Rev. Danny Fisher

From London to Lhasa: Students for a Free Tibet UK is reporting that eight Americans who had be detained by Chinese police in Beijing for their pro-Tibet demonstrations during the Olympic Games were quietly released and deported during the closing ceremony.

Via Tibet Will Be Free: Renowned Tibetan writer and blogger Woeser was temporarily detained by Chinese police in Lhasa for taking pictures, according to a recent report at the Times Online.

This from Amnesty International:

Since 2004, the United States has been a global leader in responding to the crisis in Darfur. Next month, when President Bush addresses the United Nations General Assembly, he should call on the gathered world leaders who have made a commitment to the people of Darfur to fulfill their pledges of peacekeepers, equipment, and funding for UNAMID. Last year, the United Nations authorized UNAMID, a peacekeeping force of 26,000 troops and police, to protect the people of Darfur. Fewer than 10,000 troops and police have been deployed. President Bush must continue to lead on Darfur by presenting the General Assembly with concrete plans for U.S. and broader UN action to ensure the full and speedy deployment of UNAMID.

Send Bush a letter by following this link.

Georgetown University’s Katherine Marshall writes about Bhutan, Buddhism, and happiness at On Faith today. “Both Bhutan and Buddhism have a lot to teach us about what happiness means and how we can advance in our own pursuit of it,” she says.