that exploitative projects in Tibet are more trouble than they are worth. Good work, everyone! --Freya, Lhadon, Alma, Han, and the SFT Crew

posljite mail Kitajskemu predsedniku Hu Jintao: webmaster@mfa.gov.cn A year ago on the 26th January, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's death sentence was upheld in a secret and closed trial. He could be executed as soon as April 2004. Tenzin Delek Rinpoche is known and loved by Tibetans for his devotion to the social welfare of his community. He has been framed for crimes he did not commit because he is perceived as a threat to Chinese control over his area of Lithang, eastern Tibet. I am deeply concerned to hear reports that he is being tortured, and that he could be executed in April 2004. I urge you to immediately overturn Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's death sentence and release him from prison.

posljite mail nasemu veleposlaniku na Kitajskem: ***************************************** Veleposlaništvo Republike Slovenije No. 57, Block F, Ya Qu Yuan, King's Garden Villas 18 Xiao Yun Road, Chao Yang district 100600 BEIJING PR of CHINA Tel: 00 86 10 6 468 1154 Fax: 00 86 10 6 468 1040 Elektronska pošta: vpe@mzz-dkp.gov.si g. Vladimir Gašparič, veleposlanik in fax. nasemu castnemu konzulu: **************************** Konzulat Republike Slovenije Fu Hing Bldg, 9th Floor 10, Jubilee st. Hong Kong PR of China Tel: 00 852 2 545 21 07 Fax: 00 852 2 543 46 69 g. Bernard C. W. Lau, častni konzul spodaj je moj primer: ****************** Pozdravljeni g. častni konzul, Vceraj pred letom dni je bil Tenzin Delek Rinpoche obsojen na smrt na tajnem in zaprtem sojenju. Izvrsitev sodbe je napovedana za april 2004. Tenzin Delek Rinpoche je znan in priljubljen med Tibetanci po svoji predanosti in skrbi za javno dobro. Kitajske oblasti so ga obtozile za zlocine, ki jih ni zagresil, zato, ker predstavlja oviro na poti politiki, ki hoce prevzeti popolno kontrolo nad obmocjem Lithang v vzhodnem Tibetu. Globoko sem zaskrbljen nad porocili, ki govorijo o mucenju in njegovem zdravju v zaporu ter o izvrsitvi sodbe aprila letos. Prosim Vas, g. Lau, da kot moj predstavnik, predstavnik demokraticne in pravne drzave Slovenije in druzbe, ki ceni in spostuje clovekove pravice, po svojih najboljsih moceh pomagate pri preprecitvi usmrtitve nedolznega cloveka. S spostovanjem, Klemen ***

Imagine a person who suddenly wakes up in the hospital after an automobile accident to find that she is suffering from total amnesia. Outwardly, everything is intact: She has the same face and form, her senses and her mind are there, but she doesn’t have any idea or any trace of a memory of who she really is. In exactly the same way, we cannot remember our true identity, our original nature. Frantically, and in real dread, we cast around and improvise another identity, one we clutch with all the desperation of someone falling continuously into an abyss. This false and ignorantly assumed identity is “ego.” http://www.rigpa.org/Glimpse/Glimpse.php khetsun