Desmond Tutu to speak at London peace service

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, will be speaking at a peace service at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in Trafalgar Square, London, on Monday 9 June 2008. The service in the newly refurbished Church, well known for its work with...

Brown to meet with Dalai Lama at Lambeth Palace

Gordon Brown will meet the Dalai Lama at Lambeth Palace, the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, today. The British Prime Minister has been accused of “kow-towing” to China by meeting the exiled Tibetan leader in his capacity as a spiritual leader at...

Tibet freedom protesters interrupt Olympic torch ceremony

Pro-Tibet freedom protesters from media rights group Reporters Without Borders broke through the cordon of 1,000 police officers in Olympia, Greece, as China’s envoy spoke and the Olympic torch was lit prior to the Beijing games. Human rights and free speech...

Beijing urged by Hong Kong Christians to talk to Tibetans

Hong Kong Christians have urged the Chinese government in Beijing to stop its suppression of peaceful demonstrations in Tibet and to talk to the Tibetan people – writes Francis Wong. The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission protested on 19 March at the Chinese...