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Tibetans in Chamdo’s Lhatok village tortured for opposing mining project

Following the death of a Tibetan in protest against Chinese mining activities in Tongbar town of Zogang County in Chamdo, reports have emerged of arrest of at least 30 Tibetans in Lhatok town in Chamdo in Janua

China re-arrests abbot of Karma Monastery after release

An abbot of a Tibetan monastery in Chamdo has been arrested again a day after his release. Khenpo Lodoe Rabsel, the abbot of Karma monastery was released on May 5 after serving two years an

School cook arrested on charges of molestation

A Tibetan man has been arrested by the police on Friday on charges of molestation of a thirteen year old school girl of TCV Gopalpur, near Palamp

Death of a Tibetan sparks more anti-mining protests in Zogang County

The death of a Tibetan man who stabbed himself before jumping off a building earlier this week in protest against mining has led to protests by Tibetans outside the local government offices in Tongbar

5 yr old kid dies in Dege tunnel collapse, locals demand project halt

A five-year-old Tibetan boy had died and his aunt seriously injured in a collapse of a tunnel under construction in Tibet’s Dege County on April 26, the

Shugden followers’ allegations “baseless”, says Tibetan government

Tibetan government in exile (officiallly known as the Central Tibetan Administration) condemned the protests against Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama by western followers of Dorje Shugden (dolgyal) ter

Tibetan man kills self in mining protest in Chamdo

A 32-year-old Tibetan man died on the spot after stabbing himself and jumping from a building on Wednesday in protest against Chinese mining activities in Tongbar region of Zogang County in Chamdo, reported the US funded

Tibetans vote in Indian general elections

The EC’s decision to grant voting rights to Tibetans follows an August 2013 Karnataka High Court ruling that paved the way for granting Indian citizenship to Tibetan refugees born in India. However, there has been a mixed response fro

Wangpo Tethong sworn in as Tibetan MP from Europe

A new member of the Tibetan Parliament in exile from Europe constituency, Wangpo Tethong, took the oath of office today from speaker Penpa Tsering at a ceremony held at the Tibetan Parliament her

Dalai Lama snub by Norway sends “chilling signals” to Tibetans: Dalai Lama representative

The Representative of the Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Europe has said that Norwegian government’s refusal to meet the Tibetan leader will send a “chilling signal” to Tibetans in Tibet where 131 Tibetans

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