Chicago, Illinois, 18 July 2011 - On his last day of this two-city current tour of the United States, on July 18, 2011 morning, the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama participated in a dialogue with interfaith leaders in a session entitled, Building Bridges: Religious Leaders In Conversation With The Dalai Lama. Hosted by the Theosophical Society and held at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago, it was attended by a sold-out crowd of 1500 people.

Belgium, 17th July 2011-The banned demonstrations in Hungary at the end of June were discussed in the Hungarian Parliament on 4th July 2011. Several Tibet groups and human rights organisations planned demonstrations during the visit of the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiaobao in Budapest, but the protests were banned.