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24 May 2013
23 May 2013
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Plot to poison Tibetans in Dharamshala foiled, Chinese spy arrested
 An alleged Chinese spy has been arrested by Indian police from the exile Tibetan headquarters of Dharamshala following a tip-off by Tibetan security agencies. The Department of Security said that the accused Penpa Tsering, 33, a former member of the People's Liberation Army
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22 May 2013
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Leaders of Indian border state pledge support for Tibet
 Political leaders of the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which shares its borders with Tibet, have come out in support for the resolution of the ongoing crisis inside Tibet. Leaders of the state, including the state chief minister, met with a three- member Tibetan parliamentary delegation
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21 May 2013
20 May 2013
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Three Tibetan activists detained in Delhi
 Three Tibetans were detained today by the Delhi Police for staging a protest against Chinese Premier Li Keqiang near the Taj Palace Hotel in the Indian capital where Li is presently staying.
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19 May 2013
18 May 2013
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‘West must unite against China’s bullying’
In a hard-hitting article written by prominent journalist Edward Lucas, the author advocates for democratic governments in the West to unite in resisting “Chinese bullying” against those who meet Tibet’s exiled leaders. Lucas, who is International Editor of The Economist
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17 May 2013
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China secretly sentences Tibetan writer to five years
 Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have secretly sentenced a well-known Tibetan writer to five years in prison for expressing his viewpoints on issues considered politically sensitive by Beijing. Gartse Jigme, 36, a monk at the Gartse Monastery was sentenced on May 14 by a Chinese court
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Assam stands in support of Tibet
 Political leaders from across party lines in the northeast Indian state of Assam have come out in strong support of finding a lasting resolution for Tibet following lobbying efforts by exile Tibetan parliamentarians.
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15 May 2013
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Tibet reports bird flu outbreak
An outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus among chickens has been reported from the Nyingtri region of central Tibet. China’s Ministry of Agriculture on Monday said 35 chickens at a farm in a village in Nyingtri “showed symptoms of the suspected avian flu and died last Tuesday.”
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The Dalai Lama speaks to Wisconsin lawmakers in State Assembly
 Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke to members of the Wisconsin State Legislature and other state officials in a brief speech in the Assembly Chamber in Madison Tuesday afternoon. The Dalai Lama stressed on the oneness of humanity
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14 May 2013
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'Unity of Tibet more sacred than our souls,' says the Dalai Lama
 Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama today said that the unity of the three Cholkhas (provinces) of Tibet – Kham, Amdo, and U-Tsang – is more sacred than our souls. The Dalai Lama was speaking in Madison, Wisconsin to more than 1300 Tibetans
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Chinese police kill Tibetan monk in custody
In a reported case of custodial death of a Tibetan political prisoner, Chinese police beat a monk to death for possessing recordings of speeches by Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and for his stance on Tibet’s independence.
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CTA hosts ‘Development of Monastic Education’ conference
 A four-day conference on ‘Development of Monastic Education’ of the four major Tibetan Buddhist schools and Bon tradition began today at the Gyutoe Monastery in lower Dharamshala. The conference is being organised by the Department of Religion and Culture
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11 May 2013
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‘Lhasa on the verge of destruction,’ writes Woeser
 Beijing-based Tibetan writer Woeser has made a desperate appeal to save the ancient Tibetan capital city Lhasa from what she calls “frightful ‘modernisation,’” constituting “an unpardonable and incalcuable crime against the ancient city
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A new report on China has painted a grim picture of the world’s most populous country’s human rights record and revealed that Chinese authorities in Tibet continue to repress the fundamental rights of the Tibetan people.
The exile Tibetan administration has announced the appointment of a new representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for North America and the reshuffle of two Europe based Representatives.
The democratically elected head of the Tibetan people, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, today hailed the US Senate committee’s approval of a provision of 5000 visas to Tibetans as “a great boost” and “timely moral support” to Tibetans.
A Senate committee of the United States on Monday approved a provision of granting 5,000 visas to Tibetan refugees to enter the US over a three-year period. The Senate Judiciary Committee added the Tibet provision with a voice vote while debating the immigration overhaul bill
Building on to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s maiden visit to India, security presence around Tibetan residential areas in New Delhi has been drastically increased and local authorities have rejected a request for public protest
The exile Tibetan administration has expressed its deep concern over the “so-called ‘face-lift project’” currently underway in Barkhor and the old town area of Tibet’s ancient capital city of Lhasa.
Thousands of Tibetans and supporters all over the world today observed the “International Tibet Solidarity Day,” coinciding with the 18th anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama’s abduction by Chinese authorities. The solidarity day was called by the Kashag and the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
In two separate incidents, a senior Tibetan lama and two other Tibetan political prisoners have been released after serving full five years of their prison terms. Lama Adril Lobsang Tsultrim of Wonpo Gaden Shedup Dhargyeling Monastery was released on May 15
