Dharamshala: Human rights group Amnesty International published its annual report on the death penalty, stating that 718 people from 18 different countries were executed last year. However, the group remarked that the actual figure could potentially be much higher considering the high amount of unreported executions. Amnesty suspected that thousands of off the record executions occurred in China alone.

Paris: Reporters Without Borders has obtained a copy of a questionnaire that has been circulated within the organizations of Chinese citizens living abroad. It canvasses views on Tibet and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Presented by Beijing's Communication University, this very detailed questionnaire was in fact prepared at the behest of the government department responsible for overseas Chinese.

Dharamshala: Tibet's political and spiritual leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will commence his three-day visit to Slovenia's second-largest city on April 5, a week earlier than initially scheduled, said organizers of the event in Maribor on Tuesday.

Dharamshala: Given the pressures of running a government in exile, lecturing around the world, and standing up to the Chinese government, His Holiness the Dalai Lama deserves a day off. On April 18th, his chance to relax will come in the form of an IPL (Indian Premier League) cricket match at the newly built Dharamshala cricket stadium. The office of His Holiness confirmed Tuesday that the 74 year-old political and spiritual leader of the Tibetan community has accepted an invitation from the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) to attend the match as a special guest.

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