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The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and World Editors Forum (WEF) while welcoming China’s decision to extend new freedoms granted during the Olympics have called on the Chinese government to “take further steps to uphold international standards of press freedom”

The office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama issued a clarification yesterday on remarks made by the Tibetan leader at the TCV school's 48th founding anniversary on October 25. His Holiness’ office

Last Friday, the website of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) linking to the 41st session of the UN Committee Against Torture suddenly withdrew a Tibetan report after it was released on the site almost 10 days ago.

China today urged the Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama to “fulfil his promises over Tibet” and said contacts with him over the proposed talks later this month were underway, according to a report by China’s state-run news agency

China’s campaign to clamp down on dissent and wipe out independence sentiments in Tibetan areas of the country is leading to what some experts are calling a new-found feeling of Tibetan unity and consciousness throughout the world

The BBC World Service this evening devoted a special programme on Tibet focusing primarily on the statement His Holiness the Dalai Lama had made on Saturday that he was losing faith in the Chinese government and which some news

Western translators say they want to create a guild to share resources for the study and translation of Tibetan Buddhist texts, which have grown far more popular internationally in recent years

The Dalai Lama has opened the door to a tougher China policy following a complete lack of progress in talks on Tibetan autonomy with Beijing, aides and exiled Tibetan leaders said Monday

Following is an article from Alexandra Khan, an American environmentalist who was in Tibet soon after the March unrest. Few Westerners were allowed in Tibet after the unrest, which was violently suppressed by Chinese

In collaboration with the Tibetan Community of France, the city of St. Gratien, north of the French capital, has organised a ten-day Tibet awareness programme, that kicked off this weekend. The event is supported by Maison du Tibet, Paris