The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy based in India reported that one of Tibet’s richest man has apparently been sentenced to life in prison. Dorje Tashi, the owner of the most famous hotel in Llasa, The Yak Hotel, has it seems been found guilty of helping exile groups. He is believed to be…

We read about the results of so many surveys without knowing what good comes of the knowledge. So it was particularly comforting to read about a campaign to each young people about the First Amendment. A survey had shown that only one in 25 can name all five freedoms listed in the First Amendment—religion, speech,…

Sometimes the smallest thing can speak loudly. In this case it is numbers an independent TV station in Munich, Germany, is broadcasting in a corner of it screen, the times of the beginning and end of the Ramadan fast. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset. It is a gesture towards…